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AUTO UNION V16 SUPERCHARGED: A TECHNICAL APPRAISAL
Written by Ian Bamsey.
Stock no. 1824591
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Porsche's 30s G.P. sensation. Glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854298045. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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MASERATI 250F: A TECHNICAL APPRAISAL
Written by Andy Hall.
Stock no. 1824589
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A F1's all time classic, the technology of the Maserati 250F and the raw beauty of the last era of innocence before scientific progress swept aside the romantic notion of the Grand Prix car as a war horse ridden by a hero. B/w & a few colour photos. ISBN: 0854298037. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor grubby marks.

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FIFTY YEARS OF BROOKLANDS
Written by Charles Gardner.
Stock no. 1824583
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1st 1956. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. History of the Brooklands motor racing circuit and its use as an aerodrome. Edited by Charles Gardner. Boards clean. Endpapers and text block browned. Some foxing present. One plate and facing plate has surface paper damage/loss due to being stuck together (damp) and prised apart. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is strengthened at top & tail of spine, corners and lower front edge with clear tape, top of spine has a tear across horizontally, there is what what appears to be snail damage to spine of dustwrapper with loss of surface paper and some loss of paper. Musty odour present.

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THE HISTORY OF BROOKLANDS MOTOR COURSE
Written by William Boddy.
Stock no. 1824579
Published by Grenville Publishing Company Limited. 1st 1957. Good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

A comprehensive history of the famous Brooklands Motor Course at Weybridge in Surrey covering the period of 1906 to 1940, when the Track was in active use as a venue for motor-racing, testing and record-breaking. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xv and 368 pages including index. Boards heavily mottled. Name label to front pastedown (hidden by front flap of dustwrapper). Foxing to text block and throughout contents (not too heavy). Price-cut blue dustwrapper is repaired and strengthened with mostly clear tape (now yellowed with age), repair to rear panel has a white label, dustwrapper is grubby. Also contains relevant newspaper articles loosely inserted.

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FAST WOMEN
Written by John Bullock.
Stock no. 1324271
Published by Robson Books. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The drivers who changed the face of motor racing. Foreword by Sir Stirling Moss. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1861054882. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is foxed and slightly stained on verso and is edge creased. Barcode label to rear panel of wrapper.

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TONY MARSH, THE GREAT ALL-ROUNDER IN AND OUT OF MOTORSPORT
Written by Tony Marsh.
Stock no. 1324170
Published by Parley Books. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Former six-times British Hill Climb Champion and racing driver, the story up until 2001. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 269 pages. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780955482601. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed. Neat barcode label to rear panel of wrapper.

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VANWALL: GREEN FOR GLORY
Written by Ed. McDonough.
Stock no. 1324137
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the Vanwall in new light. Reappraising the contributions of the engineers and drivers, and offering a fresh interpretation of Vendervell's part in the story, a book that will be welcomed by all fans of historic motor sport. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1861265425. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased and rubbed. Neat barcode label to rear panel of wrapper (covering printed barcode).

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THE MOTORSPORT ART OF MICHAEL TURNER
Written by Michael Turner; et al. Illustrated by Michael Turner.
Stock no. 1324098
Published by Haynes Publishing. 2nd 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. The pictorial autobiography of a man who has never taken foe granted his good fortune in spending a lifetime doing what he enjoys in the company of drivers and racing personalities he is pround to count as friends. Large oblong format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Illustrated in colour and b/w. ISBN: 1859608124. White paint to top of spine/front cover, affects the textblock a little but not the actual pages. Dustwrapper has paint to spine and is slightly browned. Barcode label and one other plain white label to rear panel of wrapper (covering printed barcodes).

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TROY BAYLISS OFFICAL BOOK - MY LIFE, MY CAREER
Written by Troy Bayliss; et al.
Stock no. 1324094
Published by Editvallardi. 1st 2008. Very good condition.

Cardwraps. Packed full of colour photos. Covers edge rubbed/worn. Crease to top corner of rear cover. Some slight creasing to page corner tips. Neat barcode sticker to rear cover.

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THE MOTOR CYCLING CLUB
Written by Peter Garnier.
Stock no. 1824430
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of Britain's oldest sporting club for motor cycles and cars, founded in 1901. Black cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. 221 pages pages includes index. ISBN: 0715393111. Light bump to top of spine.

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AUTOCOURSE 1991-1992
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 1323944
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1st 1991. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos. 41st year. Foreword by Nobuhiko Kawamoto, president of Honda Motor Company. ISBN: 0905138872. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and slightly edge rubbed/creased.

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THE PIRELLI CALENDAR: 40 YEARS COMPLETE
Written by Francesco Negri Arnoldi.
Stock no. 1824270
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Pirelli Calendar is an icon of our times. Not available by purchase or subscription but only sent to a Who's Who of movers and shakers, this luxurious pin-up calendar has over the years featured the world's most beautiful women. This fortieth anniversary edition contains the full calendar for all the yeras from 1964 to 2004. Large format. Matt pink boards, black title to spine & publisher logo to front. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 050054297X. Pink has faded to green at board edges and spine. Text block lightly browned, minor foxing to top edge. Contents fine. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and is creased across top edge.

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