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FROM CHAIN DRIVE TO TURBOCHARGER: THE A.F.N. STORY
Written by Denis Jenkinson.
Stock no. 1824846
Published by Guild Publishing.
1985.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A story of people and in particular the three Aldington brothers and their friends. From their enjoyment of racing and rallys to the serious business of manufacturing the Frazer Nash car. The author traces the fame and fortunes of AFN to their present position as a major Porsche centre. Black cloth. B/w photos. Boards a little dusty. Text block lightly browned. Messy pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Contents mostly clean. Grey pictorial dustwrapper is strengthened to top corners with clear tape, is a little grubby and has damp staining to verso not visible to front. Includes a few relevant newspaper clippings.
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- CARS
- COMPANY HISTORY
THE STORY OF BSA MOTOR CYCLES
Written by Bob Holliday.
Stock no. 1824839
Published by Patrick Stephens.
1st
1978.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0850592771. Boards clean and bright. Text block lightly browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, lightly edge-creased and lightly rubbed at corners, previous bookseller's gold address label to lower edge of front flap. Slight musty odour present.
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- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- COMPANY HISTORY
ROLLS-ROYCE AND BENTLEY: THE CREWE YEARS
Written by Martin Bennett.
Stock no. 1824792
Published by Haynes Publishing.
3rd
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The illustrated history of all Rolls-Royce and Bentley motor cars built at Crewe from 1945 to 2002. Third Edition. Foreword by HRH The Duke of Gloucester. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781844254811. Corners and top & tail of spine lightly rubbbed. Light rubbing of black printing ink of title page to facing page. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has previous bookseller's barcoded label to rear panel.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- ROLLS ROYCE
- BENTLEY
- COMPANY HISTORY
THE MG COLLECTION: THE PRE-WAR MODELS
Written by Richard Monk.
Stock no. 1824780
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited.
1st
1994.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A unique record of the pre-war MG models. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 1852604743. Boards a little rubbed along lower edges. Corners lightly bumped. Gift inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small closed tears, previous bookseller's barcoded label to rear panel.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- COMPANY HISTORY
PININFARINA: IDENTITY OF A DESIGN
Written by Decio Giulio Riccardo Carugati.
Stock no. 1824731
Published by Electa.
1st
1999.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This volume covers the entire course of development of Pininfarina design - the world-famous firm founded in 1930 by Battista Farina, undisputed master of automobile design in the twentieth century - looking at all the different aspects of its production: custom-built cars, mass-produced cars and research prototypes. Large format. Black cloth boards, with white titles. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 8843571877. Light mottling to boards. Title to spine lightly rubbed. Binding fault to top of front joint (pastedown creased). Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed, creased at corners and lightly rubbed at corners.
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- CARS
- COMPANY HISTORY
MARCOS - THE STORY OF A GREAT BRITISH SPORTSCAR
Written by David M. Barber.
Stock no. 1824653
Published by Cedar Publishing Limited.
1st
1995.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A lighthearted account of an enduring marque and of Jem Marsh its founder. The only authorised account of the Marcos story. 156 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0951700294. Light rubbing to board edges. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, previous bookseller's label to rear panel.
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- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- INDUSTRY
- COMPANY HISTORY
FERRARI
Written by Hans Tanner; Doug Nye.
Stock no. 1824614
Published by Book Club Associates.
6th
1985.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
6th edition. Red cloth, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. A nice, clean copy. Black pictorial dustwrapper is strengthened at top of spine with clear tape and is scuffed to rear panel.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- COMPANY HISTORY
- FERRARI
CITROEN FROM A TO X
Written by John Reynolds.
Stock no. 1824593
Published by Citroexpert.
1st
1998.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Seventy-five years of Citroen vehicles in the United Kingdom from 1923 to 1998 amd the history of the Citroen Works at Slough from 1926 to 1966. Black cloth boards with gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9076537011. A few margin marks mainly to prelims and endpapers. Black pictorial dustwrapper has a small closed tear (no loss) to top edge of front panel, scuffed to rear panel.
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- CARS
- COMPANY HISTORY
BSA COMPETITION HISTORY
Written by Norman Vanhouse.
Stock no. 1824581
Published by Haynes Publishing Group.
1st
1986.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 345 pages. ISBN: 0854294791. Light pencil erasure to top corner of front endpaper. Contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is strengthened at top of spine with clear tape, has light remains of a label to rear panel and is lightly scuffed.
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- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- COMPANY HISTORY
AEROPLANES OF THE ROYAL AIRCRAFT FACTORY (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Paul R. Hare.
Stock no. 1824493
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
1999.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The full story of this unique facility. Large format. B/w photos. Crowood Aviation Series. ISBN: 1861262094. A fine copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.
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- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- COMPANY HISTORY
MILES AIRCRAFT (IMAGES OF ENGLAND)
Written by Rod Simpson.
Stock no. 1824456
Published by Tempus.
2002.
Nearly fine condition.
Miles Aircraft was one of the most innovative aircraft companies of the 1930s and 1940s. Card wraps. Images of England Series. B/w photos. ISBN: 0752410911. Reprint. A nice copy, rear cover slightly scuffed.
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- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- IMAGES OF ENGLAND
- COMPANY HISTORY
THE SOCIETY OF BRITISH AEROSPACE COMPANIES: A LIFETIME OF AVIATION 1916-1986
Written by Michael Donne.
Stock no. 1824448
Published by The Society Of British Aerospace Companies Ltd; Ducimus Books.
1st
1986.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large oblong format. Limited edition to 3000 numbered copies. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0903234556. A fine copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased with closed tears to lower corners (no loss). Contained in publisher's slipcase which has a couple of minor marks.
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- AVIATION
- COMPANY HISTORY
- LIMITED EDITION