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THE MEMOIRS OF A MOTORSPORTING CLERGYMAN
Written by Rupert Jones.
Stock no. 2140140
Published by Richard Netherwood Limited. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. A witty and readable book evocative of a great period in motor sport. ISBN: 1872955037.

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AYRTON SENNA GOODBYE CHAMPION FAREWELL FRIEND
Written by Karin Sturm.
Stock no. 2140129
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Colour photos. Biography of the racing driver. ISBN: 0947981861.

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AN AIR FIGHTER'S SCRAP-BOOK
Written by Ira Jones.
Stock no. 1823954
Published by Nicholson & Watson. 1st 1938. Good condition.

The imperishable story of the part played by British airmen in the skies over France and Flanders. Grey cloth boards, red title to spine and printed author's name in red to front. B/w plates. Boards spotted, unevenly faded, and marked. Corners lightly worn. Spine slightly cocked. Name & address in ink (neat) to front endpaper. Some minor foxspots and marks to cotnents. Plate facing page 192 detached. Some hinges pulled but binding tight.

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WINGS OF WAR: AN AIRMAN'S DIARY OF THE LAST YEAR OF WORLD WAR ONE
Written by Rudolf Stark.
Stock no. 1823953
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. 1st 1933. Almost very good condition.

A classic aviation memoir of the First World War - as seen from the German viewpoint, and therefore presenting a totally different and little-appreciated story. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Spine browned and marked, shelf-worn at top and tail. Corners of boards lightly worn. Spine is cocked. Text block browned. Prize plate to front pastedown. A few foxspots and margin marks present.

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NO PARACHUTE: A FIGHTER PILOT IN WORLD WAR I
Written by Arthur Gould Lee.
Stock no. 1823951
Published by Jarrolds. 1st 1968. Very good condition.

The letters in this volume were written in France in 1917 when the author was a pilot in No 46 Fighter Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. Dark mauve cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0090865901. Spine a little faded, board edges lightly rubbed. Text block browned.

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WIND IN THE WIRES
Written by Duncan Grinnell-Milne.
Stock no. 1823936
Published by The Aviation Book Club. Almost very good condition.

The author leaves the infantry regiment to which he belonged and is attached to the Royal Flying Corps. Red cloth boards, black title to spine. 6 b/w plates. Top edge red. Spine browned and frayed at top edge. Browning & foxing to text block. Foxing to contents, mainly margins.

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R.F.C. H.Q. 1914-1918
Written by Maurice Baring.
Stock no. 1823935
Published by G. Bell & Sons. 1st 1920. Very good condition.

Blue cloth boards, dark blue title to spine and border to front board. Spine lightly browned, edges lightly rubbed. Text block browned. Spine slightly cocked, hinges slightly pulled. Binding tight.

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CAPTAIN BALL V.C.
Written by Walter A. Briscoe; H. Russell Stannard.
Stock no. 1823925
Published by Herbert Jenkins Limited. 3rd 1943. Good condition.

The career of Flight-Commander Ball of the Royal Flying Corps. Red cloth with dark titles. B/w plates. Spine heavily faded, front board marked. Name in ink to front endpaper. Front hinge pulled but binding tight. Text block browned. Occasional foxing to contents.

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AUTO-ARCHITECT: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GERALD PALMER
Written by Gerald Palmer; Christopher Balfour.
Stock no. 1823907
Published by Magna Press. 1st 1998. Fine condition.

A fascinating story told by this innovative and talented car designer including designing and building the Jowett Javelin. Additional material by Christopher Balfour. Large format. Pale brown glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. Limited to 750 copies. ISBN: 0951942360. SIGNED by Gerald Palmer on label to front pastedown.

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ANDRE CITROEN THE MAN AND THE MOTOR CARS
Written by John Reynolds.
Stock no. 1323058
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1996. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Andre Citroen's life and work. Glazed pictorial boards. Foreword by Chris Goffey. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750912588.

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PHIL HILL YANKEE CHAMPION
Written by William F. Nolan.
Stock no. 1323057
Published by Brown Fox Books. 1st thus 1996. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The first American to win the driving championship of the world. Revised, expanded edition. Blue boards with white title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w photos. 232 pages. ISBN: 1888978104. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is a tiny bit edge rubbed and has a tiny mark to lower edge of rear panel.

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THE PERSONAL DIARY OF MAJOR EDWARD 'MICK' MANNOCK
Written by Mick Mannock; Frederick Oughton.
Stock no. 2139992
Published by Neville Spearman. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Introduced and annotated by Oughton. Major 'Mick' Mannock was a winner of a posthumous V.C. in 1918. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Facsimile pages of the diary and b/w plates. Some marks to outer page edges. Wrapper has some scuffing and small nicks.

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