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ALFETTA: THE ALFA ROMEO 158/159 GRAND PRIX CAR
Written by Ed. McDonough.
Stock no. 1827799
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The complete history of this legendary car, from conception to retirement and beyond. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 1861266855. Top of spine is lightly bumped. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has a damp stain to top and tail of rear panel, mostly only visible to verso.

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THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE TWO-STROKE ENGINE
Written by John C. Dixon.
Stock no. 1827798
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

An in-depth technical study of two-stroke theory and practice intended to help would-be engine tuners to better understand the engine and the processes within it, and thereby to obtain improved performance. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1844250458. Corners lightly rubbed. Boards a little scuffed. Text block slightly grubby. Prelims lightly creased. A couple of fingermarks to prelims and rear endpapers. Contents otherwise clean.

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MORGAN MAVERICK
Written by Chris Lawrence.
Stock no. 1827795
Published by Douglas Loveridge Publications. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Auto-biography. Christopher Lawrence's story from a Royal Navy Engineer to a Le Mans class winner and Grand Prix driver. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781900113045. Spine slightly cocked. Text block just a little grubby. Minor mark to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly edge-creased.

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THE LAST LANC'
Written by Patrick Kilvington.
Stock no. 1827794
Published by Boolarong Publications. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In 1965 a crew of eleven volunteers flew a wornout war-time Lancaster bomber from Sydney to Biggin Hill, England, a distance of over 12,000 miles, in order that the aircraft could take its place with other vintage aircraft in a British museum. At that time, it was the last Lancaster remaining in flying condition. Blue boards, white title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0908175329. Top & tail of spine and lower edges lightly rubbed. Lower front corner bumped. Spine slightly cocked. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, scuffed to rear panel.

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WINGS ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE
Written by Alex Henshaw.
Stock no. 1827793
Published by Cirrus Associates. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Postwar flying in Africa in the 1940s. A fascinating glimpse of the last days of relative freedom in the air overseas, before stricter regulations and universal air traffic control virtually closed the doors to the intrepid long-distance non-radio pilot. Sequel to 'The Flight of the Mew Gull' and 'Sigh for a Merlin'. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. 183 pages. ISBN: 1902807197. Boards ligthly scuffed else a lovely copy.

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COCK O' THE NORTH
Written by A.G. Murdoch.
Stock no. 1327498
Published by A.G. Murdoch. Circa 1994. Nearly fine condition.

Aberdeen to Kyle of Lochalsh, a study in diesel power through its various stages. White cardwraps. 32 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951973622. Very slight grubbiness to white covers. Contents fine.

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YORK THROUGH THE EYES OF THE RAILWAYS
Written by Beverley Cole. Illustrated by Lynn Patrick.
Stock no. 1327497
Published by National Railway Museum. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Illustrating how the Railway Companies used the history and beauty of York in their railway posters to promote travel by train. White cardwraps. 42 pages. Colour photos. ISBN: 1872826059. Some very slight grubbiness to covers.

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THE WISBECH & UPWELL TRAMWAY
Written by Peter Paye.
Stock no. 1327496
Published by The Oakwood Press. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Oakwood Library of Railway History Number 152. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780853616894. Slight rubbing to cover edges.

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THE LYNN AND HUNSTANTON RAILWAY AND THE WEST NORFOLK BRANCH
Written by Stanley C. Jenkins.
Stock no. 1327495
Published by The Oakwood Press. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Oakwood Library of Railway History Number 70. Orange boards, black title to spine. 140 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0853613303. Spine slightly bumped and sunned. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased and sunned to spine and spine edges.

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THE TRAMWAYS OF GRIMSBY, IMMINGHAM & CLEETHORPES
Written by J.H. Price.
Stock no. 1327494
Published by Light Rail Transit Association. Circa 1991. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0948106107. Light crease to front edge of spine (just where book has been held open).

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BR STEAM LOCOMOTIVES FROM NATIONALISATION TO MODERNISATION No. 1 WESTERN REGION
Written by Alan Williams; David Percival.
Stock no. 1327493
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ex-GWR locomotives 1-9799, also Ex-War Department and BR Standard locomotives 70000-92250. Brown boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Light page edge browning. Price-cut wrapper.

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HARROW & WEALDSTONE 50 YEARS ON - CLEARING UP THE AFTERMATH
Written by Peter Tatlow.
Stock no. 1327492
Published by The Oakwood Press. 2nd 2008. Fine condition.

Second edition. Series X75. A careful and analytical study of the railway accident and its aftermath. Cardwraps. 128 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780853616801.

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