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30 YEARS OF PROGRESS IN PASSENGER ROAD TRANSPORT
Written by Walter Dowding.
Stock no. 1815612
Published by Red & White. 1st 1950. Very good condition.

A history of the Red & White Group of Omnibus companies 1919-1949. Red cloth, gilt title to front cover. B/w photos. Small ownership label to front endpaper. Musty odour present.

THE PASSAGE MAKERS
Written by Michael K. Stammers.
Stock no. 2124214
Published by Teredo Books. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

120 plates with 22 in colour. The story of the Liverpool Black Ball Line. ISBN: 090366206X. SIGNED by author to half-title page. This is a Review Copy. Wrapper is edge-creased with repaired tear to bottom of spine; fading to spine.

A JUBILEE IN THE HARDWOOD TRADE 1945-1995
Written by Dan Kemp.
Stock no. 1815420
Published by The Kemp House Press. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

To commemorate 50 years in the Timber trade, the company is Timbmet. Orange cloth boars, gilt titles. B/w photos. 304 pages including index. ISBN: 9780955584800.

A NOBLE THING: THE NATIONAL TRUST AND ITS BENEFACTORS
Written by Merlin Waterson.
Stock no. 1814253
Published by Scala Publishers. 1st 2011. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781857596694.

JAGUAR: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Written by John Collins.
Stock no. 1609292
Published by Tiger Books International. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The proud history of Jaguar in detail. Large format. Green glazed boards. Colour and b/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 1855019736. Minor rubbing to lower edge of rear board. Contents clean. A little wear to dustwrapper corners.

SPITFIRES AND POLISHED METAL RESTORING THE CLASSIC FIGHTER
Written by Graham Moss.
Stock no. 1813354
Published by Airlife. 1st 1999. Very good condition.

Chronicling the history of the company, 'Historic Flying', and how the aircraft were salvaged. Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour photos. Photography by Barry McKee. ISBN: 1853107204. One page not bound in (missed in binding process) but present.

THE WEYMANN STORY PART ONE 1923-1945
Written by John A. Senior.
Stock no. 1812403
Published by Venture Publications. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition.

The British Bus and Truck Heritage. A history of the Company and its products from 1923 to 1945. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1898432368. Minor scuffing to boards else a lovely copy.

GRUNO 1937-2002
Written by Jan Anderiesse; Leslie Spurling.
Stock no. 1811714
Published by Uitgeverij De Alk. 1st 2003. Fine condition.

The history of the N.V. Scheepvaartbedrijf "Gruno" and their associated ships. Dual language: English & Dutch. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 200 pages. ISBN: 9060132165. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

THE TVRS A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE
Written by Graham Robson.
Stock no. 2117038
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The story of TVR, one of Britain's best-known specialist car manufacturers, is one of triumph over extreme and persistent adversity, for few if any other companies in modern times can have endured so many crises along the path to financial security. A fascinating pictorial path from the first kit cars to the TVRs of the late 1980s. Second edition. Oblong format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 144 pages. ISBN: 0947981179. Couple of corners are lightly bumped. Small mark to top edge of front cover. Pale page edge browning and minor foxing to top edge, else contents are excellent. Dustwrapper is edge-creased and has publisher's price label to rear panel.

THE IRON REDSKIN
Written by Harry V. Sucher.
Stock no. 2116958
Published by Haynes. 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the Indian motorcycle. Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 335 pages (includes index). ISBN: 0854291814. Light bumping to spine. Small inscription in ink to front endpaper. Light page edge browning. Wrapper is a little browned to spine and a couple of cover edges, with edge-creasing.

HERMANN & VALENTINY AND PARTNERS
Written by Liesbeth Waechter-Bohm.
Stock no. 2116832
Published by Birkhauser Verlag. Circa 2008. Nearly fine condition.

CODES. Large format. Pictorial boards. Dual-language book: German and English. ISBN: 9783764387679. Still in original shrink wrap (unopened), but a few corners have become bumped.

PININFARINA: ART AND INDUSTRY 1930-2000
Written by Antoine Prunet.
Stock no. 2116629
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The official history of the famous automobile design house Pininfarina, from the humble factory started in Italy 70 years ago to today's world-class manufacturing company with two plants and a research and development facility equipped with its own wind tunnel. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 379 pages plus appendices. ISBN: 1859606849. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with a few scuff marks and a couple of small tears (no loss).