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WOOL & WATER: THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE WOOLLEN INDUSTRY AND ITS MILLS
Written by Jennifer Tann.
Stock no. 1826273
Published by The History Press. 1st 2012. Almost very good condition.

For those interested in the industrial heritage of Gloucestershire. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. ISBN: 9780752462158. Crinkling of covers and contents. Stain to vertical edge of text block. A few scuffs to laminate of covers. Otherwise, contents clean.

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FIAT
Written by Michael Sedgwick.
Stock no. 1826021
Published by B.T. Batsford. 1st 1974. Good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Fiat Story. The cars, the men and the background. Blue/grey mottled cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Top edge pink. ISBN: 0713404736. Boards clean. Front and rear joint cracked but binding is otherwise tight. Minor foxing and a few grubby marks to endpapers. Text block browned and grubby. Contents themselves appear to be clean on a quick flick through. Black dustwrapper is scuffed and has dampstaining to verso along horizontal edges (not visible to front). Musty damp odour present.

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SUDBROOK PULP MILL
No author listed.
Stock no. 1825640
Published by The Wiggins Teape Group. 1st 1958. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. brown patterned boards. B/w photos. Boards browned and rubbed at corners. Contents clean. Includes a letter regarding the opening of the Mill.

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WOLVERTON: THE FULL WORKS
Written by Phil Marsh.
Stock no. 1825367
Published by Cleek Railway Solutions. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Celebrating the 175th anniversary of Wolverton Works. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. Spine lightly faded. Previous seller's barcode label to rear. Contetns fine - appears unread.

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NARROW GAUGE TRACKS IN THE SAND: THE LEIGHTON BUZZARD LIGHT RAILWAY
Written by Rod Dingwall.
Stock no. 1825365
Published by The Oakwood Press. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Portrait Series PS6. A history of the line and sand industry in Leighton Buzzard. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 085361508X. Top corner of covers and contents lightly creased else fine.

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TURNING LATHES: A MANUAL FOR TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND APPRENTICES
Written by James Lukin.
Stock no. 1825028
Published by E. & F.N. Spon. 1st 1888. Almost very good condition.

A Guide to Turning, Screw-Cutting, Metal-Spinning, etc. Dark green cloth boards, gilt titles andf vignette to front. B/w illustrations. A few minor spots to boards, to rear edge of spine split for 1". Front endpapers grubby. A few minor margin marks else contents generally clean.

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CORNISH MINING
Written by Bryan Earl.
Stock no. 1825022
Published by D. Bradford Barton. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The techniques of Metal Mining in the West of England, Past and Present. Blue mottled boards. Gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. Text block browned, minor stain to lower edge of text block. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper has remains of price label to front flap, is faded to spine and slightly grubby.

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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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THE STORY OF IRON
Written by J.B. Fortune. Illustrated by Paul B. Mann.
Stock no. 1323700
Published by Penguin Books. 1st 1948. Almost very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book No. 79. Oblong format. Pictorial paperwraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. Heavy foxing to covers and contents. Staples rusty. Small piece torn (and missing) from lower spine corner of front cover.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON HOT WATER SUPPLY
Written by L.C.C. Rayner.
Stock no. 2140299
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with gilt titles. Part of the Newnes Q&A Manuals Series. B/w diagrams. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some white marks along cover edges. Some foxing. A few small page margin nicks. Wrapper is torn with edge-creasing and wear; some loss to base of spine, edges and corners; foxed.

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THE SILK SCREEN PRINTING PROCESS
Written by J.I. Biegeliesen; E.J. Busenbark.
Stock no. 1823872
Published by McGraw-Hill Book Company. 1st 1941. Almost very good condition.

A practical manual. Second Edition. Dark navy cloth with gilt inscriptions. Frontis is original silk screen print by second author. B/w photos and sketches. Boards are heavily damp stained to a lighter blue. No signs of damp to contents. Slight mustiness present. Contents lightly browned.

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PININFARINA ART AND INDUSTRY 1930-2000
Written by Antoine Prunet.
Stock no. 2139855
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 1859606849. A few marks to covers. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased with some marks.

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