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RILEY INSTRUCTION BOOK FOR THE 1 1/2 LITRE MODEL
No author listed.
Stock no. 2134622
Published by Riley Motors Limited. Circa 1951. Good condition.

Blue cloth spine. Blue paperboards. B/w photos. Marks and wear to cover; some damp staining. Ink sums to title page. Damp marking to some page edges, else contents are generally still very good.

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MOTOR INSURANCE
Written by W.F. Todd.
Stock no. 2134621
Published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1922. Almost very good condition.

Maroon cloth with gilt titles. The Treatment of Mechanical Road Transport Risks. B/w photos. Covers are mottled with browning/fading; spine is very browned. Some other marks. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Contents are generally very good.

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RUNNING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ROTAX ELECTRIC LIGHTING AND STARTING EQUIPMENT
No author listed.
Stock no. 2134617
Fair condition.

Paperwraps. B/w illustrations. Staples have rusted. Heavy damp marking to pages. A reading copy.

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THE LIGHT CAR HANDBOOK
Written by Candidus.
Stock no. 2134610
Published by Iliffe & Sons Limited. Circa 1916. Good condition.

Brown/green-blue covers with dark titles and vignettes. All about economical motoring. B/w illustrations. Pages of prelims are detached, with some chipping and browning on edges; a little loss, but still loosely inserted. Rear joint is taped together. Name and address label to rear pastedown. A working copy only!

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THE MODERN LIGHT CAR: HOW TO DRIVE, MAINTAIN, AND REPAIR IT
No author listed.
Stock no. 2134609
Published by C. Arthur Pearson Ltd.. 1st 1915. Good condition.

Pictorial stiff card covers. B/w diagrams and illustrations. A simple manual for the owner-driver, phrased in non-technical language, planned to reduce his expenses, and to render him independent of professional assistance. Grubby marks and scuffing to covers; damp marks in places. Foxing and marks to outer page edges and some margins. Small address label stuck to inside rear cover.

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COMPLETE HINTS AND TIPS FOR AUTOMOBILISTS
No author listed.
Stock no. 2134605
Published by Iliffe Books Ltd.. Good condition.

Green cloth with white and black titles/borders. 6th edition, thoroughly revised and amplified. B/w diagrams. Browning to spine. Cutting stuck to front pastedown. Top 1" of half-title page has been cut off, as have many top page corners throughout the book. Annotations in places.

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PRACTICAL MOTOR CAR REPAIRING
Written by Eric W. Walford.
Stock no. 2134603
Published by Percival Marshall & Co.. 1st 1906. Good condition.

Stiff card covers. B/w diagrams. Marshall's Practical Manuals No. 6. Most of spine has split away from one side - still just about attached on the other; some loss to top corner of front cover next to spine. Foxing and grubby marks.

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FATHER'S FIRST CAR
Written by Hugh Tracey.
Stock no. 2134602
Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1st 1966. Very good condition.

Small format. Glazed pictorial boards. the author's father's motoring diaries. 'It was not considered bad form to be seen negotiating a hill backwards, only inevitable on occasion'... Wear to corners. Foxing to outer page edges and prelims.

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MY LIFE AT THE SUNBEAM 1920 - 1935
Written by Norman Cliff.
Stock no. 2134596
Published by Ashley James Limited. 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

One man's memories of the company and its craftsmen who built world beating motorcars. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951289101. Light wear to corners.

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HOW TO DRIVE A CAR
No author listed.
Stock no. 2134578
Published by Temple Press Limited. 9th Almost very good condition.

Beige boards with black/red titles. 9th edition, completely revised and fully illustrated. A Complete Guide an Handbook to he Subtleties of Motoring under Present Day Road Traffic Conditions. Browning to spine. Grubby marks to covers. Foxing and marks to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins.

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CARS AND HOW TO DRIVE THEM PART I
Written by John Scott Montagu; J.E. Hutton; et al.
Stock no. 2134575
Published by The Car Illustrated. 3rd Almost very good condition.

3rd edition, completely re-written. Larger format. Blue cloth with black titles, b/w illustrations to front. B/w photos and diagrams. The Car Library. Spine is darkened. Some marks to covers; bumping along edges. Marks and some foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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THE LIGHT CAR MANUAL: A GUIDE TO ECONOMICAL MOTORING
No author listed.
Stock no. 2134572
Published by Temple Press Limited. 1st 1914. Almost very good condition.

Pale blue cloth with blue/brown titles and decorations. B/w diagrams. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Browning/foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Closed tear to last page of adverts.

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