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BEDFORD AND THE BRITISH CHEVROLET (THE BRITISH BUS AND TRUCK HERITAGE)
Written by Stuart Fergus Broatch; Alan Townsin.
Stock no. 1824617
Published by Venture Publications. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Title to front board is 'Bedford Volumes 1 Bedford and British Chevrolet 1923-1950. Tracing the Bedford story to its roots in the early years of the formation of the huge General Motors group in America, the foundation of the Chevrolet marque and its transformation by General Motors into the challenger which eventually overtook the hitherto all-conquering Ford as the world's largest producer of cars and commercial vehicles. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos, with a few colour images at front. ISBN: 1898432066. Small knock to lower rear edge. Contents printed on glossy paper and thus some facing pages have stuck together and been prised apart leaving slight surface paper damage (not obliterating any text).

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FERRARI: THE GRAN TURISMO & COMPETITION BERLINETTAS
Written by Dean Batchelor.
Stock no. 1824615
Published by Haessner Publishing Inc.. 1st 1977. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Yellow pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. Not paginated. ISBN: 0914792024. Cover corners lightly rubbed, covers a little grubby/scuffed. Light foxing to prelims else contents clean.

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STIRLING MOSS SCRAPBOOK 1961
Written by Stirling Moss; Philip Porter.
Stock no. 1824611
Published by Porter Press International Ltd. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The behind the scenes story of one of Stirling's most incredible seasons told by his own scrapbooks, his albums, his recollections and no holds barred comments about the cars, the circuits, the crumpet and the other drivers. Large oblong format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations. 1661 pages. ISBN: 0955006821. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and is lightly faded to front vertical edge.

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JAGUAR SPORTS RACING & WORKS COMPETITION CARS FROM 1954
Written by Andrew Whyte.
Stock no. 1824610
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1988. Very good condition.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. 624 pages. The second volume of the author's definitive two part history of Jaguar in motor sport. ISBN: 0854293191. Revised edition. A few minor marks and scuffs to boards. Contents clean. Lacks the dustwrapper.

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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO JAGUAR COLLECTIBLES
Written by Ian Cooling.
Stock no. 1824608
Published by Bay View Books. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The extraordinary range of automobilia inspired by the Jaguar marque - everything except the full-size cars themselves. Square format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations. 192 pages. ISBN: 187097994X. Board corners lightly rubbed. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel and has minor foxing to verso (not visible to outside).

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THE SPYDER CALIFORNIA: A FERRARI OF PARTICULAR DISTINCTION
Written by George M. Carrick.
Stock no. 1824606
Published by John W. Barnes Jr. Publishing Inc. 1st 1976. Very good condition.

The Ferrari 250 Granturismo Spyder California. From pre-production developments to production details and chassis numbers. Oblong format. White pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 75 pages. ISBN: 0914822071. Covers lightly browned, slightly grubby, rubbed at corners. Contents clean. A nice copy of a rare item.

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THE LITTLE HORSE BUS
Written by Graham Greene. Illustrated by Dorothy Craigie.
Stock no. 1324393
Published by Max Parrish. 1st 1952. Very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w illustrations. Some light staining to front cover edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed with a small tear to lower corner of front panel, foxing on verso and some light marking to rear panel.

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THE ADVENTURES OF WONK - FIREWORKS
Written by Muriel Levy. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1324391
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 2nd 1942. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 417. Green boards with colour vignette and titles. Also contains: THE DIAMOND RING AFFAIR. Spine slightly bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light fingering else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and torn at top rear corner.

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THE ADVENTURES OF WONK - STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM
Written by Muriel Levy. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1324390
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 2nd 1942. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 417. Grey boards with pale brown vignette and titles. Also contains: ADVENTURE IN THE NIGHT. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight browning to spine and cover edges. Some light fingermarks to page margins else contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with loss and a bit grubby.

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CALICO THE WONDER HORSE OR THE SAGA OF STEWY SLINKER
Written by Virginia Lee Burton. Illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton.
Stock no. 1324387
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1942. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Red pictorial cardwrap. B/w illustrations throughout in strip format. 5 x 8". Covers edge worn and foxed. A few pin holes to front cover affecting preliminary pages. Some pale page browning else contents clean.

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JAGUAR SPORTS RACING & WORKS COMPETITION CARS TO 1953
Written by Andrew Whyte.
Stock no. 1824596
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1982. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. B/w photos. The first volume of the author's definitive two part history of Jaguar in motor sport. ISBN: 0854292772. A clean copy, lacking the dustwrapper.

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LAND SPEED RECORD
Written by Cyril Posthumus.
Stock no. 1824595
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete history of the record breaking cars from 39MPH to 600+ MPH. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, colour illustrations. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0850450373. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed and marked to rear panel.

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