Stella & Rose's Books

PORSCHE 924 928 944 968
Written by David Vivian.
Stock no. 2136015
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w photos. Crowood Autoclassic series. ISBN: 1852234830. A few spots to covers. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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.

FERRARI 312 & 512 SPORTS RACING CARS: THE PORSCHE HUNTERS
Written by Ian Bamsey.
Stock no. 2132920
Published by Haynes; Foulis. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A penetrating account of five years of unforgettable racing. A number of Ferrari myths are destroyed and some surprising new facts emerge... Large format. Black boards. Colour and b/w photos. 160 Pages. ISBN: 0854295771. A very nice copy. White pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor marks.

PORSCHE 997
Written by Colin Pitt.
Stock no. 1818437
Published by CP Press. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

CP Press Automotive series. Black boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 9781910241615. A lovely copy. Red pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. Musty odour present.

PORSCHE 911 THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY 1977 TO 1987
Written by Brian Long.
Stock no. 1317992
Published by Veloce Publishing. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Volume 3 in the series. Large format. Dark grey boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 190370636X. Spine and corners bumped. Small, light damp stain to lower inner margins of endpapers. Light fingermarks to rear free-endpaper. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is also lightly damp stained at lower edges (visible only on verso) and slightly edge rubbed. Small tears at lower folds tape repaired on verso.

PORSCHE 911 THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY 1997 TO 2004
Written by Brian Long.
Stock no. 1317991
Published by Veloce Publishing. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Volume 5 in the series. The definitive history of the Porsche 911 and 192. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos throughout. 207 pages including index. ISBN: 1904788424. Minimal bumping to spine. Minor grubby marks to top of text block else contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge rubbed.

SPORTS CAR RACING IN CAMERA 1960-69
Written by Paul Parker.
Stock no. 2131229
Published by Haynes. 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The world of sports car racing in the 1960s springs to life here through stunning full-colour period photography and the author's well-observed commentary. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 9781844254002. A few marks to covers. Contents are fine. Dustwrapper has a couple of small nicks at corners.

DEREK BELL: MY RACING LIFE
Written by Derek Bell.
Stock no. 1610554
Published by Patrick Stephens. 2nd 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Second edition. Autobiography of the motor racing driver. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 272 pages including index. ISBN: 9780857330888. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at base of spine else a very nice copy indeed.

THREE-POINTED STAR: THE STORY OF MERCEDES-BENZ CARS AND THEIR RACING SUCCESSES
Written by David Scott-Moncrieff; St. John C. Nixon; Clarence Paget.
Stock no. 1810823
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of the rise of Mercedes-Benz begins in the middle of the 19th century with the early years of two great motoring pioneers, Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. xvi and 360 pages including index. Vertical crease to spine where the book has been read. Small inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block a little grubby but contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-chipped with fading and large amount of loss to spine (see photo) - tape repair now yellowed to verso, grubby to rear panel.

THREE-POINTED STAR: THE STORY OF MERCEDES-BENZ
Written by David Scott-Moncrieff.
Stock no. 1712776
Published by Gentry Books. 1st thus 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Revised and updated edition. The story of Mercedes-Benz cars and their racing successes. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 435 pages including index.. ISBN: 0856140589. Foxing to top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and scuffed to rear panel.

THREE-POINTED STAR: THE STORY OF MERCEDES-BENZ CARS AND THEIR RACING SUCCESSES
Written by David Scott-Moncrieff; St. John C. Nixon; Clarence Paget.
Stock no. 1711495
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of the rise of Mercedes-Benz begins in the middle of the 19th century with the early years of two great motoring pioneers, Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. xvi and 360 pages including index. Spine and corners lightly shelf-worn. Foxing mainly to text block, prelims and endpapers. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge-creased, spine faded and rear panel a little grubby.

DIRECTORY OF GRAND PRIX CARS 1945-65
Written by Mike Lawrence.
Stock no. 1711238
Published by Aston Publications. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Every Grand Prix of the period together with specifications and racing history plus details of some projects which never even raced. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0946627460. A limited edition signed copy. This is no. 12 of 200. SIGNED by author Mike Lawrence and Tony Brooks, John Cooper, Stirling Moss, Roy Salvadori, R.R.C. Walker on a bookplate stuck to verso of front endpaper. Binding of book into covers is lower than expected, (publisher error). Wrapper lightly browned. This copy would make a wonderful gift.