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TWA: AN AIRLINE AND ITS AIRCRAFT
Written by R.E.G. Davies. Illustrated by Mike Machat.
Stock no. 2139593
Published by Paladwr Press. 1st USA 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

75 Years of Pioneering Progress. Oblong format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 188896216X. Some light browning to wrapper.

FLYING TO THE SUN
Written by Geoffrey Cuthbert.
Stock no. 2139579
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. A quarter of a century of Britannia Airways, Europe's leading leisure airline. ISBN: 0340410205. Bumping to top of spine. Foxing to outer page edges.

TRACK PASS: A PHOTOGRAPHER'S VIEW OF MOTOR RACING 1950-1980
Written by Geoff Goddard; Doug Nye. Illustrated by Geoff Goddard.
Stock no. 2139576
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book features the work of one of the very best of the 'old school' of motor racing photographers, Geoff Goddard. More than 300 stunningly evocative b/w photographs. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 256 pages. ISBN: 1852234822. Light page edge browning. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and chips; spine is faded.

FERRARI
Written by Hans Tanner; Doug Nye.
Stock no. 2139575
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

5th edition. Extended and updated by Doug Nye. An intimate and highly detailed view of the complete Ferrari story from great successes through to failures and tragedies. Red cloth boards, silver titles. Colour and b/w photos. 542 pages including index. ISBN: 0854292381. Reprint. Light knocks to a few corners. Light browning to text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with a lightly faded spine.

THE FORD EIGHT AND ANGLIA HANDBOOK
Written by Staton Abbey.
Stock no. 2139545
Published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd.. 1953. Almost very good condition.

Fourth Edition. Pitman's Motorists' Library. A Complete Guide for Owners and Prospective Purchasers (covers models from 1933 to 1948). Burgundy cloth spine, white paper boards with black title. B/w illustrations. vii and 128 pages including index. Reprint. Spine is browned, with a little chipping to cloth. Marks to boards. Text block browned. Ink stamp to front endpaper. A few grubby marks to margins.

THE HISTORY OF MOTOR RACING
Written by William Boddy.
Stock no. 2139544
Published by W.H. Smith. Circa 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The whole story of motor racing from the 'Reliability Trial' of 1894 through to modern Grand Prix racing. Revised and updated Edition. Large format. Black cloth boards, white title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 0356151220. Light rubbing to spine & corners. Light browning to endpapers and text block. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with a small tear to top of spine (no loss); spine lightly faded.

JAGUAR D-TYPE & XKSS (SUPER PROFILE)
Written by Andrew Whyte.
Stock no. 2139541
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. Covers are unevenly faded/browned. Page edges and margins are browned.

MG Y-TYPE SALOONS AND TOURERS
Written by John Lawson.
Stock no. 2139540
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1988. Very good condition.

Abingdon Classics series. 1947 to 1953. Green glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 128 pages. ISBN: 0947981314. Spine is lightly faded. Text block is lightly browned. Contents clean.

MORGAN: FIRST AND LAST OF THE REAL SPORTS CARS
Written by Gregory Houston Bowden.
Stock no. 2139539
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 2nd 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

2nd edition. The Morgan Motor Company is the world's oldest privately-owned car manufacturer. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 0854294430. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine.

LOTUS: THE SPORTS RACING CARS
Written by Anthony Pritchard.
Stock no. 2139538
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Design, development and racing histories. From the earliest Mark 6 of 1952 to the mid-engined cars of the 1960s, this book traces the design, development and racing histories of these popular cars. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 160 pages including index. ISBN: 0850597595. Slight fading to top of boards. Browning to text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut with faded spine.

CHALLENGE ME THE RACE
Written by Mike Hawthorn.
Stock no. 2139534
Published by Aston Publications. 1st thus 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New edition, with corrections. Autobiography of a racing driver. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 240 pages. ISBN: 0946627207. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Contents are browned but clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is faded to spine.

FIFTY GLORIOUS YEARS: A PICTORIAL TRIBUTE TO THE DOUGLAS DC3 1935-1985
Written by Arthur Pearcy.
Stock no. 1823772
Published by Airlife. 1st 1985. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0906393493. A nice, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.