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BUGATTI TYPE 46 & 50 THE BIG BUGATTIS
Written by Barrie Price.
Stock no. 2129950
Published by Veloce Publishing Plc.. 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Updated edition. A concise history, an engineering analysis and the most thorough survey yet of the many coachbuilt bodies fitted to these famous chassis. Pale grey boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos throughout. 144 pages including index. ISBN: 1901295699. Spine is bumped. Couple of grubby marks to covers and endpapers. Actual contents are still excellent! Dustwrapper is edge-creased.

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MOTORING IN THE 30s
Written by Graham Robson.
Stock no. 2129766
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Sandwiched between two exciting periods - the 20s made legendary by the vintage movement and the unforgettable 40s - is the eventful and significant 30s. This book explains why more cars were sold than ever before at a time when the country was supposed to be in a desperate economic state. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 216 pages including index. ISBN: 0850593654. Base of spine lightly shelf-rubbed. Spine is slightly cocked. Contents clean. Price-cut yellow pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased. A very nice copy.

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BEST WHEEL FORWARD
Written by J.A. Gregoire.
Stock no. 2129757
Published by Motoraces Book Club. 1966. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Motor Racing in France from 1920's to 1950's. Black cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. 194 pages. Spotting to endpapers and outer page edges. Publisher label has come unstuck (but still present) to title page.

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ADVERTISING BRITISH CARS OF THE 50S
Written by Heon Stevenon.
Stock no. 2129745
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In the 'fifties, for the first time, everyone's dream of owning a car could become a reality. From Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire to Wolseley 15-60, from the world's "finest 3-wheeler" to "5 star" Fords, enjoy the British cars of the 'fifties and the advertising campaigns designed to sell them. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 0854298983. A few minor foxspots to rear endpaper. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper has some grubby marks.

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THE MOTOR FOR THE MILLION THE AUSTIN SEVEN 1922-1939
Written by R.J. Wyatt. Illustrated by Peter Huntley.
Stock no. 1817434
Published by MacDonald. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0356014428. Verso of dustwrapper edge strengthened with clear tape which has left marks on the boards and is bleeding through to the front of the dustwrapper. Price-cut dustwrapper is also faded at spine.

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THE MAGIC OF MG
Written by Mike Allison.
Stock no. 1817432
Published by Dalton Watson. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/W photographs of all the models and most of the specialist coachwork show the development of the marque. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 208 pages. ISBN: 0901564095. Text block a little browned. Musty odour present. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper.

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COMPETITIVE DRIVING
Written by Peter Roberts.
Stock no. 1817428
Published by Motoraces Book Club. 1st thus 1967. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Originally published in 1964. This edition produced for members of the Motoraces Book Club. Edited by Peter Roberts. Small format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 141 pages. Boards clean. Shelf-wear to base of spine. Text block browned with minor foxing. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is very lightly edge-rubbed.

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MOTORCARS
Written by Philip A. Turner.
Stock no. 1817377
Published by Temple Press. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The "Power and Speed" Series for Boys. The fascinating story of how the motorcar came to be invented, how it works and how motoring and motorcars have developed through the years. Cloth boards. B/w photos and illustrations. Foxing to top edge of text block and endpapers. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is browned and edge-rubbed/creased.

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MORGAN: FIRST AND LAST OF THE REAL SPORTS CARS
Written by Gregory Houston Bowden.
Stock no. 1817370
Published by Gentry Books. 1st 1972. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Morgan Motor Company is the world's oldest privately owned car company. This book covers the early history, the three-wheeler, the 4/4, and the Plus 8. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 191 pages including index. ISBN: 0856140139. Minor foxing to text block and a few foxspots to contents. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper.

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FORMULA 1 YEARBOOK 2000-2001
Written by Luc Domenjoz; Jean Todt.
Stock no. 2129355
Published by Parragon. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos. Foreword by Todt. ISBN: 0752547356. Bumping along a couple of cover edges and to top of spine. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Contents are bright. Wrapper is edge-creased with fading to spine and a couple of edges.

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BENTLEY THE 1938/1939 OVERDRIVE CARS
Written by Mervyn Frankel; Ian Strang.
Stock no. 2129338
Published by Academy Books. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A specialised book concerned with the whereabouts of the survivors of the 200 "M" series Bentleys manufactured in 1938 and 1939 by Bentley Motors (1931) Limited, which company was then in the ownership of Rolls-Royce. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 1873361181. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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ALVIS: THE STORY OF THE RED TRIANGLE
Written by Kenneth Day.
Stock no. 1817137
Published by Gentry Books. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A definitive history of one of the most famous, influential and successful car manufacturers over the last half century. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 335 pages. ISBN: 0856140635. Lower corners of boards bumped. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper.

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