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THREE-POINTED STAR: THE STORY OF MERCEDES-BENZ CARS AND THEIR RACING SUCCESSES
Written by David Scott-Moncrieff; St. John C. Nixon; Clarence Paget.
Stock no. 1810823
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of the rise of Mercedes-Benz begins in the middle of the 19th century with the early years of two great motoring pioneers, Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. xvi and 360 pages including index. Vertical crease to spine where the book has been read. Small inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block a little grubby but contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-chipped with fading and large amount of loss to spine (see photo) - tape repair now yellowed to verso, grubby to rear panel.

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MERCEDES IN MOTORSPORT: PIONEERS TO PERFECTION
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 1810816
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 2001. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A factual account of the Mercedes motorsport story, spiced with fascinating anecdotes and recollections from many personalities who over the years have played key roles in the competition programme of the famous Three-Pointed Star. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 185960658X. Dint to lower edge of boards, front and rear (dropped?). Contents clean. Light scuffing to dustwrapper.

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THE AUTOCOURSE HISTORY OF THE GRAND PRIX CAR 1966-1985
Written by Doug Nye.
Stock no. 1810811
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive survey of the technicalities, triumphs and triublations behind the design and development of the Grand Prix car. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. 264 pages. ISBN: 0905138376. Corners lightly bumped. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge-creased to top edge of rear panel with a couple of small closed tears (no loss), some light scuffing.

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VANWALL 2.5 LITRE F1: A TECHNICAL APPRAISAL
Written by Ian Bamsey.
Stock no. 1810780
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1990. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The definitive Vanwall arrived in 1956, a British Racing Green car capable of beating the best of the reds. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour and b/w photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 085429838X. A very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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RANGE ROVER GOLD PORTFOLIO 1970-1992
Written by R.M. Clarke.
Stock no. 2116365
Published by Brooklands Books. Very good condition.

Contains articles previously published in various leading motoring magazines from 1970-1992. Complied by R.M. Clarke. Large format. Brown pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 179 pages. ISBN: 185520150X. Spine lightly faded. A cover corners are creased. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Some page browning.

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FLYING SCOTSMAN THE MOST FAMOUS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE IN THE WORLD
Written by James S. Baldwin.
Stock no. 2116325
Published by The History Press. 2016. Nearly fine condition.

Oblong format. Card wraps. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9780752494470. Indentation mark to front cover.

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GORDON ENGLAND'S GREAT WESTERN STEAM ALBUM
Written by R.J. Blenkinsop.
Stock no. 2116324
Published by Oxford Publishing. 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860933865. Small spot to top of front cover. Contents are excellent. Wrapper is lightly edge-creased.

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METRO MEMORIES
Written by Dennis F. Edwards; Ron Pigram.
Stock no. 2116316
Published by Bloomsbury Books. 1st thus 1988. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An armchair odyssey through the countryside served by the Metropolitan railway. Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 1870630955. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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AT THE HEART OF THE WATERWAYS
Written by David Blagrove.
Stock no. 2116298
Published by Buchebroc Press. 3rd 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Third Edition, revised and updated. The story of the canals in the village of Braunston, Northamptonshire. Orange pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 1871918057. SIGNED by author, with dedication to previous owner. spine is faded. Some foxing to prelims.

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THE P-51 MUSTANG
Written by Harry Holmes.
Stock no. 1606706
Published by Tempus. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition.

B/w photos. Card wraps. Images of Aviation series. ISBN: 0752417266.

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LANGLEY 1916-1996
No author listed.
Stock no. 2116074
Circa 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with a couple of small nicks.

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GRAND PRIX BUGATTI
Written by H.G. Conway.
Stock no. 1810763
Published by Foulis; Haynes Publishing Group. 2nd 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second edition, reivsed. The definitive story of the Bugatti Types 35, 37, 43 and 51 in their various forms, cars whose engineering excellence, lightness and efficiency marked the birth of a new era in racing car technology. B/w photos. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 272 pages including index. ISBN: 0854292934. Light yellowing/browning to bottom edges of boards. Top front corner lightly bumped. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Page edge-browning. A light musty odour present when contents are fanned. Dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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