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THE BOY'S BOOK OF THE MOTOR-CAR
Written by John Harrison.
Stock no. 2133953
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1st 1926. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Orange cloth with black titles and decorations. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing throughout.

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THE LURE OF SPEED
Written by Henry Segrave.
Stock no. 2133952
Published by Hutchinson. 1st 1928. Good condition.

Autobiography. B/w photos. Spine is browned with some marks. Bumping to corners. A few marks to covers. Small writing in red ink to front endpaper. Foxing throughout.

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WHEN MOTORING WAS A SPORT
Written by E.D. Lovell. Illustrated by A.W. Browne.
Stock no. 2133950
Published by A.B. Campbell & Co.. 1st 1937. Good condition.

Green cloth with black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. some chipping/fraying to cloth on spine. Marks and scuffs to covers. Scribbled out name in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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KING OF THE SPEEDWAY
Written by John Hunter.
Stock no. 2133942
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, black titles. B/w frontis. 185 pages. Spine is a bit browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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THE WORLD ON WHEELS
Written by H.O. Duncan.
Stock no. 2133940
Published by H.O. Duncan. 1st 1926. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Leather spine; raised bands to spine. B/w illustrations. Includes a fascinating History of the Bicycle. Covers are very heavily worn, with much loss of cover/top surface of leather spine. Chipping along edges of covers and scuffing/grubby marks. Foxing to outer page edges. Contents are still very good - a few pale margin marks. Joints are a bit cracked.

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THE BOYS' BOOK OF MOTORS
Written by Wilfred Gordon Aston.
Stock no. 2133934
Published by E. & F.N. Spon. 1st 1923. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth with gilt titles. All about the leading Motor-Cars of today including a complet description in fascinatingly simple language of How the Motor Car works. Tipped-in colour plates and b/w plates. Spine is browned and foxed. Some uneven fading to covers. Bumping to spine and corners. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing throughout.

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THE MODEST MAN'S MOTOR
Written by C.G. Matson.
Stock no. 2133874
Published by Lawrence And Bullen Ltd.. 1st 1903. Good condition.

Green cloth with black titles. Spine is browned. Some foxing to covers and to pages throughout.

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THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MOTORING
Written by R.J. Mecredy.
Stock no. 2133873
Published by Mecredy, Percy & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1906. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w diagrams. Spine has been replaced with new green cloth; new endpapers. Corners are bumped. Browning to outer page edges. Some foxing. Last page has top half cut off it.

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THE AUTOMOBILE HANDBOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 2133872
1st 1905. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles. Containing information of interest to Automobilists, and a guide to touring in the United Kingdom and places abroad. Adverts to rear. Marks to covers. Spine is browned. Names in ink to front pastedown and endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges.

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HAYNES RESTORATION MANUAL: TRIUMPH SPITFIRE GT6, VITESSE & HERALD
Written by Lindsay Porter; Peter Williams.
Stock no. 1820315
Published by Haynes. 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Covers all Triumph Spitfire, GT6, Vitesse & Herald models. With the aid of more than 900 illustrations and text aimed at the do-it-yourselfer. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781859608678. Reprint. A few minor foxspots to text block and light browning.

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IT BEATS WORKING: MY 35 YEARS INSIDE MOTOR RACING
Written by Eoin S. Young.
Stock no. 1820310
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1997. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The author's career reporting on 35 years of international motor sport. B/w photos. ISBN: 1852604603. Reprint. Light yellowing to text block. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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HOW TO PLAN AND BUILD A FAST ROAD CAR (SPEEDPRO SERIES)
Written by Daniel Stapleton.
Stock no. 1820306
Published by Veloce Publishing Plc.. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 187410560X. Spine faded. Text block lightly browned.

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