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CRYSTAL PALACE SPEEDWAY: THE THRILLS AND SPILLS OF THE 20S AND 30S
Written by Lionel Crossley.
Stock no. 1819597
Published by Crystal Palace Foundation. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Speedway arrived at the Crystal Palace in the late 20s and the author takes us through its evolution in a series of spellbinding chapters in which he deftly captures the spirit of the era and the heady excitement of the races on the cinders. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0950833436. Some light browning to covers. Contents clean.

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FIFTY YEARS OF MOTORCYCLES
Written by Cyril Posthumus; Dave Richmond.
Stock no. 1819596
Published by Phoebus. 1st 1978. Almost very good condition.

The Illustrated History of the Motorcycle No.2. Large format. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour photos & illustrations. 63 pages. Covers grubby. Text block browned. Contents generally clean.

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JANE'S ALL THE WORLD'S AIRCRAFT 1919
Written by C.G. Grey.
Stock no. 2133248
Published by David & Charles. 1st thus 1969. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Facsimile of the 1919 edition. Large oblong format. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715346474. Some spotting to covers. Name in ink to front endpaper. First few pages (prelims) have vertical creasing to pages. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with chipping and loss of laminate; a few small tears and nicks of loss.

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THE VINTAGE MOTORCYCLISTS' WORKSHOP
Written by Radco; Frank Farrington.
Stock no. 2133207
Published by Foulis; Haynes. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and digrams. 'Radco' (Frank Farrington) was an enthusiast and talented restorer. ISBN: 0854294724. A few small knocks along cover edges. Fading to a couple of cover edges. Two relevant newspaper clippings have been taped in to prelim pages. Some foxing/browning to outer page edges.

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THE RUDGE MULTI BOOK
Written by Bryan Reynolds.
Stock no. 2133205
Published by Rudgen Services. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w illustrations. 54 numbered pages. ISBN: 0954944100. Big bump/creasing to top of spine, especially on rear cover. A few other knocks along cover edges. Name and address label to inside rear cover. Contents are still excellent!

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THE BOEING 707 720 AND C-135
Written by Tony Pither.
Stock no. 1819546
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

Large, heavy format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos. 488 pages. ISBN: 085130236X. Boards a little scuffed. Neat name in ink to front endpaper. Neat annotation in ink to page margins.

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HANDBOOK OF THE COLLECTION ILLUSTRATING MOTORCYCLES PART II
Written by C.F. Caunter.
Stock no. 2133175
Published by HMSO. 1st 1958. Almost very good condition.

Brown pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. Catalogue of exhibits at the Science Museum with descriptive notes. 80 pages includes index. Cover edges rubbed and lower corners lightly creased. Ink diagram on front cover. Contents very good.

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AVIATION: ITS PRINCIPLES ITS PRESENT AND FUTURE
Written by Sydney F. Walker.
Stock no. 1819529
Published by T.C. & E.C. Jack. Circa 1912. Almost very good condition.

'The People's Books'. An endeavour to give an accurate description of the construction and working of balloons and aeroplanes in simple language. Small format. Green cloth boards, dark green titles. B/w diagrams. Spine browned, couple of small marks to front board. Name in ink to free front endpaper. Text block browned.

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THE DOUGLAS DC-3 AND ITS PREDECESSORS UPDATE 1
Written by J.M.G. Gradidge.
Stock no. 1819522
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1987. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0851301479. Light creasing to covers. Name in ink and initials in ink to title page. One or two annotations in ink. Light creasing to top corners (margins only).

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ROARING ROADSTERS: THE ROAD TO INDY
Written by Dick Wallen.
Stock no. 1819516
Published by Dick Wallen Productions. 1st 2005. Fine condition.

The history of the track roadsters. Large oblong format. Black boards, gilt title to spine, pictorial inlay to front cover. B/w photos and a few colour. SIGNED by the author to free front endpaper (no dedication) 233/350. Contained in slipcase in fine condition. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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MASERATI BIRDCAGE
Written by Joel E. Finn.
Stock no. 1819513
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Marvellous Tipo 60 and 61 Sports Racing Cars. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850453666. Base of spine lightly worn. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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KING OF THE BOARDS
Written by Gary D. Doyle.
Stock no. 1819511
Published by Gary Doyle. 1st 2002. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Oblong format. The life and times of Jimmy Murphy. B/w photos and colour illustrations. 336 pages. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to free front endpaper. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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