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LOCOMOTIVES OF THE LNWR SOUTHERN DIVISION (LOCOMOTIVES OF THE LMSR)
Written by Harry Jack.
Stock no. 1828633
Published by The Railway Correspondence And Travel Society. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

London and Birmingham Railway, London and North Western Railway and Wolverhampton Locomotive Works. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w diagrams and photos. 300 pages. ISBN: 0901115894. Corners of boards lightly rubbed and bumped. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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TRI-ANG RAILWAYS: THE STORY OF ROVEX VOLUME 1 1950-1965
Written by Pat Hammond.
Stock no. 1828631
Published by New Cavendish Books. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first of two volumes on the product history of Rovex. Large oblong format. Colour and b/w photos. 432 pages including index. ISBN: 0904568571. Spine & corners of boards lightly rubbed. Boards clean. Text block slightly grubby to base. Minor yellow pencil mark to page 4 else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and a little grubby to rear panel.

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EARLY BUSES AND TRAMS
Written by David J. Trussler. Illustrated by David J. Trussler.
Stock no. 1828628
Published by Hugh Evelyn. 1st 1964. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The subjects for this collection have been chosen for their variety of age, design and livery and for the part they have played in the development of public transport on the continent of Europe as well as in the United Kingdom. Very large oblong format. Brown cloth boards with gilt titles. 10 full page colour plates. Unpaginated. Foxing to endpapers and prelims. Several pages have not been bound in (but preesent). Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small closed tears, 3.5" closed tear to lower rear edge with slight surface paper damage and has been repaired to verso with clear tape, foxing to rear panel.

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DAIMLER CENTURY: THE FULL HISTORY OF BRITAIN'S OLDEST CAR MAKER
Written by Lord Montagu; David Burgess-Wise. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1828599
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Celebrating the centenary of the Coventry company in 1996. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Endpapers feature Heath Robinson's point of view and finishing touches. B/w & colour photos. 304 pages including index. ISBN: 1852604948. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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ROLLS-ROYCE THE HISTORY OF THE CAR
Written by Martin Bennett.
Stock no. 1828598
Published by Oxford Illustrated Press. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensively illustrated history of Rolls-Royce motor cars from 1904 to the formulation of Rolls-Royce Motors Ltd and the production of the Corniche. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xvi and 179 pages including index. ISBN: 0902280198. Top & tail of spine and corners bumped. Text block browned and foxed. A few foxspots to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased, rubbed to top & tail of spine and corners and is lightly faded to spine.

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JAGUARS IN COMPETITION
Written by Chris Harvey.
Stock no. 1328440
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Foreword by Stirling Moss. An attempt to commemorate the "grace, space and pace" which the Jaguar has given the world. Blue boards, silver title to spine. 208 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850453232. SIGNED by the author to the half title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly browned.

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JAGUAR XJS
Written by Rivers Fletcher.
Stock no. 1328439
Published by Cadogan Books. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

High Performance series, a Foulis Motoring book. A remarkable account of a high performance car that is a clssic of our time. Black cloth boards, guilt title to spine. 143 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0946313458. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is just lightly edge rubbed.

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BRITISH RACING MOTORCYCLES
Written by Jeff Clew.
Stock no. 1328427
Published by Haynes; Foulis. 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

All the British makes of motorcycles which have ridden in road racing. Brown boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 183 Pages. ISBN: 085429161X. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Evidence of pencil erasure to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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THE THAMES & SEVERN CANAL
Written by Humphrey Household.
Stock no. 1328425
Published by Amberley Publishing. 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848680357. Corner tips of pages and covers very slightly rubbed/creased.

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HARRY BAUGHAN: A LIFE OF MOTOR CYCLING
Written by Kenneth J. Chandler.
Stock no. 1328422
Published by Walls Quarry Press. 1st 2010. Very good condition.

Greater insight of a tiny company that consisted of just one man at its outset, Harry Baughan. Cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780956253309. SIGNED by the author to title-page with dedication to Nick(?). Slight rubbing to cover edges.

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THE HAPPY MOTORIST
Written by Filson Young.
Stock no. 1328358
Published by E. Grant Richards. 1st 1906. Almost very good condition.

Beige cloth with black titles and vignettes. An Introduction to the Use and Enjoyment of the Motor Car. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Browning and spotting to spine. Foxing throughout. First few pages have been roughly opened with some margin loss.

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SINGAPORE: A HISTORY OF ITS TRAMS TROLLEYBUSES & BUSES VOLUME ONE 1880'S TO 1960'S
Written by F.W. York; A.R. Phillips.
Stock no. 1828560
Published by DTS Publishing. 1st 1996. Very good condition.

Large format. Green pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. 256 pages. ISBN: 1900515008. Spine is slightly cocked. Corners of boards lightly rubbed. Boards a little scuffed. Contents clean.

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