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BRISTOL CARS MODEL BY MODEL
Written by Michael Palmer.
Stock no. 1326191
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
2015.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Covering each of the cars in detail. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Foreword by Sir George White. 256 pages. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781785000768. Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine and corners. A couple of light dust marks to front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed and nicked at top and tail of spine.
VANWALL: GREEN FOR GLORY
Written by Ed. McDonough.
Stock no. 1826685
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
2003.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The history of the Vanwall in new light. Reappraising the contributions of the engineers and drivers, and offering a fresh interpretation of Vendervell's part in the story, a book that will be welcomed by all fans of historic motor sport. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1861265425. A nice, clean copy. Green pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
JENSEN INTERCEPTOR: THE COMPLETE STORY
Written by John Tipler.
Stock no. 1826594
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st thus
2004.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The complete story of the Jensen Interceptor through the eyes of the men who built it. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 1861267118. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Faint marks to half-title page. Else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- COMPANY HISTORY
LOTUS ELAN: THE COMPLETE STORY (CROWOOD AUTOCLASSICS):
Written by Mike Taylor.
Stock no. 1826118
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
1990.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Crowood Autoclassics series. The history of one of the greatest and most collectable classic sports cars in the world. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. 207 pages including index. ISBN: 1852233494. Boards clean and bright. A little foxing to prelims else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and slightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- COMPANY HISTORY
DE HAVILLAND TWIN-BOOM FIGHTERS: VAMPIRE, VENOM AND SEA VIXEN (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Barry Jones.
Stock no. 1325548
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
2004.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Crowood Aviation Series. A chronicle of the development and service. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861266812. Spine of book and wrapper bumped (wrapper slightly creased because of this).
NORTH AMERICAN F-100 SUPER SABRE (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Peter E. Davies; David W. Menard.
Stock no. 1825952
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
2003.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A detailed history on this well-loved aircraft, the world's first jet fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. 176 pages. ISBN: 1861265778. Small patch of surface damage to vertical edge of front board, boards just slightly grubby. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.
AVRO VULCAN (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Kev Darling.
Stock no. 1825743
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
2005.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The history of the aircraft from its inception in 1947 to its final role as an inflight-refuelling tanker in the mid-1980s, and beyond. B/w and colour photos. B/w diagrams. ISBN: 1861267711. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
SUPERMARINE SEAFIRE (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Kev Darling.
Stock no. 1825740
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Always overshadowed by its far more famous sibling, the Spitfire, the Seafire was an aircraft adapted in haste to fill a large gap in the Fleet Air Arm's fighter inventory... Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781861269904. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased with a small closed tear to lower rear spine edge (no loss).
AVRO LANCASTER (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Ken Delve.
Stock no. 1825686
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
1999.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The full story of the aircraft's design, development and operational use from its beginnings in the form of the Avro Manchester through to its retirement and beyond. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1861262221. A very nice copy, no significant faults.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- WORLD WAR II
- MILITARY
GRUMMAN F-14 TOMCAT
Written by David Baker.
Stock no. 1324877
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
1998.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The full story of the design, development and operational life of the F-14 and of the political gamplay that surrounded its beginnings. Large format. B/w & colour photos. Crowood Aviation Series. ISBN: 1861260946. Spine and corners bumped. Gold address label to front pastedown. Pale page edge browning else contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased with a small tear to top of spine.
TRIUMPH SPITFIRE AND GT6 - A GUIDE TO ORIGINALITY
Written by John Thomason.
Stock no. 1824978
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
1995.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A definitive study of the cars, chronicling all the changes that occurred between the different models, and a handy reference guide to help owners carry out authentic restoration. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1852238933. Lower corners of boards lightly bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel. Musty odour present.
TRIUMPH TRS: THE COMPLETE STORY (CROWOOD AUTOCLASSICS)
Written by Graham Robson.
Stock no. 1824841
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
1991.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Looking back to the beginnings of the Triumph marque and charting the development of all the Triumph models built from 1953 until 1981, when the short-lived TR8 marked the end of the TR series. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1852234512. Boards clean and bright. Pages 180-181 stuck together (printed on glossy paper which may be affected by damp). One or two marks to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded at front vertical edge, is scuffed, and has a few minor foxspots to verso (not visible to front)
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- RALLYING