William Boddy
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THE STORY OF BROOKLANDS: THE WORLD'S FIRST MOTOR COURSE VOLUME III
Written by William Boddy.
Stock no. 1829148
Published by Grenville Publishing Company Limited.
1st
1950.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This third and final volume takes the history of the famous motor racing track from 1933 to 1939 when racing ceased at the famoust Track. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Lower edge of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is slightly nicked at top edges and is a little scuffed.
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THE HISTORY OF BROOKLANDS MOTOR COURSE
Written by William Boddy.
Stock no. 1824579
Published by Grenville Publishing Company Limited.
1st
1957.
Almost very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.
A comprehensive history of the famous Brooklands Motor Course at Weybridge in Surrey covering the period of 1906 to 1940, when the Track was in active use as a venue for motor-racing, testing and record-breaking. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xv and 368 pages including index. Boards heavily mottled. Name label to front pastedown (hidden by front flap of dustwrapper). Foxing to text block and throughout contents (not too heavy). Price-cut blue dustwrapper is repaired and strengthened with mostly clear tape (now yellowed with age), repair to rear panel has a white label, dustwrapper is grubby. Also contains relevant newspaper articles loosely inserted.
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- SURREY
THE HISTORY OF MOTOR RACING
Written by William Boddy.
Stock no. 2139544
Published by W.H. Smith.
Circa
1988.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The whole story of motor racing from the 'Reliability Trial' of 1894 through to modern Grand Prix racing. Revised and updated Edition. Large format. Black cloth boards, white title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 0356151220. Light rubbing to spine & corners. Light browning to endpapers and text block. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with a small tear to top of spine (no loss); spine lightly faded.
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THE AUTOMOBILE THE FIRST CENTURY
Written by David Burgess Wise; William Boddy; Brian Laban.
Stock no. 486247
Published by Orbis.
1st
1983.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Over 700 illustrations (480 in colour). The way that the motorcar and motor sport have grown up side by side. ISBN: 0856135453. Dustwrapper: corners rubbed.
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