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MOTOCOURSE 1982-83
No author listed.
Stock no. 1829020
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Motorcycle racing. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. Foreword by Franco Uncini. 192 pages. ISBN: 0905138228. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn to top & tail of spine, corners and top rear edge.

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AN AGE OF SUPERHEROES (A TIME BEFORE TRACTION CONTROL)
Written by Mat Oxley.
Stock no. 1829005
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book explores what many race fans beleive to be the golden age of motorcycle grand prix racing. The era was characterised by scary two-stroke 500 GP bikes, renowned for ejecting riders at terrifying speeds. It took a special breed of bike racer to take these ground-attack missiles to the limit and byond - that's why these five men were road racing's superheroes:Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Rainey, Eddie Lawson, Mick Doohan and Wayne Gardner. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 239 pages. ISBN: 9781844255832. Narrow margin of uneven fading to top of front board. Small knock to top edge of boards. A few marks to contents (imprinting of ink from facing page) else contents bright. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE HISTORY OF THE MANX GRAND PRIX 1923 - 1998
Written by Peter Kneale; Bill Snelling.
Stock no. 1829002
Published by Amulree Publications. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

This book chronicles 'The Manx', asw it is recognised world-wide, with race reports of every single race by Peter Kneale and Bill Snelling. The performance of every rider who has started in a Manx GP race is listed, together with stories from winners (and others!). Large format. Cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos. 200 pages. ISBN: 1901508048. Covers lightly creased at corners and a little scuffed. Text block a little grubby. Corners of contents are lightly bowed. Contents are clean.

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STEALING SPEED: THE BIGGEST SPY SCANDAL IN MOTORSPORT HISTORY
Written by Mat Oxley.
Stock no. 1828849
Published by Haynes Publishing. 2010. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The remarkable true story of how one of Japan's biggest motorcycle manufacturers stole a Nazi rocket scientist's engine secrets from behind the Iron Curtain to win the motorcycle power race and conquer the world. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 240 pages including index. ISBN: 9781844256891. Light 'dint' to top front edge of spine. Page 35/36 has binding error whereby the page has creased before trimming so is slightly larger than it should be but does not notice with the crease, this crease has left a light impression to a couple of pages either side. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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BRITTEN MOTORCYCLES THE JOHN BRITTEN STORY
Written by Felicity Price.
Stock no. 1328558
Published by Motorbooks International. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Blue boards, silver titles. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 076032056X. Very light scuffing to dustwrapper else a fine copy.

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J.A.P. THE END OF AN ERA
Written by Jeff Clew.
Stock no. 1828733
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Second Volume in Jeff Clew's series about the history of Britain's most successful specialist motor cycle engine manufacturer: J.A. Prestwich & Co. Ltd. Red boards with silver title to spine. B/w photos. 252 pages including index. ISBN: 0854296115. A lovely copy. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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37 3/4 MILES... AND SO MUCH MORE: THE ISLE OF MAN TT RACES
Written by Graham Bean; Mike Hammonds.
Stock no. 1828648
Published by The Manx Experience. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

An amalgam of previously recorded facts and many interesting "snippets", probably only known to a few of the T.T's most ardent buffs. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 1873120419. Light ink scuffing to half-title page. Else contents clean.

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BRITISH RACING MOTORCYCLES
Written by Jeff Clew.
Stock no. 1328427
Published by Haynes; Foulis. 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

All the British makes of motorcycles which have ridden in road racing. Brown boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 183 Pages. ISBN: 085429161X. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Evidence of pencil erasure to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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SEEING RED 2017
No author listed.
Stock no. 1828546
Published by The Original Double Red Ltd.. 2017. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Photographic record of the events that took place during the 2017 British Superbike Championship. Large format. Dark grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780992746544. Includes a sticker sheet. Top of spine lightly shelf-worn. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. A nice copy.

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TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE T120 1959-1974
Written by Roy Bacon.
Stock no. 1828268
Published by Niton Publishing. 1st 1989. Very good condition.

Motorcycle Monographs No. 3. Pictorial carwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951420445. Spine & corners lightly rubbed. Rear cover a little grubby. Contents clean.

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RACING REMINISCENCES
Written by G.S. Davison.
Stock no. 1327930
Published by The T.T. Special. 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Brown cloth spine, brown boards. Motor Cycle Road Racing. 176 pages. Covers are edge worn and slightly foxed. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and textblock. Slight musty odour to contents. Front hinge cracked. Dustwrapper is torn with slight loss and tape repairs to verso, also grubby to rear panel.

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BRITISH SPEEDWAY MEMORIES
Written by Tony Macdonald.
Stock no. 1327922
Published by Retro Speedway. 1st 2013. Fine condition.

Introduction by MacDonald. Cardwraps. B/w and colour photos. 223 pages. ISBN: 9780955934087. Minimal rubbing to cover edges.

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