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STIRLING MOSS SCRAPBOOK 1955
Written by Stirling Moss; Philip Porter.
Stock no. 1824613
Published by Porter Press International Ltd. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A light-hearted look at the fun, the excitement, the lifestyle, the racing, the people, the challenges, the tragedies, the victories, the crumpet... Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0955006805. Small knock to lower edge of boards. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lghtly faded across top edge of front panel and is lightly scuffed.

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STIRLING MOSS SCRAPBOOK 1961
Written by Stirling Moss; Philip Porter.
Stock no. 1824611
Published by Porter Press International Ltd. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The behind the scenes story of one of Stirling's most incredible seasons told by his own scrapbooks, his albums, his recollections and no holds barred comments about the cars, the circuits, the crumpet and the other drivers. Large oblong format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 0955006821. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and is lightly faded to front vertical edge.

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JAGUAR SPORTS RACING & WORKS COMPETITION CARS FROM 1954
Written by Andrew Whyte.
Stock no. 1824610
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1988. Very good condition.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. 624 pages. The second volume of the author's definitive two part history of Jaguar in motor sport. ISBN: 0854293191. Revised edition. A few minor marks and scuffs to boards. Contents clean. Lacks the dustwrapper.

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JAGUAR SPORTS RACING & WORKS COMPETITION CARS TO 1953
Written by Andrew Whyte.
Stock no. 1824596
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1982. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. B/w photos. The first volume of the author's definitive two part history of Jaguar in motor sport. ISBN: 0854292772. A clean copy, lacking the dustwrapper.

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LAND SPEED RECORD
Written by Cyril Posthumus.
Stock no. 1824595
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete history of the record breaking cars from 39MPH to 600+ MPH. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, colour illustrations. ISBN: 0850450373. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed and marked to rear panel.

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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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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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