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MAKING CARS AT CREWE
Written by Peter Ollerhead.
Stock no. 2136805
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2006. Very good condition.

In 1998 there was a complex takeover of Rolls-Royce Motors that resulted in Volkswagen taking ownership of the fctory in Crewe. On 30 August 2002 the last Crewe-built Rolls-Royce rolled off the production line, signalling the end of an era. Peter Ollerhead, a former Rolls-Royce employee, has spent years researching the history of the company in Crewe, from 1938 to 1998, focusing on the endeavours and the experiences of its employees: this is a book about people. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. vi and 186 pages including index. ISBN: 0750943289. Top corner of front cover is creased, with some pages after that also creased. Else contents clean.

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HARALD HARDRADA THE WARRIOR'S WAY
Written by John Marsden.
Stock no. 1322547
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. 242 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780750942904. Spine bumped. Dustwrapper is very slightly scuffed to rear panel and just a tiny bit edge rubbed.

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A QUESTION OF CONSCIENCE: CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION IN THE TWO WORLD WARS
Written by Felicity Goodall.
Stock no. 1823344
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Conscientious objectors recount their experience of living out their pacifist convictions against a background of hostile incomprehension. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750907401. Light stain to rear board. Previous owner's address label to front pastedown. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed, grubby mark to front panel, verso to rear panel has corresponding damp stain (not visible to front).

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THE BOOK OF BRITISH RAILWAYS STATION TOTEMS
Written by Dave Brennand; Richard Furness.
Stock no. 1823330
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2002. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. A collector's guide to British Railway station signs (totems). ISBN: 0750929979. Board corners lightly rubbed. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Joints slightly cracked but binding is tight. Contents are clean.

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ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY: PRINCIPLES AND METHODS
Written by John Evans; Terry O'Connor.
Stock no. 2136110
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth with gilt title to spine. Looks at the role of environmental studies within archaeology. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0750917784. Spotting to covers. Foxing to outer page edges.

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LOTUS RACING CARS: CLUB RACERS TO WORLD CHAMPIONS 1948-1968
Written by John Tipler.
Stock no. 1821769
Published by Sutton Publishing. 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

The first volume of illustrated history telling the exciting story of these pioneering cars. A fascinating insight into the evolution of Lotus racing and into the brilliant early career of Colin Chapman himself. White glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 159 pages. ISBN: 075092389X. Reprint. Minor surface paper damage to last couple of pages where they have been prised apart (not immediately noticeable). Else a lovely copy.

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LOTUS RACING CARS: CLUB RACERS TO WORLD CHAMPIONS 1948-1968
Written by John Tipler.
Stock no. 2132691
Published by Sutton Publishing. 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

The first volume of illustrated history telling the exciting story of these pioneering cars. A fascinating insight into the evolution of Lotus racing and into the brilliant early career of Colin Chapman himself. White glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 159 pages. ISBN: 075092389X. Reprint. A couple of tiny knocks to edges. Top free corner of front endpaper has a pencil erasure mark. Else contents fine.

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TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES
Written by John Tipler.
Stock no. 2129040
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2000. Very good condition.

A superb collection of informatively captioned photographs to detail the long history of Triumph motorcycles. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750922664. Heavy bump to base of spine and a couple of corners. Light page edge browning, else contents are excellent.

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THE SOUTHERN PACIFICS BULLEID'S RADICAL DESIGN
Written by Roger J. Mannion.
Stock no. 2128821
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750917342. Couple of corners are bumped.

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NORTH WALES TRANSPORT
Written by Jim Roberts.
Stock no. 2128712
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. History of Transport Series. ISBN: 0750917229.

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IMAGES OF CHELTENHAM
Written by Eric Franks Arps.
Stock no. 1811924
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition.

A collection fo stunning black and white photographs taken in Cheltenham between 1937 and 1953. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0750924721. Slight bump to vertical rear edge of boards. A few faint minor marks but generally a lovely copy.

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THE DOVER PATROL 1914-18
Written by Roy Humphreys.
Stock no. 2118196
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Inspiring stories of derring-do in the war at sea by the men of the Dover Patrol, relating the many acts of heroism and bravery, leavened with the occasional glimmers of humour. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750919671. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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