Stella & Rose's Books

FERRARI THE PASSION AND THE PAIN
Written by Jane Nottage.
Stock no. 1610515
Published by Collins Willow. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Behind the scenes in this tribute to mark fifty years in the life of the most famous motor racing team in the world. Large format. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. Foreword by Niki Lauda. Colour photos. 224 pages. ISBN: 0002187779. Some mottling to cloth of rear board. Inscription to front endpaper. Text block browned. Title page a little scuffed from facing colour frontis. Else contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge creased, with some fading to spine.

FAMOUS RACING CARS: FIFTY OF THE GREATEST, FROM PANHARD TO WILIAMS-HONDA
Written by Doug Nye.
Stock no. 1610469
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A personal selection of 50 racing cars which have distinguished themselves through racing successes, on technical merit or by sheer charm. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, a few colour photos. 272 pages including index. ISBN: 1852600365. Silver title to spine is lightly rubbed. Else a lovely copy. Dustwrapper is lightly browned, with fading to spine (title is illegible).

FORMULA FERRARI
Written by Umberto Zapelloni.
Stock no. 1610411
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed boards. The first official inside story of the most successful team in the history of Formula 1. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0340834714. Spine is bumped and lightly faded.

THE AUTOCOURSE HISTORY OF THE GRAND PRIX CAR 1966-1985
Written by Doug Nye.
Stock no. 1610362
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive survey of the technicalities, triumphs and triublations behind the design and development of the Grand Prix car. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. 264 pages. ISBN: 0905138376. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else a lovely copy. Dustwrapper is dampstained to verso (along bottom edge) and not visible to front, light scuffing.

F1 IMAGES
Written by Daniele Amaduzzi.
Stock no. 2116622
Published by Guild Publishing. 1st thus 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Superb colour photos of Formula One motor sport. Green cloth boards with gilt title to front, no title to spine. Unpaginated. Bumping to board corners. Some light rubbing to cover edges. Front endpaper is creased. Hinges pulled but binding is tight. Dustwrapper is edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

THE AUTOCOURSE HISTORY OF THE GRAND PRIX CAR 1966-1985
Written by Doug Nye.
Stock no. 1810811
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive survey of the technicalities, triumphs and triublations behind the design and development of the Grand Prix car. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. 264 pages. ISBN: 0905138376. Corners lightly bumped. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge-creased to top edge of rear panel with a couple of small closed tears (no loss), some light scuffing.

FERRARI ... A DREAM BORN IN THE SNOW
Written by Roberto Boccafogli; Julian Thomas.
Stock no. 1810161
Published by Sep Editrice. 1st 1997. Very good condition.

The Story of the Prancing Horse from 1898 Until Today. This book aims to be a faithful account of the legend and its sometimes unhappy chapters. The story, which continues with Michael Schumacher, started off with a dream 100 years ago. A dream born in the snow... Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos, illustrations. 159 pages. ISBN: 888711000X. Text lock slightly grubby. Contents clean.

CHASING THE TITLE: MEMORABLE MOMENTS FROM FIFTY YEARS OF FORMULA 1
Written by Nigel Roebuck.
Stock no. 1606120
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

In 1999, The Formula 1 World Championship was 50 years old. Nigel Roebuck gives a personal selection of highlights from the past half-century, full of his own memories, colourful anecdtes and human interest, in the style of his highly popular Fifth Column in Autosport. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w & colour photos. 304 pages including index. ISBN: 1859606040. A few tiny foxspots to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased with a couple of tiny tears.

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.

THE MOTOR RACING MERCHANTS
Written by Anthony Pritchard.
Stock no. 1808992
Published by Leslie Frewin. 1st 1976. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A review of drivers, circuits, stars and cars from 1922 to 1976. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 292 pages. ISBN: 0856320803. Text block lightly browned and just a little grubby. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is slightly grubby.

CLASSIC AND SPORTSCAR: BOOK OF RACING CAR TRACK TESTS
Written by Willie Green; Mark Hughes.
Stock no. 1710648
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A selection of 30 of the track tests which have given Willie Green the most pleasure, beautifully complemented by superb colour photographs throughout. Grey boards, silver title to spine. 192 pages. ISBN: 185260123X. A nice copy.

INSIDE FORMULA ONE 1996: THE GRAND PRIX TEAMS
Written by Jon Nicholson; Maurice Hamilton.
Stock no. 1808598
Published by MacMillan. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Paying tribute not just to the elite of motor racing, but to the promising, the professional, and the poorest - by F1's affluent standards - of Grand Prix entrants. Black boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos throughout. 215 pages including index. ISBN: 0333678516. A nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at edges.