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AEC: WORLD TRUCKS No. 10
Written by Pat Kennett.
Stock no. 1828405
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition.

World Trucks No. 10. The story of the AEC Company and its trucks and buses. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850593980. Old publisher's price label to rear board. Else a lovely copy.

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THE BOMFORD STORY
Written by Theo Sherwen.
Stock no. 1327932
Published by Bomford & Evershed Ltd.. 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Century of Service to Agriculture. Privately published. Colour and b/w photos. Red boards, tilt title to spine. The story of the company in Worcestershire who served agriculture with farm equipment. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Slight foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at top edges.

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AIRSPEED THE COMPANY AND ITS AEROPLANES
Written by D.H. Middleton.
Stock no. 1327901
Published by Terence Dalton Limited. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A remarkable tribute to a remarkable company. White boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0861380096. Spine slightly bumped. A couple of tiny dents to cover edges. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little worn at spine and corners and very slightly faded to spine.

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GLOSTER AIRCRAFT COMPANY
Written by Derek N. James.
Stock no. 1327900
Published by Tempus. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

From its early beginnings during the First World War to its demise in 1963, the Gloster Aircraft Company produced some 13,000 aircraft. These ranged from some of the best fighter aircraft ever produced in Britain to prototypes which failed to win orders... Black boards, gilt title to spine. 160 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0752417002. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit scuffed to rear panel and lightly edge rubbed.

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ROTOL THE HISTORY OF AN AIRSCREW COMPANY 1937-1960
Written by Bruce Stait.
Stock no. 1327899
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of Dowty Rotol. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951681508. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and lightly faded to spine, light score mark to front panel of wrapper.

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THE INNHOLDERS: A HISTORY OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INNHOLDERS
Written by Stephen Coote.
Stock no. 1327793
Published by Collectors' Books. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The lively history of a London Livery Company which has survived five hundred years of continuous challenge, occasional danger, and sometimes the threat of dissolution. Blue boards, gilt title to spine and crest to front. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0946604223. Minimal bumping to spine.

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MEMOIRS OF A CARP FISHER: THE DEMON EYE
Written by Kevin Nash; Rosie Barham.
Stock no. 1327613
Published by Tuna Roll Publications Ltd. 1st 2012. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A revealing narrative of how Kevin Nash built his business empire from scratch. Black boards, silver titles. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780957414600. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper with a dedication to Neville. Spine and corners very slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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THE MORGAN 3 WHEELER: BACK TO THE FUTURE!
Written by Peter Dron.
Stock no. 1827857
Published by Veloce Publishing. 1st thus 2022. Slightly better than very good condition.

Revealing why Morgan returned to its original three-wheeler concept after a century, this book described how the new 3 wheeler was created and became a best seller. Updated and revised edition. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9781787118751. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Slight wave to top edge of text block. Contents clean.

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A PASSION FOR PLANTS: THE TRESEDERS OF TRURO
Written by Suzanne Treseder.
Stock no. 1827788
Published by Alison Hodge. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

The story of the Treseder family's passion for plants and of six generations of Treseders who were nurserymen for over 150 years. Matt pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780906720370. Light bumping to board corners. Minor foxing to text block and gutter edge of endpapers. A few pages have pale brown foxspots.

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ML AVIATION LTD: A SECRET WORLD
Written by Graham Carter.
Stock no. 1327362
Published by Keyham Books. 1st 2006. Very good condition.

The story of how two ment took over a near bankrupt company in 1940 and transformed it into one of the most successful aviation research establishments in the UK. Cardwraps. 164 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 095277156X. SIGNED by the author to half title-page (inscribed to Don). Rubbing to cover edges.

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HONDA THE UK STORY
Written by Eric Dymock.
Stock no. 1327182
Published by Dove Publishing. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Grey boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos. Cars, motor cycles and other Honda products. ISBN: 0951875051. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. A few small knocks to wrapper.

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LONDON COUNTRY
Written by Laurie Akehurst; David Stewart.
Stock no. 1827588
Published by Capital Transport. 2nd 2001. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Second Edition. The story of how London Country tackled an elderly fleet and uneconomic route network to become one of the leading constituents of the National Bus Company until borken up into smaller companies in September 1986. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 1854142518. Rubbing to front edge of board. Large, pale damp stain to half-title page. Else contents are lovely. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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