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MANSELL AND WILLIAMS: THE CHALLENGE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Written by Nigel Mansell; Derick Allsop.
Stock no. 1819975
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st thus 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

World Champion 1992. A personal account of the joys and frustration of competing for the ultimate prize in Formula One. The team structure and organization, the preparation, practice, briefing and debriefing, qualifying and finally the race itself. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 0297832182. Light creasing to lower front edge of cover, corners lightly rubbed, light scuffing to rear cover. Text block lightly browned. Contents fine.

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THE FAMOUS JIMMY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Benjamin Rabier.
Stock no. 2133416
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd.. 2nd 1941. Good condition.

Large format. Pictorial boards. Two-colour illustrations. Second edition. Heavy wear to covers, with foxing and a few damp marks. Paper cover is starting to come away from spine. Corner crease to rear cover. White paper stick to inside front endpaper. Joints are cracked. Some margin marks. A reading copy.

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NODDY'S TALL GREEN BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Robert Tyndall.
Stock no. 2133414
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1960. Very good condition.

Pictorial green paper wraps. 4 pictures to a page - in colour - with text beneath. 10 pages. Unpaginated. 26.25cm tall, 7.5cm wide. Some light creasing.

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MOTOR AND CARRIAGE PAINTING: A PRACTICAL MANUAL
Written by A. Bates.
Stock no. 2133367
Published by The Trade Papers Publishing Co. Ltd.. 2nd 1924. Good condition.

Second edition Revised and Much Enlarged. 'The Decorator' Series of Practical Books, No. 13, edited by Arthur Seymour Jennings. Red cloth covers with titles. 208 pages plus index. Heavy browning/fading to covers; top & tail of spine lightly frayed. Foxing is heaviest to prelims and outer page edges. Some margin marks. A good reading copy.

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ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OF THE CAR (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Herbert J. Butler; Hugh Butler.
Stock no. 2133366
Published by W.R. Howell & Co.. 1926. Very good condition.

Leather-style covers, gilt titles. Comprising the various systems fitted to British, French, Italian, German and other European Cars. B/w diagrams. Some marks and wear to covers. Light creasing to top corners of pages on volume 1. A few margin marks.

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ABC OF THE MOTORCYCLE
Written by W.J. Jackman.
Stock no. 2133364
Published by Stanton And Van Vliet Co.. 3rd 1916. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt titles. B/w illustrations. 3rd edition. Gilt title to spine has rubbed off. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some marks to covers. Small ink stamp to front pastedown. Foxing and grubby marks to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins.

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HINTS & TIPS FOR MOTOR CYCLISTS
No author listed.
Stock no. 2133361
Published by Iliffe & Sons Limited. 3rd Good condition.

Small format. Blue cloth, b/w photo onlay to front cover. 3rd edition. Wear and marks to covers; bumping to corners. Damp marking to onlay on front cover. Front joint is cracked/partially broken, with webbing showing through. Foxing and browning, mostly to endpapers and outer page edges. Some margin marks. Small name and address label stuck to rear pastedown. A reading copy.

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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.

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AUTOCOURSE GRAND PRIX WHO'S WHO
Written by Steve Small; Jackie Stewart.
Stock no. 2133358
Published by Icon Publishing Limited. 4th 2012. Fine condition.

4th edition - Completely revised and updated. From Abecassis to Zunino. The Complete Grand Prix Career Record of Every Driver to have Started a World Championship Race 1950-2011. Foreword by Sir Jackie Stewart, OBE. Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos throughout. 832 pages. ISBN: 9781905334698. Minor shelf wear to top & tail of spine else an excellent copy! Contained in colour slip case which is a little scuffed.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1961
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2133348
Published by Daily Express. 1961. Very good condition.

Pictorial laminated boards showing Rupert on a swing. 1st story Rupert and the Hearth-Rug. Includes puzzle page and Magic Painting pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Browning and some foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. Price-cut. Magic Paintings are mostly DONE; colour to all pages - although some are not done fully. A few margin marks. Vertical creasing to last few pages of book.

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A CALENDAR OF NEW FOREST DOCUMENTS 1244-1334
Written by D.J. Stagg.
Stock no. 2133346
Published by Hampshire County Council. 1st 1979. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Hampshire Record Series Volume III. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 090668000X. Spine is bumped, spotting (possibly from damp) to covers. Browning to page edges and margins. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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THE JOURNEY MILE BY MILE
Written by S.N. Pike.
Stock no. 1819965
Published by Silver Link Publishing. 1st thus 1988. Fine condition.

Waterloo Edition. What to see on every mile of the journey between London and towns of the South and South-West. Title to front cover is 'Travelling on the Southern Railway'. Originally published in 1940s. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w maps. 35 pages including adverts. Light page browning else contents fine.

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