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TRIUMPH CARS: THE COMPLETE STORY
Written by Graham Robson; Richard Langworth.
Stock no. 1827532
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 2nd 1988. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

2nd edition. From Tri-car to Acclaim. A detailed history of one of Britain's most famous makes of car. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 352 pages including index. ISBN: 0947981284. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapepr is lightly browned to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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MG THE ART OF ABINGDON
Written by John McLellan.
Stock no. 1827530
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1982. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. A worthy pictorial tribute to the MGs of Abingdon. ISBN: 0900549459. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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BENTLEY SPECIALS & SPECIAL BENTLEYS
Written by Ray Roberts.
Stock no. 1827509
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Foulis Motoring Book. Describing in depth seventy years of works-built special cars from Cricklewood, Derby and Crewe, and the privately-created Specials of owners the world over. Grey boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour photos. 440 pages including index. ISBN: 0854296999. Light rubbing to lower board edges (minor), tiny bump to top front corner. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

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BENTLEY FACTORY CARS 1919-1931
Written by Michael Hay.
Stock no. 1827508
Published by Osprey Automotive. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A definitive history of the Bentley golden era which covers the personalities, the commercial and financial complexities, the engineering and development work - and the primum mobile of the company, racing. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. 352 pages. ISBN: 1855322404. Light shelf-wear to base of spine else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is ligthly scuffed, small nick to lower rear edge of spine (no loss).

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ALVIS THE STORY OF THE RED TRIANGLE
Written by Kenneth Day.
Stock no. 1827507
Published by Foulis; Haynes Publishing Group. 2nd 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. Why Alvis survived so many other high quality car makers and signposts the story of the company's success in a risk-fraught business. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 375 pages. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0854296670. Slight bumping to top corner of boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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TRIUMPH CARS THE COMPLETE 75 YEAR HISTORY
Written by Richard Langworth; Graham Robson.
Stock no. 1827505
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A definitive history of one of Britain's most famous makes of car. From the 1923 10/20 to the latest TR7. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0900549440. Slight lean to spine. Text block lightly browned. Foxing to endpapers else contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is browned and a little grubby, slightly faded to spine.

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PEPPERCORN HIS LIFE AND LOCOMOTIVES
Written by Tim Hillier-Graves.
Stock no. 1326985
Published by Pen & Sword Transport. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The first detailed biography of Peppercorn, a vicar's son from Herefordshire and the last LNER Chief Mechanical Engineer. Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. 259 pages. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781526729859. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners of book and dustwrapper.

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30 YEARS OF PROGRESS IN PASSENGER ROAD TRANSPORT
Written by Walter Dowding.
Stock no. 1326793
Published by Red & White. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A history of the Red & White Group of Omnibus companies 1919-1949. Red cloth, gilt title to front cover. B/w photos. Some light spotting to covers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn at top corners but only very minimal loss.

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COOPER CARS
Written by Doug Nye.
Stock no. 1827212
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1983. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A history of the products of the Cooper car company. Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 376 pages including index. ISBN: 0850454883. Musty odour present else contents fine. Green pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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THE VOLKSWAGEN STORY
Written by K.B. Hopfinger.
Stock no. 1326573
Published by G.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd.. 3rd 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of one of the largest and most successful automobile enterprises in the world. A revised and up-to-date version of Beyond Expectation - The Volkswagen Story, first published in 1954. Light grey boards, gilt title to spine. 215 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854291091. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight browning to cover edges. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is lightly edge rubbed.

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THE HONDA MYTH
Written by Masaaki Sato.
Stock no. 1326549
Published by Vertical, Inc.. 1st 2006. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The genius and his wake. Translated by Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt. Black boards with glossy black titles and vignettes. ISBN: 9781932234268. Spine bumped. Light splash mark to lower edge of textblock. Dustwrapper has a tear to the front spine edge and is slightly edge rubbed, barcode label stuck to rear panel of wrapper.

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BROOKE BOND THE STORY OF A GREAT FAMILY ENTERPRISE
Written by David Harris.
Stock no. 1326528
Published by David Harris. 1st 2020. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A permanent celebration of a great British company that rose from a single shop in Manchester to become a global enterprise. Brown boards, white title to spine and yellow vignette to front cover. 91 pages. Colour and b/w photos throughout. SIGNED by author by means on an inscription to Wendy and dated April 2021. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly worn.

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