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THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF MILITARY MOTORCYCLES
Written by David Ansell.
Stock no. 1327961
Published by Osprey Automotive. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An invaluable source of reference for military and transport historians alike. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 1855325845. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Dustwrapper is slightly faded and rubbed to spine.

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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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THE FIRST CLASSIC BSA SCENE
Written by Bruce Main-Smith.
Stock no. 1828267
Published by Bruce Main-Smith & Co. Ltd.. 1982. Slightly better than very good condition.

A tribute to the BSAs of the classic era. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos of restored machines or those in original trim. 64 pages. Covers lightly scuffed and lightly creased at corners. 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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RACER... AND THE REST
Written by Colin Seeley.
Stock no. 1828203
Published by Redline Books. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Volume one of Colin Seeley's autobiography. Motorcycle racing. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0954435710. SIGNED by Colin Seeley (To Phil with best wishes) and a second time with no dedication to title page. Also includes a compliments slip in the name of Colin Seeley. Boards lightly scuffed. Top corners knocked. Contents are fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE BSA MOTORCYCLE MANUAL: 500 C.C. O.H.V. VERTICAL TWIN MODEL A7 AND A7 STAR TWIN 1947-1950
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327782
Published by B.S.A. Motor Cycles Ltd.. 1953. Very good condition.

Title inside front cover is The B.S.A. Vertical Twin Power Unit. Small format. Red cardwraps. B/w diagrams. 68 pages (incuding index). Covers a little grubby and rubbed. Some very pale foxing and page edge browning but contents generally clean. Remains of a small white label to inside rear cover.

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MOTO GP: THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Written by Michael Scott.
Stock no. 1827984
Published by Sevenoaks. 5th 2017. Nearly fine condition.

Fifth Edition. First published in 2008 as 60 Years of MotoGP. This is the updated edition. The authoritative history of high-performance motorcycle racing. Large format. Orange pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781781773413. Boards lightly scuffed else a lovely copy.

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FIRST RICH MIXTURE
Written by Bob Light.
Stock no. 1827863
Published by Ariel Publishing. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. Featuring the Photographs of Bill Cole. Foreword by Johnny Draper. Memories of Motor Cycle Sport in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and surrounding area. Light fading to lower edge of front board and lower half of front vertical edge. Rear board lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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OVERLAND TO EGYPT ON A 1952 BSA BANTAM
Written by Gordon G. May.
Stock no. 1827823
Published by Rixon Groove. 1st 2012. Very good condition.

A heartening account of the ordinary and extraordinary events that take place on an overland motorcycle journey, where humanity, trust and goodwill of strangers have a profound impact on the traveller. Cardwraps. 278 pages. B/w photos throughout and a few colour photos. ISBN: 9780956116833. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to title page. Text block slightly grubby. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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VILLIERS SINGLES & TWINS
Written by Roy Bacon.
Stock no. 1327550
Published by Niton Publishing. 1992. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The postwar British two-stroke lightweight motorcycle. Ambassador, Cotton, DMW, Dot, Excelsior, Francis-Barnett, Greeves, James and Norman, Panther, Sun. B/w photos. Green boards, silver title to spine. Originally published in 1983 by Osprey Publishing Limited. ISBN: 1855790203. Spine and corners bumped. Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and has a few tears on rear panel.

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SUZUKI TWO-STROKES (OSPREY COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY)
Written by Roy Bacon.
Stock no. 1827815
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

All Two-Stroke Singles, Twins and Triples (plus RE5) 1952 to 1979. B/w photos. Osprey Collector's Library. ISBN: 085045588X. Minor foxing to text block else a nice, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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SPANISH TRIALS BIKES (OSPREY COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY)
Written by Don Morley.
Stock no. 1827814
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Osprey Collector's Library. The story of a sport once dominated by the British. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 0850456630. Top corners lightly bumped. Light foxing mainly to prelims, margins and text block else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has some minor foxing to front flap, is a little scuffed and lightly rubbed at corners.

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