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STIRLING MOSS: RACING WITH THE MAESTRO
Written by Karl Ludvigsen.
Stock no. 2118508
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A magnificent portfolio portraying Moss both on and off the track. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout plus some colour. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1852605642. Boards clean. Contents are fine. Dustwrapper is price-cut with uneven browning to edges; a few small chips and nicks; edge-creased.

F1 IMAGES
Written by Daniele Amaduzzi.
Stock no. 2116622
Published by Guild Publishing. 1st thus 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Superb colour photos of Formula One motor sport. Green cloth boards with gilt title to front, no title to spine. Unpaginated. Bumping to board corners. Some light rubbing to cover edges. Front endpaper is creased. Hinges pulled but binding is tight. Dustwrapper is edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

THREE-POINTED STAR: THE STORY OF MERCEDES-BENZ CARS AND THEIR RACING SUCCESSES
Written by David Scott-Moncrieff; St. John C. Nixon; Clarence Paget.
Stock no. 1810823
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of the rise of Mercedes-Benz begins in the middle of the 19th century with the early years of two great motoring pioneers, Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. xvi and 360 pages including index. Vertical crease to spine where the book has been read. Small inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block a little grubby but contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-chipped with fading and large amount of loss to spine (see photo) - tape repair now yellowed to verso, grubby to rear panel.

MERCEDES IN MOTORSPORT: PIONEERS TO PERFECTION
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 1810816
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 2001. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A factual account of the Mercedes motorsport story, spiced with fascinating anecdotes and recollections from many personalities who over the years have played key roles in the competition programme of the famous Three-Pointed Star. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 185960658X. Dint to lower edge of boards, front and rear (dropped?). Contents clean. Light scuffing to dustwrapper.

THE AUTOCOURSE HISTORY OF THE GRAND PRIX CAR 1966-1985
Written by Doug Nye.
Stock no. 1810811
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive survey of the technicalities, triumphs and triublations behind the design and development of the Grand Prix car. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. 264 pages. ISBN: 0905138376. Corners lightly bumped. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge-creased to top edge of rear panel with a couple of small closed tears (no loss), some light scuffing.

VANWALL 2.5 LITRE F1: A TECHNICAL APPRAISAL
Written by Ian Bamsey.
Stock no. 1810780
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1990. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The definitive Vanwall arrived in 1956, a British Racing Green car capable of beating the best of the reds. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour and b/w photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 085429838X. A very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

GRAND PRIX BUGATTI
Written by H.G. Conway.
Stock no. 1810763
Published by Foulis; Haynes Publishing Group. 2nd 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second edition, reivsed. The definitive story of the Bugatti Types 35, 37, 43 and 51 in their various forms, cars whose engineering excellence, lightness and efficiency marked the birth of a new era in racing car technology. B/w photos. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 272 pages including index. ISBN: 0854292934. Light yellowing/browning to bottom edges of boards. Top front corner lightly bumped. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Page edge-browning. A light musty odour present when contents are fanned. Dustwrapper is lightly browned.

AUTOCOURSE 1988-89
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 1606430
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos. 38th year. Foreword by Ayrton Senna. ISBN: 0905138570. Slight bumping to lower edge of boards. Wrapper has some browning to spine, and some edge creasing.

AUTOCOURSE 1998-99
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 1606426
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos. Foreword by Mika Hakkinen. 48th Year. ISBN: 1874557438. Corners bumped. Contents fine. Wrapper is edge creased with a couple of tiny chips.

BMW: A HISTORY
Written by Halwart Schrader.
Stock no. 2115875
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A definitive history of the BMW of special importance to collectors. A special chronological section of 146 illustrated pages contains a technical description and photographs of every Wartburg, Dixi and BMW automobile built from 1899 to the present. Large format. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 392 pages. ISBN: 0850453453. Light bumping and wear along board edges. Spine a litlte cocked. A few marks to boards. Text block is browned with some foxing. Dustwrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing and a few nicks.

FERRARI ... A DREAM BORN IN THE SNOW
Written by Roberto Boccafogli; Julian Thomas.
Stock no. 1810161
Published by Sep Editrice. 1st 1997. Very good condition.

The Story of the Prancing Horse from 1898 Until Today. This book aims to be a faithful account of the legend and its sometimes unhappy chapters. The story, which continues with Michael Schumacher, started off with a dream 100 years ago. A dream born in the snow... Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos, illustrations. 159 pages. ISBN: 888711000X. Text lock slightly grubby. Contents clean.

THREE-POINTED STAR: THE STORY OF MERCEDES-BENZ
Written by David Scott-Moncrieff.
Stock no. 1712776
Published by Gentry Books. 1st thus 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Revised and updated edition. The story of Mercedes-Benz cars and their racing successes. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 435 pages including index.. ISBN: 0856140589. Foxing to top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and scuffed to rear panel.