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KINGS OF THE NURBURGRING
Written by Chris Nixon.
Stock no. 2131698
Published by Transport Bookman Publications. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large square format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Der Nurburg-Ring: A History 1925-1983. The author has selected 14 drivers as his Kings of the Nurburgring, including Rudolf Caracciola, Alberto Ascari, Stirling Moss, Graham Hill and others. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0851840701. A few prelim pages have surface paper damage/lifting, where it appears the print has stuck together, rest of pages are excellent!

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RACING WITH THE DAVID BROWN ASTON MARTINS VOL. 1
Written by John Wyer; Chris Nixon.
Stock no. 2131696
Published by Transport Bookman Publications. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851840361.

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RACING WITH THE DAVID BROWN ASTON MARTINS VOL. 2
Written by Chris Nixon.
Stock no. 2131695
Published by Transport Bookman Publications. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 085184037X. Light browning/foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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AVOCA: A HISTORY OF THE VALE
Written by P. Dempsey.
Stock no. 1818563
Published by Browne and Nolan Ltd.. 1st 1912. Almost very good condition.

A small village in Ireland. Small format. Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to front. B/w photos. 71 pages plus adverts to rear. A few marks to boards. Endpapers browned and foxing throughout.

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ASTON MARTIN AND LAGONDA
Written by Chris Harvey.
Stock no. 1818546
Published by The Oxford Illustrated Press. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Three generations and thirty models of these peculiarly English cars made since the war are examined in great detail. Their charismatic competition history is discussed together with the people who made them, still make them and those who run them; the pleasures and pitfalls of owning such a rare machine and above all the mystique that has won them such a following... Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 245 pages including index. ISBN: 0902280686. A few minor creases to contents else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, has a mark from the remains of a label to top of front panel, top edge of rear panel is missing some laminate and has a closed tear to top edge of spine.

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MARINA OWNERS WORKSHOP MANUAL
Written by J.H. Haynes; B.L. Chalmers Hunt.
Stock no. 1818544
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1976. Very good condition.

Morris Marina 1.8 1971 to October 1975; All Mk I models (does not cover Mk 2 models); 1798cc. Orange pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. 233 pages including index. ISBN: 0900550740. Covers a little grubby. Spine lightly faded. Text block browned and grubby. Contents clean. Cigarette odour present.

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PRINCESS TINA ANNUAL 1970
No author listed.
Stock no. 1318514
Published by IPC Magazines Ltd.. 1970. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures and numerous illustrations. ISBN: 0900376457. Price-cut to front free-endpaper and matching section cut from first page (pg5/6).

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THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT
Written by A.E. Bonser; Sidney Woolf; E.S. Bucheim. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1318504
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1907. Good condition.

A collection of stories and illustrations which originally appeared in "Little Folks" between 1896 and 1902, during which period most of the numbers of the magazine contained some of Rackham's drawings. Large format. 36 tinted line-drawn plates and text illustrations. Brown cloth, gilt titles to spine; brick red titles and vignette to front cover. 144 pages. One of the more unusual Rackham items. Spine and corners are bumped and worn, splits in the cloth to the front edge of spine. Covers are rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown. Small ink blot to preliminary pages and some grubby fingermarks to page margins. Light page browning to free-endpapers.

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TIGER: THE MAKING OF A SPORTS CAR
Written by Mike Taylor.
Stock no. 1818497
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 2nd 1991. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Edition. Second Edition. A FOULIS Motoring Book. The full Tiger story - the prototypes, the complex development programme and the full production history. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 271 pages including index. ISBN: 085429774X. Base of spine shelf worn. Top edge of text block browned. Light pencil erasure marks to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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ALFA-ROMEO VELOCE: THE RACING GIULIETTAS 1956-1963
Written by Donald Hughes; Vito Witting Da Prato.
Stock no. 1818480
Published by Foulis; Haynes. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Representing a labour of love by two dedicated Alfa enthusiasts, who have made a life-long study of the exquisite Zagato-bodied 1300cc Guiliettas of the late fifties and early sixties. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0854297316. Light bump to base of spine. Faint pencil erasure marks to front endpaper. Contents otherwise fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightlys scuffed.

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THE RETREAT: HITLER'S FIRST DEFEAT
Written by Michael Jones.
Stock no. 1818467
Published by John Murray. Circa 2010. Very good condition.

The story of Hitler's first terrible defeat through first-hand witnesses and a powerful narrative. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780719569722. 3rd printing. Old price label to front cover.

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THE HITLER EMIGRES: THE CULTURAL IMPACT ON BRITAIN OF REFUGEES FROM NAZISM
Written by Daniel Snowman.
Stock no. 1818466
Published by Chatto & Windus. Circa 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Cultural Impact on Britain of Refugees from Nazism. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0701168803. Text block browned. Pencil erasure marks on front pastedown. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby to spine.

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