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MY PRIDE OF LIONS: THE BRITISH ISLES TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA 1997
Written by Fran Cotton.
Stock no. 1830939
Published by Ebury Press. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This account chronicles the Lions tour of South Africa in 1997, within the context of the recent professionalization of Rugby Union. It contains game-by-game analyses, up to and including the final three test matches against South Africa. Red cloth boards, black title to spine. Yellow endpapers, colour photos. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 0091854229. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

THE GRAPES OF RALPH: WINE ACCORDING TO RALPH STEADMAN.
Written by Ralph Steadman. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 2138631
Published by Ebury Press. 1st thus 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Given the opportunity to travel with experienced wine buyers, Ralph Steadman visited California, France, Australia, Portugal, Germany, Italy and other countries, interviewing winemakers, spending time in the vineyards and meetings some of the wine world's most fascinating characters. Large format. Burgundy cloth boards, silver title to spine. Burgundy endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 0091752027. Boards clean. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Page edge browning. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut with some edge-creasing and grubby marks.

THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF MOTOR SPORT
Written by G.N. Georgano.
Stock no. 2126987
Published by Ebury Press; Michael Joseph. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. 656 pages including index. ISBN: 0718109554. Light mottling to covers. Rubbing to corners. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Price-cut duswrapper is edge-creased with a few tiny nicks; a couple of tape repairs to verso, spine is slightly faded.

LAMBERT'S RAILWAY MISCELLANY
Written by Anthony Lambert.
Stock no. 1809957
Published by Ebury Press. 1st 2010. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Stories, facts and titbits from the age of steam to the present day. Red glazed boards. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 9780091937713. Dusterapper is lightly worn at corners and has a tiny patch of surface paper loss to front flap fold.

JONES OF COLORADO
Written by Ralph Steadman. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1312669
Published by Ebury Press. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Steadman visits his friend hoping to avoid distractions and finish a new book. Instead, he met Jones and succumbed utterly to the cat's sly charm. He decided to buy a brand-new sketchbook - and this is the result... Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 0091809452. SIGNED by Steadman to half-title with some slight transfer of ink to free-endpaper opposite. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is ever so slightly edge rubbed causing very slight grubbiness.

CLASSIC AMERICAN AUTOMOBILES
Written by David Burgess Wise.
Stock no. 2107465
Published by Ebury Press. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0852231873. Wear and rubbing to cover edges and corners. Wrapper is price-cut with some edge-nicks and chips.

POSTWAR SPORTS CARS: THE MODERN CLASSICS
Written by Eric Dymock.
Stock no. 1601954
Published by Ebury Press. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Eroc Dymock's story begins with the formative pre-war years - the breeding ground of Le Mans in the Twenties - and then moves on to concentrate on the era of the 'modern classics'. He covers sixty international marques, revealing the personalities behind the cars, the technical qualities that made individual models unique, and then gives an authoritative person appreciation of the achievement of each car maker. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and, mostly, b/w photos. 188 pages including index. ISBN: 0852232195. From the library of Andrew Beaumont, amateur rally driver, with address label to verso of front endpaper. Text block browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper slightly faded to spine and a little yellowed, lightly scuffed.

THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF MOTOR SPORT
Written by G.N. Georgano.
Stock no. 817462
Published by Ebury Press; Michael Joseph. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. 656 pages including index. ISBN: 0718109554. Corners lightly rubbed, covers clean. Small tape marks to pastedowns and wrapper flaps. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and lightly worn at top of spine.

F1 '97
Written by Roberto Boccafogli; Bryn Williams.
Stock no. 588443
Published by Ebury Press. 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

World Championship - the Ultimate Challenge. A magnificently produceed photographic review of the World Championship season, combined with detailed reports and analyses if each of the sixteen Grand Prix races around the world. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour and b/w photos. 175 pages. ISBN: 0091863236. Light shelf wear to base of spine. Light browning to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. Also includes loosely inserted F1 97 booklet.

F1 99
Written by Bryn Williams; Paolo D'Alessio.
Stock no. 588444
Published by Ebury Press. 1999. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0091871697. Top of wrapper spine lightly rubbed.