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BRITISH RAILWAYS PAST AND PRESENT No. 16 AVON, COTSWOLDS AND THE MALVERNS
Written by Geoff Dowling; John Whitehouse.
Stock no. 1330077
Published by Past & Present Publishing. 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Over 250 photographs black & white and colour taking a nostalgic and comparative look at the area's railways. Card wraps. 144 pages. ISBN: 1858950775. Minimal rubbing to corners.

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FERDINAND PORSCHE: DESIGN DYNASTY 1900-1998
Written by Ferdinand Porsche; Paul Frere; et al.
Stock no. 1830179
Published by Design Museum. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name at the Design Museum, London 1998. The first museum exhibition ever to survey the contribution of the Porshe family to automotive design over the last 100 years. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. 93 pages. ISBN: 1872005209. Covers lightly scuffed, corners of covers lightly rubbed. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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CELEBRATION OF FLIGHT: THE AVIATION ART OF ROY CROSS
Written by Roy Cross; Arthur Ward. Illustrated by Roy Cross.
Stock no. 1830178
Published by Airlife Publishing Ltd. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of some of Roy's best sketchs, paintings and technical drawings. Large oblong format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Endpapers show sketch of Sopwith Pups. Colour illustrations. 128 pages. ISBN: 1840373261. SIGNED by the artist with personal dedication to title page. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded.

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PETO'S REGISTER OF GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES VOLUME 2: MANOR 4-6-0S
Written by Martin Smith.
Stock no. 1830175
Published by Irwell Press. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 92 pages. ISBN: 1871608678. Light rubbing to tail of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, lightly worn at top corners.

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MIDLAND RED BUS GARAGES
Written by Malcolm Keeley.
Stock no. 1830174
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

A colourful garage-by-garage guide to Midland Red - one of the most important regional bus companies in England, and still enthusiastically followed. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 9780711036901. A very nice copy, light scuffing to rear board.

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LOCOMOTIVE LIVERIES OF THE LMS
Written by D. Jenkinson; R.J. Essery.
Stock no. 1830173
Published by Roundhouse Books; Ian Allan. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Fold-out colour plate. B/w photos. xiv and 234 pages. Light rubbing to base of spine. Endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean. Yellow pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and worn, a little grubby.

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PORSCHE 911: GUIDE TO PURCHASE & D.I.Y. RESTORATION
Written by Lindsay Porter; Peter Morgan.
Stock no. 1830172
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A FOULIS Motoring Book. Over 700 illustrations and text aimed at the d-i-y owner, this book tells you how to renovate chassis and bodywork, how to give new life to mechanical and electrical components, what to look for when buying a Porsche and the pitfalls to avoid, what modifications are possible. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. 252 pages. ISBN: 0854294759. Spine & corners bumped & lightly worn. A few scuff marks to boards. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean with a musty odour present. Matching pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few edge-tears (no loss).

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NORTH-EASTERN BRANCH LINES PAST AND PRESENT
Written by Ken Hoole.
Stock no. 1330060
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860931897. Spine and corners bumped. Light browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and slightly edge browned.

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MORE LAST DAYS OF STEAM AROUND LONDON
Written by David Fereday Glenn.
Stock no. 1830161
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A superb glimpse into London's stations, termini and trains during the last days of steam. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 152 pages. ISBN: 0862999162. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed else a lovely copy.

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TO DRAW A LONG LINE
Written by C.E. Johnson.
Stock no. 1330036
Published by Bookmarque Publishing. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author's days with a British sports & Grand Prix racing car maker Connaught. Connaught hold the honour and the distinction of being the first-ever all-British car to win a Grand Prix with a British Driver. Since that day in 1955, British GP teams have never looked back - yet just two years later, Connaught folded through lack of finance. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. x and 202 pages including index. ISBN: 1870519043. Spine and corners bumped. Some erased pencil writing to front free-endpaper. Pale browning to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF AIRCRAFT
Written by William Green. Illustrated by Dennis Punnett.
Stock no. 1330034
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 30th 1981. Very good condition.

Observer book No. 11. Laminate boards. 30th edition. Describing 142 aircrafts with 247 illustrations. Small format. Glazed pictorial boards. Some light browning to spine and covers. Very pale browning to endpapers and textblock. A tiny mark affects the page edges of a few pages.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF AIRCRAFT
Written by William Green. Illustrated by Dennis Punnett.
Stock no. 1330032
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 10th 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observers Series No.11. Tenth Edition. Describing 150 aircraft with 272 illustrations. Small format. Pale blue boards with dark blue titles. Minimal bumping to spine and some very slight fading to base of spine. Endpapers are lightly browned. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, is edge rubbed and is slightly sunned to spine.

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