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THE EVOLUTION OF THE RACING CAR
Written by Laurence Pomeroy.
Stock no. 2139917
Published by William Kimber. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Based on the heroic age of motor racing from 1903 to 1937, the author has woven a fascinating composition, much more than a mere technical or historical book. B/w photos. Light bumping to top and tail of spine. A few marks to covers. Browning and foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with browning and some grubby marks.

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THE MAGIC OF A NAME
Written by Harold Nockolds.
Stock no. 2139911
Published by G.T. Foulis. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of Rolls Royce. B/w illustrations. Revised edition. Browning to spine. A few grubby marks to covers. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chips and nicks; a few marks.

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FILL 'ER UP!: THE STORY OF FIFTY YEARS OF MOTORING
Written by Bellamy Partridge.
Stock no. 2139906
Published by McGraw-Hill Book Company. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Some marks to covers. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with tears and chips; some foxing and marks. 3rd printing.

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AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EUROPEAN SPORTS & GT CARS 1945 TO 1960
Written by Graham Robson.
Stock no. 2139889
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w photos. 328 pages. ISBN: 0854292810. Some browning and foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some browning.

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A-Z OF CARS OF THE 1920S
Written by Nick Baldwin.
Stock no. 2139883
Published by Bay View Books. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 240 pages. ISBN: 1870979532. Some light page edge browning. Wrapper is lightly edge-creased.

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H.R.G. THE SPORTSMAN'S IDEAL
Written by Ian Dussek.
Stock no. 2139878
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The origins of the car and technical details explained, and the production and competition record. Yellow boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0947981047. Wrapper is price-cut.

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THE COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPORT CARS 1945-1975
Written by Rob De La Rive Box.
Stock no. 2139869
Published by Rebo Publishers. 2006. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Back to the racing circuits of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s when cars such as those of Gianni and Lamborghini competed. Glazed pictorial boards. 4th edition. Colour photos. ISBN: 9789036615150.

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REG PARNELL
Written by Graham Gauld.
Stock no. 2139862
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The quiet man who helped to engineer Britain's post-war motor racing revolution. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1852605618.

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PININFARINA ART AND INDUSTRY 1930-2000
Written by Antoine Prunet.
Stock no. 2139855
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 1859606849. A few marks to covers. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased with some marks.

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MOTOR CAR AND COACH PAINTING: FOR PRIVATE, COMMERCIAL AND MASS OUTPUT
Written by Charles E. Oliver; Arthur Seymour Jennings.
Stock no. 2139825
Published by W.R. Howell & Co.. 2nd 1926. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Edited by Jennings. Second edition, with special chapter on "Painting with nitro-cellulose products". Contains pages of examples of motor car colours that were available at the time. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; a little fraying to cloth at base of spine. Spotting/foxing and some fading to covers. Page edge browning and foxing. Wrinkling to colour samples pages. Front joint starting to crack but binding is tight.

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W.O. BENTLEY: THE MAN BEHIND THE MARQUE
Written by Malcolm Bobbitt.
Stock no. 1823866
Published by Breedon Books Publishing Co.. 1st 2003. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The first full biography of the founder and inspiration behind Bentley Cars. An insight into the conception and design of some of the most famous sporting cars in automobile history. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1859833527. A fine copy. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE BENTLEY BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by Hugh Young.
Stock no. 1823865
Published by Bentley Drivers Club Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The best articles which have appeared in the Bentley Driver's Club Review. B/w photos. Text block lightly browned with minor foxing. Foxing to prelims else contents clean. Black dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly edge-rubbed.

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