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INDY 500 MECHANIC
Written by Clint Brawner; Joe Scalzo.
Stock no. 2140143
Published by Chilton Book Company. 1st USA 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Inside Story of Big Time Auto Racing. Blue cloth boards with black and blue title to spine. B/w photos. xiv and 194 pages including index. ISBN: 0801960649. Foxing to pastedowns. Light browning to text block. Contents clean Dustwrapper is lightly worn to spine and corners, lightly worn at edges.

GRAND PRIX! VOLUMES 1 & 2 1950 TO 1973
Written by Mike Lang.
Stock no. 2140141
Published by Foulis; Haynes. 1st thus 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Race-by-race account of Formula 1 world championship motor racing. Combined edition. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854298614. Light wear to corners. A few marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with some edge-creasing and a few small nicks.

AYRTON SENNA: GOODBYE CHAMPION FAREWELL FRIEND
Written by Karin Sturm.
Stock no. 2140129
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition.

Ayrton Senna of Brazil, three times World Champion, winner of 41 Grands Prix. Well-known Formula 1 journalist Karin Sturm knew Ayrton Senna personally and has woven many hiterto private conversations and interviews with him into this volume, which stands as a worthy and moving tribute. Large format. White pictorial boards. Colour photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 0947981861. A few grubby marks to rear board. Contents fine.

MILESTONES BEHIND THE MARQUES
Written by Paul Sheldon.
Stock no. 2140127
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A study indepth of the history of one model from ten world-famous motor racing car manufacturers. Oblong format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 128 pages. ISBN: 071537267X. Some fading along cover edges. Page-edge browning. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with a few nicks; faded to spine.

FOR PRACTICE ONLY
Written by Louis Klemantaski; Michael Frostick.
Stock no. 2140123
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Behind the scenes of motor-racing to see the work that goes into the preparation of a car for a Grand Prix race. Photos by Louis Klemantaski. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 61 pages. Some minor rubbing to spine. Text block browned. Light foxing to endpapers and prelims. Dustwrapper has a few small nicks, some light scuffing.

A HISTORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX VOLUME 1 1928-1939
Written by John B. Blanden.
Stock no. 1823910
Published by Museum Publishing Co.. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Australian Grand prix is the second oldest Grand Prix still being regularly conducted. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 0959467130. SIGNED by the author (best wishes) to title page. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

BEST WHEEL FORWARD
Written by J.A. Gregoire.
Stock no. 2139990
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st thus 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Motor Racing in France from 1920's to 1950's. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 194 pages. Spine is a bit faded. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Dustwrapper is browned and foxed to spine; edge-creased with a few small nicks.

THE JIM RUSSELL STORY
Written by Norman Greenway.
Stock no. 2139922
Published by Transport Bookman Publications. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Jim Russell Racing Drivers School. Blue boards, title to spine. B/w photos. 200 pages. ISBN: 0851840582. SIGNED by author and Jim Russell with dedication to previous owner on title page. Small, minor damp patch to base of spine, which goes through to the verso of dustwrapper. A nice copy!

GREEN RACES RED
Written by Eddie Irvine.
Stock no. 2139920
Published by Collins Willow. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Eddie Irvine's first season with Ferrari. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos. 222 pages. ISBN: 0002187620. SIGNED by author to title page. Small knocks to top and tail of spine and a couple of corners. Faint grubby mark to front endpaper. Light page browning else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

THE EVOLUTION OF THE RACING CAR
Written by Laurence Pomeroy.
Stock no. 2139917
Published by William Kimber. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Based on the heroic age of motor racing from 1903 to 1937, the author has woven a fascinating composition, much more than a mere technical or historical book. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 240 pages including index. Light bumping to top and tail of spine. A few light marks to covers. Light browning and minor foxing to text block. Dustwrapper is creased with browning and some grubby marks.

THE COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPORT CARS 1945-1975
Written by Rob De La Rive Box.
Stock no. 2139869
Published by Rebo Publishers. 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Back to the racing circuits of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s when cars such as those of Gianni and Lamborghini competed. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. 287 pages. ISBN: 9789036615150. Reprint. A lovely copy!

REG PARNELL
Written by Graham Gauld.
Stock no. 2139862
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The quiet man who helped to engineer Britain's post-war motor racing revolution. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1852605618. A lovely copy!