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FATHER'S FIRST CAR
Written by Hugh Tracey.
Stock no. 2134602
Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1st 1966. Very good condition.

Small format. Glazed pictorial boards. the author's father's motoring diaries. 'It was not considered bad form to be seen negotiating a hill backwards, only inevitable on occasion'... Wear to corners. Foxing to outer page edges and prelims.

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EXMOOR TRAVELLERS
Written by Rosemary Anne Lauder.
Stock no. 2134592
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

An anthology drawing on the accounts of Exmoor travellers and visitors over the past 200 years. Oblong format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. ix and 142 pages including index. ISBN: 0750903155. A few marks to covers. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut, edge-creased with a tear to base of spine; repaired with sticky tape.

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THE ARABIAN NIGHTS THEIR BEST-KNOWN TALES
Written by Kate Douglas Wiggin; Nora A. Smith; Mark Helprin. Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish.
Stock no. 2134587
Published by Quality Paperback Book Club. 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. Colour plates. Introduction by Helprin.

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DIESEL THE MAN & THE ENGINE
Written by Morton Grosser.
Stock no. 2134581
Published by David & Charles. Circa 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Maroon boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715379283. Some bumping along cover edges. Light foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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HONDA MOTOR CYCLE SERVICE INFORMATION MANUAL VOLUME XIX
No author listed.
Stock no. 2134577
Published by Honda (u.K.) Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large format. Ring binder. B/w illustrations. B/w photos. Workshop Manual: VT500 Custom; VT500E Addendum; VT250F. Some marks to covers. Foxing to title page and page edges.

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THE LIGHT CAR MANUAL: A GUIDE TO ECONOMICAL MOTORING
No author listed.
Stock no. 2134572
Published by Temple Press Limited. 1st 1914. Almost very good condition.

Pale blue cloth with blue/brown titles and decorations. B/w diagrams. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Browning/foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Closed tear to last page of adverts.

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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.

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BLACK MISCHIEF
Written by Evelyn Waugh. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1821460
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2016. Fine condition.

Folio Collectables series issued without a slipcase. Blue cloth boards, yellow titles and black design to front and rear. B/w illustrations. Top edge blue. Black ribbon page marker. A fine copy. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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VANWALL 2.5 LITRE F1: A TECHNICAL APPRAISAL
Written by Ian Bamsey.
Stock no. 1821452
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The definitive Vanwall arrived in 1956, a British Racing Green car capable of beating the best of the reds. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour and b/w photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 085429838X. A very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has a small closed tear repair to top front flap corner with clear tape.

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LOLA T70 V8 COUPES: A TECHNICAL APPRAISAL
Written by Ian Bamsey.
Stock no. 1821450
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Aston & Chevy Le Mans Cars. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 0854298398. Musty odour present else contents fine. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is slightly scuffed and has a small closed tear (no loss) repaired at rear flop lower corner with clear tape.

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MASERATI BIRDCAGE
Written by Joel E. Finn.
Stock no. 1821443
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Marvellous Tipo 60 and 61 Sports Racing Cars. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850453666. Slight musty odour present, pale browning to colophon page, else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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SHAKESPEARE'S LIFE AND WORLD
Written by Katherine Duncan-Jones; William Shakespeare.
Stock no. 1320815
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Compiled and introduced by Katherine Duncan-Jones. Mauve cloth spine with gilt title, pictorial paper boards. Cream endpapers depicting street maps. Colour & b/w illustrations. Minimal rubbing to corners else fine. Publisher's cream slipcase is slightly grubby and rubbed at opening corners.

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