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THE ART OF DRIVING A MOTORCYCLE
No author listed.
Stock no. 1819444
Published by Temple Press Limited. 3rd 1920. Almost very good condition.

Third Edition. A complete guide to the management of solo machines and sidecar outfits on the road. Written and illustrated by the Staff of "Motor Cycling" weekly journal. Green paper boards. 153 pages plus adverts and index to front. A few b/w illustrations. Boards creased vertically and browned. Previous owner's address label to rear pastedown. Page browning throughout.

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MOTOR CYCLING MANUAL: ALL ABOUT MOTORCYCLES AND THE ART OF DRIVING THEM
No author listed.
Stock no. 1819442
Published by Temple Press Limited. 8th 1929. Very good condition.

8th Edition, completely revised and re-illustrated. By the staff of "Motor Cycling". Matt boards. B/w illustrations. 210 pages plus index and publisher adverts to rear. Spine heavily browned, boards less so. Name & address in ink to front endpaper. Grubby mark to rear endpapers and previous owner's address label to rear pastedown. Page edge-browning throughout.

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EARLY DAYS IN THE BRITISH MOTOR CYCLE INDUSTRY
Written by Eric W. Walford.
Stock no. 2132368
1st 1931. Good condition.

Card wraps. A Brief History of the Years Before the Arrival of the Motor Cycle Press. Published under the authority of The British Cycle & Motor Cycle Manufacturers and Traders, Warwick Road, Coventry. B/w illustrations. Top 1" of spine has tear vertically and then horizontally. Date in ink to bottom of front cover. Binding is weak - spine is coming away from contents. Some foxing.

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THE MOTOR CYCLIST'S HANDBOOK
Written by Chas. S. Lake; Phoenix.
Stock no. 2132367
Published by Percival Marshall And Co. Circa 1912. Very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt titles. Second Edition. Numerous b/w adverts. B/w diagrams. A couple of nicks to cloth at top of spine. A few marks to outer page edges.

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TITCH THE FOUNDER'S TALE
Written by C.E. Allen.
Stock no. 2132361
Published by Live Wire. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Autobiography of Vintage Motor Cycle Club Founder C.E. 'Titch' Allen, OBE BEM. Foreword by Bill Boddy. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780955312434. SIGNED by author to title page. A few white marks to covers. Tape to pastedowns and wrapper flaps.

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THE YELLOW MOTORBIKE
Written by Paul Quinn. Illustrated by Funf.
Stock no. 2132358
Published by Paul Quinn. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

The trials and tribulations of an AA Road Patrol. Yellow pictorial card wraps. Humourous b/w cartoon drawings. ISBN: 0950781908. SIGNED by author to title page. Marks to outer page edges.

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DON'T TRUDGE IT, RUDGE IT
Written by Bryan Reynolds.
Stock no. 2132295
Published by Haynes. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Unlike most other marque histories, the Rudge story is not one of outstanding success... Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854291881. Tape/tape glue marks to pastedowns, endpapers and wrapper flaps. Inscriptions in ink to rear pastedown. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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RIDE IT! THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SPEEDWAY
Written by Cyril May.
Stock no. 2132277
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1978. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. Specially reprinted edition 1978 - 50th Anniversary Speedway. ISBN: 0854292101. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine is faded.

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MOTOR CYCLE INDEX 1913 - 1924
Written by Kenneth Ball.
Stock no. 2132276
Published by Autopress. 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards. This book contains in alphabetical tabular form specifications of almost every motor cycle manufactured in Great Britain or imported during the years 1913-1924. 203 manufacturers are listed. Tape marks/residue to pastedowns, endpapers and wrapper flaps. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Some grubby marks to wrapper.

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THE HUMBER STORY 1868-1932
Written by A.B. Demaus; J.C. Tarring.
Stock no. 2132135
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0862995965. Tape marks to pastedowns and wrapper flaps. Wrapper is also price-cut and edge-creased.

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TURNER'S TRIUMPHS: EDWARD TURNER & HIS TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES
Written by Jeff Clew.
Stock no. 1818852
Published by Veloce Publishing Plc.. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Biography of the man who was probably the most important individual in the history of the British motorcycle industry. Includes coverage of all Edward Turner's motorcycle designs. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour photos. ISBN: 1901295877. Page 146, 150, 152 and facing pages of these three pages have some surface paper damage affecting a little text - pages stuck together and when prising apart some surface paper was left behind especially pages 150 & 151.

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NORTON FROM 1946
Written by Cyril Ayton.
Stock no. 1818786
Published by Bay View Books. 1991. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Road Tests and Features from The Motor Cycle and Motor Cycling magazines. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1870979001. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby.

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