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A KALEIDOSCOPE OF SHELVOKE & DREWRY
Written by Nick Baldwin; William Negus.
Stock no. 2133551
Published by Marshall Harris & Baldwin Ltd.. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Six Decades of Specialised Lorries. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0906116171. Page edge browning. Wrapper is faded to spine with creasing; edge-tears that are repaired with magic tape.

MILES AIRCRAFT THE EARLY YEARS: THE STORY OF F.G. MILES AND HIS AEROPLANES 1925-1939
Written by Peter Amos.
Stock no. 2133527
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 448 pages. ISBN: 9780851304106. A few small knocks along cover edges. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small chips/tears; faded to spine.

BERT HADLEY A SON OF BIRMINGHAM: A TRIBUTE
Written by Geoff Roe.
Stock no. 2133460
Published by The Pre-War Austin Seven Club Ltd.. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Compiled by Geoff Roe. Edited by Nigel Hancock. The story of a Birmingham boy (H.L Hadley - Bert) from a humble background who by a combination of ambition, application, self belief and sheer bloody mindedness, rose to the pinnacle of British Motor Sport whilst still an employee of the Austin Motor Company at Longbridge. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 220 pages including index. ISBN: 9780957242623. A very nice copy.

WYNNS THE FIRST 100 YEARS
Written by John Wynn.
Stock no. 1819938
Published by P.M. Heaton Publishing. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Red glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. The story of the heavy haulage firm based in South Wales. ISBN: 1872006094. SIGNED by the author (gift dedication) to verso of free front endpaper. Very slight fading to spine.

LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CUTAWAYS: THE HISTORY OF LOCKHEED MARTIN
Written by Mike Bradcrocke; Bill Gunston.
Stock no. 1819935
Published by Osprey Aviation. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Oblong format. Pale blue boards, gilt title to spine. Includes fold-out pages for large scale artworks. 148 pages plus index. ISBN: 1855327759. Small mark to pages 84 and facing page 85 (minor). Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

COMPLETELY MORGAN: FOUR-WHEELERS FROM 1968
Written by Ken Hill.
Stock no. 1819924
Published by Veloce Publishing Plc.. 1st 1994. Almost very good condition.

The Morgan Sports car and the Morgan Motor Company Limited. Grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w & a few colour photos. 240 pages including index. ISBN: 1874105340. Small bump to vertical edges of boards. Spine slightly cocked. Contents crinkling but no staining.

HENDERSON AND HIS MOTORCYCLES
Written by H.V. Eddy.
Stock no. 1819607
1st 1969. Very good condition.

Henderson manufacturer of 4-cylinder motorcycles from 1912-1931, largest and fastest machines of their time. Peach paperwraps. Stapled binding. 45 pages. Type script. Small foxspots to covers. Foxing to text block else contents clean. Previous owner's address label to inside rear cover.

SPECIAL EXCURSIONS WHITE FUNNELS VOLUME 2
Written by Chris Collard.
Stock no. 1819360
Published by Wheelhouse Books. 1st 1998. Fine condition.

The Story of Campbells Steamers 1919 - 1939. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0953427501.

BUGATTI: LE PUR-SANG DES AUTOMOBILES
Written by H.G. Conway.
Stock no. 1819329
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 4th 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

4th edition, completely revised and updated. A Foulis Motoring Book. The authoritative history of the Ettore Bugatti and the exquisite road and racing cars that he created. Large format. B/w photos. 408 pages including index. ISBN: 0854295380. Spine slightly cocked ekse a very nice copy. Black pictorial dustwrapper has creasing to laminate on spine and rear panel, rear panel is also scratched.

ASTON MARTIN 1913-1947
Written by Inman Hunter; Alan Archer.
Stock no. 2132823
Published by Osprey Automotive. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Unraveling Aston Martin's complex early history. Black boardds, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 185532203X. Contents are excellent!

ASTON MARTIN: A RACING HISTORY
Written by Anthony Pritchard.
Stock no. 1819170
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Highly detailed and gloriously illustrated volume chronicling the full motor racing history of Aston Martin, one of the giants of British sports car racing. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. 384 pages including index. ISBN: 1844252418. A lovely copy!

LOTUS RACING CARS: CLUB RACERS TO WORLD CHAMPIONS 1948-1968
Written by John Tipler.
Stock no. 2132691
Published by Sutton Publishing. 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

The first volume of illustrated history telling the exciting story of these pioneering cars. A fascinating insight into the evolution of Lotus racing and into the brilliant early career of Colin Chapman himself. White glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 159 pages. ISBN: 075092389X. Reprint. A couple of tiny knocks to edges. Top free corner of front endpaper has a pencil erasure mark. Else contents fine.