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RANGE ROVER GOLD PORTFOLIO 1970-1992
Written by R.M. Clarke.
Stock no. 2116365
Published by Brooklands Books. Very good condition.

Contains articles previously published in various leading motoring magazines from 1970-1992. Complied by R.M. Clarke. Large format. Brown pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 179 pages. ISBN: 185520150X. Spine lightly faded. A cover corners are creased. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Some page browning.

GRAND PRIX BUGATTI
Written by H.G. Conway.
Stock no. 1810763
Published by Foulis; Haynes Publishing Group. 2nd 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second edition, reivsed. The definitive story of the Bugatti Types 35, 37, 43 and 51 in their various forms, cars whose engineering excellence, lightness and efficiency marked the birth of a new era in racing car technology. B/w photos. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 272 pages including index. ISBN: 0854292934. Light yellowing/browning to bottom edges of boards. Top front corner lightly bumped. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Page edge-browning. A light musty odour present when contents are fanned. Dustwrapper is lightly browned.

AUTOCOURSE 1988-89
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 1606430
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos. 38th year. Foreword by Ayrton Senna. ISBN: 0905138570. Slight bumping to lower edge of boards. Wrapper has some browning to spine, and some edge creasing.

AUTOCOURSE 1998-99
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 1606426
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos. Foreword by Mika Hakkinen. 48th Year. ISBN: 1874557438. Corners bumped. Contents fine. Wrapper is edge creased with a couple of tiny chips.

MOTOR MUSEUMS OF EUROPE
Written by William Stobbs.
Stock no. 2115882
Published by Arthur Barker Limited. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive guide to all the European museums, describing every serious collection open to the public, and gives technical details of many of the exhibits. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. xviii and 190 pages. ISBN: 021316843X. Light foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is a little edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

BMW: A HISTORY
Written by Halwart Schrader.
Stock no. 2115875
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A definitive history of the BMW of special importance to collectors. A special chronological section of 146 illustrated pages contains a technical description and photographs of every Wartburg, Dixi and BMW automobile built from 1899 to the present. Large format. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 392 pages. ISBN: 0850453453. Light bumping and wear along board edges. Spine a litlte cocked. A few marks to boards. Text block is browned with some foxing. Dustwrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing and a few nicks.

JAGUAR: REBIRTH OF A LEGEND
Written by Ken Clayton.
Stock no. 2115723
Published by Century. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The inside story of the revival of Jaguar, covering the period from the engulfing of Jaguar by British Leyland, through the launch of the XJ-S in 1975, the appointment of Michael Edwardes as Chariman of BL in 1977, and his recruitment of John Egan to turn Jaguar round, to the triumphant launch of the new XJ-40 in 1986 and the beginning of a new era of excellence. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. xv and 196 pages including index. ISBN: 0712623310. Light bumping to a couple of corners and top & tail of spine. Light foxing to top edge of text block. Dustwrapper is a little edge-creased.

FERRARI ... A DREAM BORN IN THE SNOW
Written by Roberto Boccafogli; Julian Thomas.
Stock no. 1810161
Published by Sep Editrice. 1st 1997. Very good condition.

The Story of the Prancing Horse from 1898 Until Today. This book aims to be a faithful account of the legend and its sometimes unhappy chapters. The story, which continues with Michael Schumacher, started off with a dream 100 years ago. A dream born in the snow... Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos, illustrations. 159 pages. ISBN: 888711000X. Text lock slightly grubby. Contents clean.

SCOTTISH CARS
No author listed.
Stock no. 2115304
Published by The Corporation Of Glasgow, Museums And Art Galleries Department. 2nd 1968. Slightly better than very good condition.

Oblong format. Card wraps. Second edition. Their History and a Descriptive Guide to Those In The Museum of Transport, Glasgow. B/w photos. Some wear to spine and a couple of edges.

THE BIRTH OF THE BRITISH MOTOR CAR: VOLUME 1 A NEW MACHINE 1769-1842
Written by T.R. Nicholson.
Stock no. 1809963
Published by MacMillan. 1st 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 163 pages plus index. ISBN: 0333237641. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and faded to spine.

A HISTORY OF PROGRESS: CHRONICLE OF THE AUDI AG
Written by Peter Kirchberg; Thomas Erdmann; Ralph Plagmann.
Stock no. 1606215
Published by Audi Ag. 2nd 1997. Very good condition.

Second Edition. The background and development of the company which now bears the name AUDI AG. White illustrated glazed boards. B/w photos. 276 pages. Boards scuffed and grubby. Foxing to text block. Foxing to prelims and last page else contents clean.

THREE-POINTED STAR: THE STORY OF MERCEDES-BENZ
Written by David Scott-Moncrieff.
Stock no. 1712776
Published by Gentry Books. 1st thus 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Revised and updated edition. The story of Mercedes-Benz cars and their racing successes. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 435 pages including index.. ISBN: 0856140589. Foxing to top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and scuffed to rear panel.