Stella & Rose's Books

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.

BEHIND THE SCENES
Written by Louis T. Stanley.
Stock no. 2134305
Published by Queen Anne Press. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Louis Stanley has been at the centre of virtually every controversy and crisis in Formula One motor-racing over a period of twenty-five years. In this personal and revealiing book, he takes the reader behind the scenes and casts fresh light on controversial incidents, many involving tragedy and death, traumatic moments that caused him to introduce the International Grand Prix Medical Service. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 288 pages. ISBN: 0356104915. Faded marks to spine (caused by sun shining through the dustwrapper). Contents clean. Dustwrapper spine is a little faded.

THE FORD THAT BEAT FERRARI: A RACING HISTORY OF THE GT40
Written by John S. Allen; Gordon J. Jones.
Stock no. 1320168
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 2005. Fine condition.

Large format. Black cloth with silver title to spine. Special Limited edition of 200 numbered copies. Colour and b/w photos. The GT40, placed 1-2-3 at Le Mans in 1966 and won the next three consecutive years. ISBN: 1844253058. SIGNED by the two authors and also racing driver Jacky Ickx. The ltd edn number box of this copy is empty.

FORMULA 1 IN CAMERA 1970-79
Written by Paul Parker.
Stock no. 2133359
Published by Haynes. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The evolution of Grand Prix motor racing through one of its classic decades, when the sport moved into the increasingly commercial and high-tech era. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 240 pages including index. ISBN: 1859609600. A few small knocks to board edges. Contents clean.

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.

MASERATI: A RACING HISTORY
Written by Anthony Pritchard.
Stock no. 2132917
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An account of the design, development and competition history of the Maserati cars, and the personalities involved, from the early years when the racing activities depended on private support through to the marque's current revival under Fiat's ownership and Ferrari's guidance. Square format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos throughout. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 185960871X. Couple of corners are bumped. Light marks to covers. Minor knocks to wrapper edges. Still a lovely copy!

FERRARI TESTA ROSSA V-12
Written by Joel E. Finn.
Stock no. 2132838
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large square format. Black boards with metallic red titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850453690. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks.

FIRST AMONG CHAMPIONS
Written by David Venables.
Stock no. 2132836
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Alfa Romeo Grand Prix Cars. Square format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1859606318. Front endpaper, half-title page and title page have a vertical crease. Otherwise contents fine.

BUILD TO WIN: COMPOSITE MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY FOR COMPETITION CARS AND MOTORCYCLES
Written by Keith Noakes.
Stock no. 1818709
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition.

An outline history of the use and development of composite materials, such as carbon and glass fibres, and Kevlar, in competition cars and motorcycles. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and a few colour. 127 pages including index. ISBN: 0850458269. Remains of a label to front cover. Light foxspots to text block.

RED ARROWS FERRARIS AT THE MILLE MIGLIA
Written by Giannino Marzotto; Sergio Cassano.
Stock no. 2131781
Published by Giorgio Nada Editore. 1st ITALY 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. 306 pages. B/w photos, colour illustrations. ISBN: 8879112406. Bumping to spine. White spotting to covers. Foxing to outer page edges. Contents are still excellent!

FERRARI THE SPORTS RACING CARS A CHAMPION'S VIEW
Written by Phil Hill.
Stock no. 2131699
Published by Dalton Watson Fine Books. 1st USA 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Photographs by John Lamm. Book design by Chuck Queener. American edition. ISBN: 1854432125. White marks to covers. Couple of corners are bumped. Pink mottling to endpapers. Contents are excellent! Wrapper edge-creased.

MORGAN AT LE MANS
Written by David Dowse.
Stock no. 1610672
Published by Tempus. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition.

A minnow in a rather large pond - that was Morgan at Le Mans. One of Britain's smallest car manufacturers, competing with the big boys of Porsce and Ferrari. The inside story of an epic battle against the odds. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 191 pages. ISBN: 0752434888. A lovely copy.