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THE MOTOR WORLD ANNUAL 1940
Written by George H. Cutbush.
Stock no. 1821700
Published by The Motor World Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1940. Very good condition.

Tenth Edition. A Year Book of Scottish Motoring: Cars, Commercial Vehicles, Motor Boats. Includes Advertisements and Scottish Trade directory to rear. Covers lightly browned and scuffed. Text block browned. Light page browning. Relevant newspaper cutting glued to free front endpaper.

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INSIDE FORMULA 1: A PERSONAL BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT GRAND PRIX RACING
Written by Nigel Roebuck.
Stock no. 1821699
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This fascinating selection from Nigel Roebuck's popular Fifth Column in Autosport magazine gives a frank but informed glimpse behind the scenes of the glamorous world of motor racing between 1980 amd 1988. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 232 pages. ISBN: 185260087X. Top edge of text block has some foxing. Contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded at spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE MOTOR WORLD ANNUAL 1935
Written by George H. Cutbush.
Stock no. 1821696
Published by The Motor World Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1935. Very good condition.

Fifth Edition. A Year Book of Scottish Motoring: Cars, Commercial Vehicles, Motor Boats. Includes Advertisements and Scottish Trade directory to rear. Rubbing to boards and titles, a few grubby marks. Lower corners worn and frayed. Top & tail of spine lightly worn. A few scattered foxspots present. Some hinges lightly pulled but binding is tight.

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THE MOTOR WORLD ANNUAL 1937
Written by George H. Cutbush.
Stock no. 1821692
Published by The Motor World Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1937. Almost very good condition.

Seventh Edition. A Year Book of Scottish Motoring. Includes Advertisements and Scottish Trade directory to rear. Boards scuffed and browned. Text block browned. Some scattered foxing mainly to prelims. Some pencil marks next to names in the directory at rear. Some hinges pulled but binding is tight.

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THE BOMB VESSEL GRANADO 1742 (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by Peter Goodwin.
Stock no. 1320889
Published by Naval Institute Press. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Slightly oblong format. Anatomy of the Ship Series. Contains superbly executed line drawings - the conventional 3-view type of plan as well as explanatory perspective views with fully descriptive keys. ISBN: 0870211781. Light bumping to corners. Contents are excellent. Some fading to wrapper spine.

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DICING WITH DEATH
Written by Peter Lewis. Illustrated by Glen Steward.
Stock no. 2134625
Published by Daily Mirror Books. Circa 1961. Very good condition.

Men and cars who have raced against time and danger. Cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 93 pages. Reading wear to spine. Covers a little scuffed. Foxing and browning to text block. A few minor foxspots to prelims and endpapers. Else contents clean.

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Written by Gregor Grant.
Stock no. 2134624
Published by Autosport. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Motor racing. To be acknowledged as the best in the world - that is the ambition of every Grand Prix racing driver. Dark red cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 208 pages. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Dustwrapper is creased with a couple of small tears; small amount of loss, grubby, faded to spine.

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RILEY INSTRUCTION BOOK FOR THE 1 1/2 LITRE MODEL
No author listed.
Stock no. 2134622
Published by Riley Motors Limited. Circa 1951. Good condition.

Blue cloth spine. Blue paperboards. B/w photos. Marks and wear to cover; some damp staining. Ink sums to title page. Damp marking to some page edges, else contents are generally still very good.

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MOTOR INSURANCE: THE TREATMENT OF MECHANICAL ROAD TRANSPORT RISKS
Written by W.F. Todd.
Stock no. 2134621
Published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1922. Almost very good condition.

Maroon cloth with gilt titles. B/w photos. IX and 166 pages including index + 12 page publisher list. Covers are mottled with browning/fading; spine is very browned and some other marks. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Contents are generally very good.

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THE CYCLEMOTOR MANUAL
No author listed.
Stock no. 2134618
Published by Temple Press Limited. 1st 1952. Almost very good condition.

By the staff of Motor Cycling. Motorised bicycles. Beige paper boards, green titles. B/w illustrations. 107 pages plus adverts to rear. Spine is browned. Marks to covers. Wear to corners. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Name and address label stuck to rear pastedown.

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THE LIGHT CAR HANDBOOK
Written by Candidus.
Stock no. 2134610
Published by Iliffe & Sons Limited. Circa 1916. Good condition.

All about economical motoring. Brown/green-blue covers with dark titles and vignettes. B/w illustrations. 220 pages plus index. Pages of prelims are detached, with some chipping and browning on edges; a little loss, but still loosely inserted. Index pages detached. Joints broken. Hinges pulled. Contents browned. Paper contents are fragile and likely to tear loose of binding. Rear joint is taped together. Name and address label to rear pastedown. A working copy only!

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THE MODERN LIGHT CAR: HOW TO DRIVE, MAINTAIN, AND REPAIR IT
No author listed.
Stock no. 2134609
Published by C. Arthur Pearson Ltd.. 1st 1915. Good condition.

Pictorial stiff card covers. B/w diagrams and illustrations. A simple manual for the owner-driver, phrased in non-technical language, planned to reduce his expenses, and to render him independent of professional assistance. Grubby marks and scuffing to covers; damp marks in places. Foxing and marks to outer page edges and some margins. Small address label stuck to inside rear cover.

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