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SAFARI RALLY: THE FIRST 40 YEARS
Written by Roger Barnard.
Stock no. 1330703
Published by Westholme Publishing. 1st 1992. Very good condition.

Founded in 1953 as a 'reliability trial' (actually a thinly-disguised road race) in standard cars around Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika, the Safari Rally quickly established itself as a supreme test of man and machine. Cardwraps. 216 pages including index. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951978101. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Large but light crease to lower corner of rear cover. A couple of small, light marks to textblock else contents clean.

VANWALL: GREEN FOR GLORY
Written by Ed. McDonough.
Stock no. 1330697
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the Vanwall in new light. Reappraising the contributions of the engineers and drivers, and offering a fresh interpretation of Vendervell's part in the story, a book that will be welcomed by all fans of historic motor sport. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861265425. Spine and corners lightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge worn/rubbed.

FORD GT THEN, AND NOW
Written by Adrian Streather.
Stock no. 1330683
Published by Veloce Publishing. 1st 2006. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Square format. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w and colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781845840549. Spine and corners quite heavily bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased/rubbed.

SPANISH TRIALS BIKES (OSPREY COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY)
Written by Don Morley.
Stock no. 1330681
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Osprey Collector's Library. The story of a sport once dominated by the British. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 0850456630. Some foxing to textblock and a couple of small splash marks to lower edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.

BLUE & ORANGE: THE HISTORY OF GULF IN MOTORSPORT
Written by Michael Cotton.
Stock no. 1330538
Published by Coterie Press Limited. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Square format. Colour photos. Gulf Oil history of motor racing sponsorship that stretches from the 1930s to 2001. Witty and interesting quotes and recollections complement over 250 historic images. ISBN: 1902351207. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and is sunned to spine and front spine edge.

GOODWOOD REVIVAL: THE FIRST TEN YEARS
Written by Doug Nye.
Stock no. 1830477
Published by Merrell Publishers Limited. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Comprehensive race reports and a full racing record for the first decade of the Revival (1998-2007), together with colourful eyewitness accounts. A magnificent commemoration of this unique event. Large format. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. 303 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781858944494. A lovely copy.

JAGUAR D-TYPE & XKSS (SUPER PROFILE)
Written by Andrew Whyte.
Stock no. 1830258
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

Super Profile. Colour pictorial glazed boards. Colour and b/w photos. 56 pages. ISBN: 0854293712. Boards lightly scuffed. Name and date in ink to blank page facing colophon page. Contents clean.

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.

PORSCHE 911 STORY
Written by Paul Frere.
Stock no. 1830151
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 5th 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Fifth Edition, Updated and Expanded. The Porsche 911, one of the world's most coveted high-performance sports cars, has earned itself a place among that special breed of cars that are classics during their own production lifespan. This book traces the evolution of the 911. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams, a few colour photos. 350 pages including index. ISBN: 1852605022. Musty odour present. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

FERRARI
Written by Hans Tanner; Doug Nye.
Stock no. 1329968
Published by Book Club Associates. 6th 1985. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

6th edition. Red cloth, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. Spine lightly cocked, corners lightly rubbed. Text block just slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased, has tape to corners, is slightly faded to spine, scuffed to rear panel.

WEMBLEY AND BEYOND
Written by Barry Briggs.
Stock no. 1329956
Published by Circle Productions. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The adventures of Barry Briggs, a speedway rider like no other. Black boards, silver title to spine. 464 pages. B/w photos throughout, a gathering of colour photos to the centre pages. ISBN: 9780356255743. SIGNED by Briggs to the front free-endpaper. Includes a ticket to the Book Signing event. Spine slightly bumped. Slight creasing to wrapper edges.

THE STORY OF GRASS-TRACK RACING 1927-49
Written by Robert Bamford; Dave Stallworthy.
Stock no. 1329954
Published by Tempus. 1st 2002. Very good condition.

Grass-track racing, the sister sport of speedway. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. 160 pages. ISBN: 0752424068. Slight rubbing to cover edges and textblock very slightly grubby.