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THE TRACTION ENGINE COMPANION
Written by Peter Haining.
Stock no. 1824877
Published by Robert Hale. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, silver titles. B/w photos. The development and manufacture of traction engines from the 1850's. ISBN: 0709010214. Minor foxing and browning to text block else clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners and browned to rear panel.

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16 ON THE GRID: THE ANATOMY OF A GRAND PRIX
Written by Peter Garnier.
Stock no. 1824840
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1st 1964. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of the 1963 Monaco Grand Prix. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 139 pages. Boards clean and bright. Heavy tape marks to endpapers at corners of page, foxing to endpapers. Text block browned. One or two minor foxspots to contents. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has some foxing, is browned & grubby, has a 1.5" closed tear to top rear corner, aged tape repairs to verso. Strong musty odour present.

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THE STORY OF BSA MOTOR CYCLES
Written by Bob Holliday.
Stock no. 1824839
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0850592771. Boards clean and bright. Text block lightly browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, lightly edge-creased and lightly rubbed at corners, previous bookseller's gold address label to lower edge of front flap. Slight musty odour present.

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TRIUMPH TR 2-TR 8 1953-81 (SCHIFFER AUTOMOTIVE SERIES)
Written by Walter Zeichner.
Stock no. 1824836
Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd.. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 088740250X. Small pencil erasure mark to front endpaper else a clean copy.

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COMPLETE GUIDE TO TRIUMPH HERALD & VITESSE
Written by Mike Costigan.
Stock no. 1824835
Published by Bay View Books. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

The definitive guide to Herald and Vitesse specification. Cardwraps. B/w and colour photos. 111 pages. ISBN: 1870979273. Light pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Contents clean. Slight musty odour present.

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CROYDON TRAMWAYS INCLUDING THE SOUTH METROPOLITAN ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS & LIGHTING COMPANY
Written by Robert J. Harley.
Stock no. 1824834
Published by Capital Transport. 1st 2004. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A history of Trams in the Croydon Area from 1879 to 1951. Large format. B/w photos. 128 pages. ISBN: 185414278X. Boards a little grubby at edges. Damp to lower gutter causing pages to stick together, some surface paper damage resulting (minor). Yellow pictorial dustwrapper faint dampstain along bottom edge.

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AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA 1922-'90
No author listed.
Stock no. 1824833
Published by Autodromo Nazionale Di Monza. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Outline of Autodrome History, Activities and Installations. Dual language: Italian & English. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & a few colour photos. 77 pages. Covers lightly rubbed at top & tail of spine. Old price-label to rear cover. Contents clean.

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ALL THE WORLD'S 1/43 SCALE FERRARIS (VOLUME 1)
Written by Daniele Lastu; Jean-Marie Lastu.
Stock no. 1824830
Published by New Cavendish Books. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This is volume one of a two part work of 1/43rd scale Ferraris. This volume includes Sport, Prototype, 250GT and GTO models. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 366 pages including index. ISBN: 1872727379. Minor marks to text block and pastedowns. Contents clean. Black, yellow and red pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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BRUCE MCLAREN: LIFE AND LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE
Written by Karl Ludvigsen.
Stock no. 1824820
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Bruce McLaren arrived in Europe in 1958 on a scholarship from the New Zealand Grand Prix Association, virtually unknown except fro an endorsement from Jack Brabham. The impact he made was sensational. As this fascinating biography relates, by the time of his fatal testing accident 12 years later he had established himself on both sides of the Atlantic as a driver-engineer of extraordinary versatility, also founding the team that went on to become one of the most successful in Formula 1. Foreword by Robin Herd. Square format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1859608248. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Green ink stain (small) to top margins of prelims, last few pages top of text block. Else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, 1" closed tear (no loss) to top rear spine edge and has previous bookseller's barcoded label to rear panel.

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MORRIS MINOR: RESTORATION, PREPARATION, MAINTENANCE (OSPREY AUTOMOTIVE)
Written by Jim Tyler.
Stock no. 1824801
Published by Osprey Automotive. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Osprey Automotive series. Full technical specifications; step-by-step maintenance procedures and instructions for a complete strip-downa nd rebuild; all necessary data on servicing schedules and unit compatibility. Black pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1855324717. Corners of covers rubbed and creased, covers a little scuffed, previous bookseller's barcoded label to rear cover. Text block browned. Contents clean.

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MORRIS MINOR: RESTORATION, PREPARATION, MAINTENANCE (OSPREY AUTOMOTIVE)
Written by Jim Tyler.
Stock no. 1824787
Published by Osprey Automotive. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Osprey Automotive series. Full technical specifications; step-by-step maintenance procedures and instructions for a complete strip-downa nd rebuild; all necessary data on servicing schedules and unit compatibility. Black pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1855324717. Covers lightly scuffed, laminate to front cover starting to peel back from lower corner. Previous bookseller's barcoded label to rear cover and a small mark from a label now removed. Text block lightly browned. Faint dampstain to lower margins else contents clean.

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MIKE HAILWOOD THE FANS' FAVOURITE
Written by Mick Walker.
Stock no. 1824761
Published by The Derby Books Publishing Company Limited. 1st thus 2011. Very good condition.

Popular champion 'Mike-the-Bike' Hailwood, one of the greatest-ever motorcycle road racers. Almost a quarter of a century after Mike's untimely death, Mick Walker examines his long career, from his first race aged 17 in 1957 to his final race at Mallory Park in 1979. Black cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781859839553. Corners lightly rubbed. Previous bookseller's barcoded label to rear cover. Small knock to top edge of text block giving way to minor crease at top gutter edge of contents. Contents clean.

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