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SLEEPLESS KNIGHTS: A RALLYMAN'S GUIDE TO EUROPE
Written by John Sprinzel.
Stock no. 1825021
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A light-hearted look at the International rallying circus. Red cloth boards, black title to spine. 123 pages. B/w photos. Light browning to board edges. Pale foxing to endpapers and prelims. A few minor grubby marks to contents. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-creased, strengthened to corners with tape, lightly faded to spine, grubby to rear panel.

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FRANCORCHAMPS 1922-1947
Written by Jean-Paul Delsaux; John McEvoy.
Stock no. 1825020
Slightly better than very good condition.

Black pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. The Spa-Francorchamps circuit in the Ardennes. Text in English & French. English text by McEvoy. 96 pages. Light crease to lower front corner of covers, covers lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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FRANCORCHAMPS 1948-1960
Written by Jean-Paul Delsaux.
Stock no. 1825019
Nearly fine condition.

Spa-Francorchamps Grand Prix course in the Ardennes. Large format. Yellow glazed pictorial boards. B/w and a few colour photos. Text in English & French. 280 pages. A very nice copy.

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THE SPORTS CAR: DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN
Written by John Stanford. Illustrated by John Dunscombe.
Stock no. 1825007
Published by B.T. Batsford. 1959. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

101 b/w illustrations which include 36 whole page drawings by John Dunscombe, presenting an historical panorama of sports cars through more than half a century. Light blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and steering-wheel vignette to front board. B/w photos and illustrations. 224 pages including index. Second impression. Boards are grubby. Text block browned. Some minor foxing/browning mainly to endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, worn at corners, large closed tear to rear panel, tape repairs to edges.

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ALF FRANCIS: RACING MECHANIC
Written by Alf Francis; Peter Lewis.
Stock no. 1825006
Published by G.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd.. 1958. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

His own story as told to and written by Peter Lewis. B/w photos. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 336 pages including index. Reprint. Light fading to top edge of spine. Text block and endpapers browned and foxed. Neat name in ink to front endpaper. Some minor foxing to contents. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and repaired with tape, faded to spine and a little grubby to rear panel.

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365 RACING DAYS 1987
Written by Paolo D'Alessio.
Stock no. 1824997
Published by McService. 1987. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red cloth boards with no titles. Colour photos throughout. Text in English and Italian. 248 pages. Glossy pages suffering from damp i.e. some pages sticking together and some pages have surface paper lifting where pages have been prised apart. Else a nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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TRIUMPH SPITFIRE AND GT6 (OSPREY CLASSIC LIBRARY)
Written by Graham Robson.
Stock no. 1824974
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A major success story for the British motor industry and Triumph in particular. Spitfire 1, 2, 3, IV, 1500; GT6 1, 2, 3. Red board, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 0850454522. Minor shelf-wear to base of spine. Contents clean. Musty odour present. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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16 ON THE GRID: THE ANATOMY OF A GRAND PRIX
Written by Peter Garnier.
Stock no. 1824840
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1st 1964. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of the 1963 Monaco Grand Prix. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 139 pages. Boards clean and bright. Heavy tape marks to endpapers at corners of page, foxing to endpapers. Text block browned. One or two minor foxspots to contents. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has some foxing, is browned & grubby, has a 1.5" closed tear to top rear corner, aged tape repairs to verso. Strong musty odour present.

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AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA 1922-'90
No author listed.
Stock no. 1824833
Published by Autodromo Nazionale Di Monza. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Outline of Autodrome History, Activities and Installations. Dual language: Italian & English. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & a few colour photos. 77 pages. Covers lightly rubbed at top & tail of spine. Old price-label to rear cover. Contents clean.

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BRUCE MCLAREN: LIFE AND LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE
Written by Karl Ludvigsen.
Stock no. 1824820
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Bruce McLaren arrived in Europe in 1958 on a scholarship from the New Zealand Grand Prix Association, virtually unknown except fro an endorsement from Jack Brabham. The impact he made was sensational. As this fascinating biography relates, by the time of his fatal testing accident 12 years later he had established himself on both sides of the Atlantic as a driver-engineer of extraordinary versatility, also founding the team that went on to become one of the most successful in Formula 1. Foreword by Robin Herd. Square format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1859608248. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Green ink stain (small) to top margins of prelims, last few pages top of text block. Else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, 1" closed tear (no loss) to top rear spine edge and has previous bookseller's barcoded label to rear panel.

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MIKE HAILWOOD THE FANS' FAVOURITE
Written by Mick Walker.
Stock no. 1824761
Published by The Derby Books Publishing Company Limited. 1st thus 2011. Very good condition.

Popular champion 'Mike-the-Bike' Hailwood, one of the greatest-ever motorcycle road racers. Almost a quarter of a century after Mike's untimely death, Mick Walker examines his long career, from his first race aged 17 in 1957 to his final race at Mallory Park in 1979. Black cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781859839553. Corners lightly rubbed. Previous bookseller's barcoded label to rear cover. Small knock to top edge of text block giving way to minor crease at top gutter edge of contents. Contents clean.

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ART OF THE LE MANS RACE CAR: 90 YEARS OF SPEED
Written by Stuart Codling.
Stock no. 1824668
Published by Motorbooks. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

28 of the greatest cars ever to grace the starting grid with detailed text and stunning studio photography of each. Large oblong format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos throughout. 240 pages including index. Light rubbing to edges of boards, top corners lightly bumped. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lghtly rubbed at corners, scuffed, and has previous bookseller's labels to rear panel.

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