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BRITISH SECRET PROJECTS: FIGHTERS & BOMBERS 1935-1950
Written by Tony Buttler.
Stock no. 1329042
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Emphasis on unbuilt designs that competed with those that flew, and the aircraft influenced by World War Two - projects that were prepared from the mid-1930s in the knowledge that war was coming through to some which appeared after the war was over. Large format. Grey boards, silver title to spine. Mainly b/w photos & illustrations with a few colour photos. 240 pages including index. ISBN: 1857801792. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.

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BIG BLOW: UNION PACIFIC'S SUPER TURBINES
Written by Harold Keekley.
Stock no. 1329041
Published by George R. Cockle And Associates. 1st 1975. Very good condition.

Great Railroading Series. Large format yellow cardwraps. B/w photos of the locomotives throughout. 64 pages. Limited to 4000 numbered copies. ISBN: 0916160025. This is copy no. 2622. Laminate to corners of covers is lifting. Pale page edge browning.

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TVR GOLD PORTFOLIO 1959-1990
Written by R.M. Clarke.
Stock no. 1829244
Published by Brooklands Books. Circa 1982. Slightly better than very good condition.

Contains articles previously published in various leading motoring magazines from 1959-190. Compiled by R.M. Clarke. Red pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 189 pages including inside rear cover. ISBN: 1855200759. Spine lightly faded. Text block browned. Contents clean.

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CAMERA ABOVE THE CLOUDS VOLUME 2: THE AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHARLES E. BROWN
Written by Anthony Harold. Illustrated by Charles E. Brown.
Stock no. 1829239
Published by Airlife. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w photographs of aircraft by Charles E. Brown. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 175 pages including index. ISBN: 0906393507. Corners of boards lightly bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, very lightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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A PICTORIAL RECORD OF SOUTHERN LOCOMOTIVES
Written by J.H. Russell.
Stock no. 1829238
Published by BCA. 1st thus 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. 383 pages. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scratched to rear panel.

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THE SHREWSBURY TO CREWE LINE: A DETAILED HISTORY
Written by Bob Yate.
Stock no. 1829234
Published by Book Law Publications. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition.

Red pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 9781909625334. Spine slightly cocked. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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RAILWAY MANUAL No. 4001
No author listed.
Stock no. 1829231
Published by British Timken Limited. 1st 1950. Very good condition.

Timken equipped railway locomotives and how to attach & apply them. Limp boards, red cloth with gilt title to front. Pictorial endpapers, colour illustrations showing locomotives with Timken attachments. B/w photos. Folding plates to rear. 118 pages plus folding plates. Boards a little grubby from use. Contents clean. All folding plates present, some creased at vertical margin.

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A STEAM ENGINE PILGRIMAGE
Written by Anthony Burton.
Stock no. 1829228
Published by Pen & Sword Transport. 1st 2017. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author has travelled from the Highlands of Scotland, to the south west of England in pursuit of his passion for the steam engine in all its different forms. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos. 150 pages including index. ISBN: 9781473860452. Base of spine bumped. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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ROSEMEYER! A NEW BIOGRAPHY
Written by Elly Beinhorn Rosemeyer; Chris Nixon.
Stock no. 1829221
Published by Transport Bookman Publications. 1st thus 1989. Slightly better than very good condition.

Biography of Bernd Rosemeyer, European Grand Prix champion, an enlarged version by Nixon of the original version written by his widow Elly. Black cardwraps. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 0851840469. Spine has a minor lean. Covers a little scuffed. Minor foxspots to top edge of text block. Contents clean.

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HANDBOOK FOR THE DAIMLER 3.8 LITRE MAJESTIC SALOON WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND DISC BRAKES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1829208
Published by The Daimler Company Limited. 2nd 1960. Good condition.

Second Edition. A handbook prepared to provide the essential information required for the satisfactory running of the Daimler 3.8 Litre "Majestic" Saloon. Tan cloth boards, gilt title to front board. B/w photos and illustrations. 83 pages. Boards marked and grubby. Damp staining to top and bottom of boards and contents (pages crinkled). Hinge between pages 16 and 17 pulled wide exposing webbing but binding is tight. A good working copy only.

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CLASSIC EUROPEAN RACING MOTORCYCLES
Written by Mick Walker.
Stock no. 1829191
Published by Osprey Automotive. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

The machines and riders from eight nations. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1855322692. A nice copy.

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VINCENT VEE-TWINS (OSPREY COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY)
Written by Roy Harper.
Stock no. 1829185
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1982. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The famous 1000 series plus 500 singles. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 187 pages. ISBN: 0850454352. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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