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THE EVOLUTION OF THE RACING CAR
Written by Laurence Pomeroy.
Stock no. 2139917
Published by William Kimber. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Based on the heroic age of motor racing from 1903 to 1937, the author has woven a fascinating composition, much more than a mere technical or historical book. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 240 pages including index. Light bumping to top and tail of spine. A few light marks to covers. Light browning and minor foxing to text block. Dustwrapper is creased with browning and some grubby marks.

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HANDLEY PAGE BOMBERS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Written by Chaz Bowyer.
Stock no. 2139893
Published by Aston Publications. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1946627681. Spine slightly bumped. Wrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EUROPEAN SPORTS & GT CARS 1945 TO 1960
Written by Graham Robson.
Stock no. 2139889
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A FOULIS Motoring book. A complete record of all European Sports and GT cars from 1945 to 1960. Light marbled brown imitation leather cloth boards. Gitl title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 328 pages including index. ISBN: 0854292810. Some browning and foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some browning.

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FIGHTER SQUADRON
Written by Derek Palmer.
Stock no. 2139888
Published by The Self Publishing Association Ltd.. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1854210750. Some light wear to cover edges. Couple of corners are bumped. Light browning/foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with faded spine; small tear hole to spine and cut to centre of rear panel.

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FIGHTING THE FLYING CIRCUS
Written by Eddie V. Rickenbacker; Arch Whitehouse.
Stock no. 2139886
Published by Bailey Brothers and Swinfen Ltd.. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Mottled yellow boards with black title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0561001871. Wrapper is price-cut with some edge-creasing; faded to spine and edges. Foxing to outer page edges.

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A-Z OF CARS OF THE 1920S
Written by Nick Baldwin; Bill Boddy.
Stock no. 2139883
Published by Bay View Books. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This booko opens with an introduction vividly conveying the spirit of motoring in the 1920s by Bill Boddy, Founder Editor of Motor Sport, who also read and added to Nick Baldwin's text. This is followed by a review of the British motor industry and of developments in motor car manufacture and design in the decade. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 240 pages. ISBN: 1870979532. A few minor marks to half-title page. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPORT CARS 1945-1975
Written by Rob De La Rive Box.
Stock no. 2139869
Published by Rebo Publishers. 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Back to the racing circuits of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s when cars such as those of Gianni and Lamborghini competed. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. 287 pages. ISBN: 9789036615150. Reprint. A lovely copy!

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THE CUXHAVEN RAID
Written by R.D. Layman.
Stock no. 2139867
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The world's first carrier air strike. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851773273. Some browning and marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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THE FIRST OF THE FEW: FIGHTER PILOTS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Written by Denis Winter.
Stock no. 2139866
Published by Allen Lane. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0713912782. Page edge browning, with some foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased and browned.

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REG PARNELL
Written by Graham Gauld.
Stock no. 2139862
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The quiet man who helped to engineer Britain's post-war motor racing revolution. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1852605618. A lovely copy!

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PININFARINA: ART AND INDUSTRY 1930-2000
Written by Antoine Prunet.
Stock no. 2139855
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The official history of the famous automobile design house Pininfarina, from the humble factory started in Italy 70 years ago to today's world-class manufacturing company with two plants and a research and development facility equipped with its own wind tunnel. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 379 pages plus appendices. ISBN: 1859606849. A few minor marks to boards. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased with a few scuff marks.

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THE TALE OF KITTY-IN-BOOTS
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 2139849
Published by Frederick Warne. Circa 2016. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Kitty's owner thinks she is a serious, well-behaved cat but Kitty sneaks out at night to go hunting. Beatrix Potter wrote this in 1914 but did not find time to illustrate it, over 100 years later Quentin Blake has brought Kitty to life. Blue matt boards with white titles and mock pictorial onlay. Colour illustrations. 69 pages. ISBN: 9780241247594. 3rd printing. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. Wrapper has some uneven browning and a few nicks at edges.

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