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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. ISBN: 0901564095. Text block a little grubby. 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.

B/w photos.

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THE RESTORATION OF VINTAGE AND THOROUGHBRED CARS
Written by Richard C. Wheatley; Bryan Morgan. Illustrated by R.F. Neale.
Stock no. 1817425
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1963. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos and line drawings. A few marks and damp mottling to boards. Name and address in ink to front pastedown which is mostly hidden by front flap of dustwrapper. Endpapers a little grubby. Musty odour present. Price-cut yellow pictorial dustwrapper has tape repair to edges of verso which is starting to bleed through to front and is grubby.

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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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BENTLEY FIFTY YEARS OF THE MARQUE
Written by Johnnie Green.
Stock no. 1817371
Published by Dalton Watson. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w photos. The development of Bentleys from No. 1 3-litre of 1919 to the T series of 1969. ISBN: 0901564001. Light damp mottling to boards. Name & address in ink to front endpaper. Strong musty odour present. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper.

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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 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. B/w photos. 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. 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. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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MG SPORTS CARS
Written by Peter Garnier.
Stock no. 2129142
Published by Hamlyn. 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. ISBN: 0600363430. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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SILVER GHOSTS & SILVER DAWN
Written by W.A. Robotham.
Stock no. 2129131
Published by Constable. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. The author's work at Rolls-Royce. From cars to military vehicles. ISBN: 0094566909. Foxing and some marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-tears and chips; creased; a little loss.

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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. ISBN: 0856140635. Lower corners of boards bumped. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper.

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MAKING OF THE MOTOR CAR 1895-1930
Written by Michael E. Ware.
Stock no. 1817135
Published by Moorland Publishing. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Historic Industrial Scenes series. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & illustrations. ISBN: 0903485397. Tape marks to boards. Browning to text block and endpapers. A slight musty odour present. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper.

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