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NO TIME TO LOSE: THE FAST-MOVING WORLD OF BILL IVY
Written by Alan Peck.
Stock no. 1829553
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1972. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A tribute to a great champion of motorcycle racing, Bill Ivy. Dark green cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 158 pages including index. ISBN: 0900549149. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine. Front pastedown is pulled over very close to vertical edge of boards (binding error). Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed and is rubbed at top & tail of spine.

MG Y-TYPE SALOONS AND TOURERS
Written by John Lawson.
Stock no. 1827856
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. Slightly better than very good condition.

Abingdon Classics series. 1947 to 1953. Green glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 128 pages. ISBN: 0947981314. Boards lightly scuffed. Colophon page is missing between title page and contents page. Minor ink smudge to half-title page else contents clean.

ASTON MARTIN THE STORY OF A SPORTS CAR
Written by Dudley Coram; Inman Hunter; F.E. Ellis.
Stock no. 1327356
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The engineering romance of Aston Martin from the early days in 1913 up until 1957. 1921 to 1940 by Inman Hunter and F.E. Ellis with 1946 to 1957 by Coram. Colour frontis. B/w photos. 343 pages + table of races + owner's club + index. Top & tail of spine and corners bumped. Small split to front lower board edge where book has been bumped/dropped. Text block browned. A few hinges slightly pulled but binding tight. Some foxing to endpapers and prelims. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at corners, strengthened with clear tape at corners, lightly foxed to rear panel.

TRIUMPH CARS: THE COMPLETE STORY
Written by Graham Robson; Richard Langworth.
Stock no. 1827532
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 2nd 1988. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

2nd edition. From Tri-car to Acclaim. A detailed history of one of Britain's most famous makes of car. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 352 pages including index. ISBN: 0947981284. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapepr is lightly browned to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

MG THE ART OF ABINGDON
Written by John McLellan.
Stock no. 1827530
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1982. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A worthy pictorial tribute to the MGs of Abingdon. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 263 pages. ISBN: 0900549459. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

FORD GT40: AN ANGLO-AMERICAN SUPERCAR CLASSIC
Written by David Hodges.
Stock no. 1826697
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 2nd 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition, fully revised. The definitive story of the Race cars, Road cars and Replicas. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & a few colour photos. 176 pages. ISBN: 1899870253. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Light vertical crease to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. Slight odour present.

SLEEPLESS KNIGHTS: A RALLYMAN'S GUIDE TO EUROPE
Written by John Sprinzel.
Stock no. 1825021
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A light-hearted look at the International rallying circus. Red cloth boards, black title to spine. 123 pages. B/w photos. Light browning to board edges. Pale foxing to endpapers and prelims. A few minor grubby marks to contents. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-creased, strengthened to corners with tape, lightly faded to spine, grubby to rear panel.

AYRTON SENNA: GOODBYE CHAMPION FAREWELL FRIEND
Written by Karin Sturm.
Stock no. 2140129
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition.

Ayrton Senna of Brazil, three times World Champion, winner of 41 Grands Prix. Well-known Formula 1 journalist Karin Sturm knew Ayrton Senna personally and has woven many hiterto private conversations and interviews with him into this volume, which stands as a worthy and moving tribute. Large format. White pictorial boards. Colour photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 0947981861. A few grubby marks to rear board. Contents fine.

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.

CONSUL ZEPHYR ZODIAC EXECUTIVE
Written by Michael Allen.
Stock no. 2139305
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second edition, revised and extended. Fords Mark 1 to 4. The development and production history of each of the four generations, examining their technical features and setting them in the context of the contemporary market-place. Their sporting exploits in full, with some vivid anecdotes from the participants, as well as looking at some little-known prototypes and limited-production conversions such as the prophetic Ferguson four-wheel-drive Zephyr of 1968. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 256 pages. ISBN: 094798142X. Price-label has imprinted on front endpaper from front flap of dustwrapper (minor). Contents clean. Reear of dustwrapper a little grubby.

THE CLASSIC ROVERS 1945-1986 (A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE)
Written by James Taylor.
Stock no. 2135976
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 2nd 1996. Very good condition.

Second Edition. Half-title is Classic Rovers 1934-1986 but covers cars from 1945 and cover title is 1945-1986. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and a few colour. 144 pages. ISBN: 1899870075. Corners of boards browned. Text block browned with minor foxing to top edge. Damp stain to vertical edge of front endpaper (pale). A few pale foxspots to prelims and last couple of pages else contents clean.

THE STORY OF LOTUS 1961-1971: GROWTH OF A LEGEND
Written by Doug Nye.
Stock no. 1821495
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

One of the great success stories of the automotive industry in the second half of the twentieth century. Lotus ranks alongside Ferrari and Porsche as one of the great names in the world of motor racing and high-performance cars. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 0090054157. Reprint. A few pale marks to boards. Musty odour present else contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is slightly scuffed, a few foxspots to verso (not visible to front), and is lightly faded to spine.