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POSTCARDS FROM DETROIT: REMEMBERING FORMULA 1 IN THE MOTOR CITY
Written by Roger Hart.
Stock no. 1605923
Published by David Bull Publishing. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Capturing the uniquely American atmosphere of the Detroit Grand Prix and a bygone era in Formula 1 racing. Roger Hart's compelling b/w photographs and accompanying recollections convey the relaxed camaraderie among drivers and a sense of fun that is hard to imagine in today's more intense paddock area. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w photos throughout. 96 pages. ISBN: 1893618722. A lovely copy.

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TRACKRAT: MEMOIR OF A FAN
Written by Bob Englehart.
Stock no. 1605899
Published by Bob Englehart. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition.

What compels a young man or woman to spend ungodly amounts of time and money driving a racecar every weekend at the local track, risking life and limb at 150 miles per hour, entertaining friends and total strangers? The author felt he had to find out after witnessing the tragic wreck that killed Boston-area driver Shane Hammond at Thompson International Speedway. Trackrat explores a slice of American culture, the short track racing obsession and how the author became a fan. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 244 pages. ISBN: 9781491065402. Slight grubbiness to lower edge of text block else contents clean.

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AUTOMOBILE YEAR No. 7 1959-1960
No author listed.
Stock no. 1712075
Published by Edita S.A. Lausanne. 1959. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

1959-60. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. Wrapper edge-worn.

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BUGATTI LE PUR-SANG DES AUTOMOBILES
Written by H.G. Conway.
Stock no. 1712051
Published by G.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd.. 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Revised edition. Additional material includes details of a Bugatti steam engine and an index compiled with characteristic thoroughness. The authoritative history of the Ettore Bugatti and the exquisite road and racing cars that he created. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos & diagrams. 459 pages including index. ISBN: 0854290842. A few marks to boards. Text block lightly browned. Name & date in ink to verso of front endpaper. Else contents clean. Some creasing to dustwrapper.

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THREE-POINTED STAR: THE STORY OF MERCEDES-BENZ CARS AND THEIR RACING SUCCESSES
Written by David Scott-Moncrieff; St. John C. Nixon; Clarence Paget.
Stock no. 1711495
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of the rise of Mercedes-Benz begins in the middle of the 19th century with the early years of two great motoring pioneers, Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. xvi and 360 pages including index. Spine and corners lightly shelf-worn. Foxing mainly to text block, prelims and endpapers. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge-creased, spine faded and rear panel a little grubby.

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THE WORKS MGS
Written by Mike Allison; Peter Browning.
Stock no. 1711388
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

In Pre-war and post-war races, rallies, trials and record-breaking. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 320 pages. ISBN: 1859606032. SIGNED by both authors to title page. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased to base of spine.

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COME MOTOR RACING WITH ME
Written by Ian Nickols. Illustrated by George Lake.
Stock no. 1711261
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd.. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ian Nickols describes the many different aspects of the motor racing scene, taking the reader for a practice spin in the cockpit, describing the basic principles of design and tuning, and explaining the elements of cornering technique. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 160 Pages. Price-cut dustwrapper edge-chipped, with a tear to front panel and a couple of chips, rear panel is grubby. Date in ink to front endpaper. Browning to endpapers. Contents clean.

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DIRECTORY OF GRAND PRIX CARS 1945-65
Written by Mike Lawrence.
Stock no. 1711238
Published by Aston Publications. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Every Grand Prix of the period together with specifications and racing history plus details of some projects which never even raced. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0946627460. A limited edition signed copy. This is no. 12 of 200. SIGNED by author Mike Lawrence and Tony Brooks, John Cooper, Stirling Moss, Roy Salvadori, R.R.C. Walker on a bookplate stuck to verso of front endpaper. Binding of book into covers is lower than expected, (publisher error). Wrapper lightly browned. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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IN THE LEFT-HAND SEAT: A SPORTING BIOGRAPHY OF THE HON. JOHN DAWSON-DAMER
Written by John J. Coe.
Stock no. 1711235
Published by Turton & Armstrong. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Biography of a former Australian rally navigator champion who later established an astounding collection of Lotus racing cars. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xiv and 148 pags including index. ISBN: 0908031807. A lovely copy. Very light edge-creasing to top of dustwrapper and light scuffing. Front flap of dustwrapper has old price-label.

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FORMULA 1 YEARBOOK 2003-04
Written by Luc Domenjoz.
Stock no. 1711183
Published by Parragon. 1st 2003. Very good condition.

Large format. Colour photos. ISBN: 1405420898. Some very slight bumping and rubbing to covers and some tiny indentations to cover edges. Contents fine.

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FORMULA ONE THE '98
Written by Chuck Penfold.
Stock no. 1711174
Published by Mixing. 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A look back at what was without doubt one of the most exciting seasons in the history of Formule One racing. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 240 pages. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. '2.50' written in ink and crossed out to front endpaper. Else, contents clean. Patch of surface damage to dustwrapper spine. Dustwrapper is edgeworn and scuffed, and is a little grubby.

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GLI ANNI D'ORO DEL GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA E DELL'AUTODROMO DI MONZA
Written by Alberto Redaelli.
Stock no. 1711173
Published by Lugi Reverdito Editore. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Golden Years of the Italian Grand Prix and the Monza Racetrack. Text in Italian. Large format. Brown cloth boards, light brown titles. B/w photos. 129 pages plus index. ISBN: 883424009x. Text block browned, some foxing to top edge. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased.

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