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BENTLEY SPECIALS & SPECIAL BENTLEYS
Written by Ray Roberts.
Stock no. 1827509
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Foulis Motoring Book. Describing in depth seventy years of works-built special cars from Cricklewood, Derby and Crewe, and the privately-created Specials of owners the world over. Grey boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour photos. 440 pages including index. ISBN: 0854296999. Light rubbing to lower board edges (minor), tiny bump to top front corner. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

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BENTLEY FACTORY CARS 1919-1931
Written by Michael Hay.
Stock no. 1827508
Published by Osprey Automotive. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A definitive history of the Bentley golden era which covers the personalities, the commercial and financial complexities, the engineering and development work - and the primum mobile of the company, racing. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. 352 pages. ISBN: 1855322404. Light shelf-wear to base of spine and a light crease to corner of front free-endpaper else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is ligthly scuffed, small nick to lower rear edge of spine (no loss).

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LE MANS 'THE BENTLEY & ALFA YEARS' 1923-1939
Written by R.M. Clarke; Anders Ditlev Clausager.
Stock no. 1827503
Published by Brooklands Books. Nearly fine condition.

Contemporary Le Mans race reports from leading British journals covering the vintage years 1923 to 1939. Compiled by R.M. Clarke and with detailed results and annual summaries by Anders Ditlev Clausager. Large format. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. 179 pages. ISBN: 1855204657. Covers lightly scuffed else contents clean.

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COOPER CARS
Written by Doug Nye.
Stock no. 1827212
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1983. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A history of the products of the Cooper car company. Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 376 pages including index. ISBN: 0850454883. Musty odour present else contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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FERRARI 312 & 512 SPORTS RACING CARS: THE PORSCHE HUNTERS
Written by Ian Bamsey.
Stock no. 1326645
Published by Haynes; Foulis. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A penetrating account of five years of unforgettable racing. A number of Ferrari myths are destroyed and some surprising new facts emerge... Large format. Black boards. Colour and b/w photos. 160 Pages. ISBN: 0854295771. Spine is slightly bumped to base. A few very light marks to covers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at top edges.

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THE VOLKSWAGEN STORY
Written by K.B. Hopfinger.
Stock no. 1326573
Published by G.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd.. 3rd 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Third Edition. A revised and up-to-date version of Beyond Expectation - The Volkswagen Story, first published in 1954. The history of one of the largest and most successful automobile enterprises in the world. Light grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 215 pages. ISBN: 0854291091. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight browning to cover edges. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is lightly edge rubbed.

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AUSTIN SEVEN
Written by Chris Harvey.
Stock no. 1326534
Published by The Oxford Illustrated Press. 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The facts and figures, development and production history of the Austin Seven in all its forms, together with vivid descriptions of what it was like to drive. Green boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 221 pages including index. ISBN: 0946609047. Reprint. Lower edge of boards very slightly faded, base of spine rubbed. Contents fine. Price-cut dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed, old price sticker to rear panel.

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AUSTIN SEVEN 1922-1982
Written by R.M. Clarke.
Stock no. 1326519
Published by Brooklands Books. Very good condition.

Contains articles previously published in various leading motoring magazines from 1923-1982. Compiled by R.M. Clarke. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 100 numbered pages. ISBN: 0946489130. A few light marks to covers. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Minor surface paper loss to vertical edge of title page. Contents clean.

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JO SIFFERT
Written by Jacques Deschenaux.
Stock no. 1827139
Published by William Kimber. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography of the leading Formula 1 motor racing driver Jo Siffert. Dark grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 208 pages. ISBN: 0718304020. Text block and endpapers browned. A few brown marks to text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top & tail of spine and corners, tiny nick to lower edge of rear panel.

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RONNIE PETERSON: GRAND PRIX RACING DRIVER
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 1827092
Published by G.T. Foulis. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Ronnie Peterson's search for perfection, why he must become a World Champion. His progress through kart racing, Formula 3 and his classic win at Monaco, Formula 2 where he became uncrowned king, and into Formula 1. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 085429175X. A few grubby marks to endpapers, text block lightly browned. Couple of foxspots to some page margins. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and lightly scuffed.

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JAGUAR XJ-S (OSPREY AUTOMOTIVE)
Written by Duncan Wherrett.
Stock no. 1826813
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 1855322013. Covers lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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ASTON MARTIN DB2, DB2/4 & DB3 IN DETAIL 1950-59
Written by Nick Walker.
Stock no. 1826769
Published by Herridge & Sons. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The definitive history of the Feltham-built Aston Martins covering DB1 Two Litre Sports, DB2, DB2/4, and DB3 and DB3S sports-racers, complete with in-depth technical descriptions. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0954106334. Light rubbing to base of spine and a few minor knocks to board edges. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed to rear panel with a small damp stain to verso which is not visible to front.

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