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JAPANESE RIDERS IN THE ISLE OF MAN
Written by Ralph Crellin.
Stock no. 1829184
Published by Amulree Publications. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

The story of those who challenged the TT. In the 1950s and 1960s, the TT was the premier event in the Grand Prix road racing calendar, it therefore made sense for the major Japanese manufacturers to target the meeting as a significant milestone on the route to world championship honours. Red pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 80 pages. ISBN: 0952112647. Previous bookseller's price label to front cover. Contents clean.

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GT40: AN INDIVIDUAL HISTORY AND RACE RECORD
Written by Ronnie Spain.
Stock no. 1829173
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Ford's four victories at Le Mans assured the GT40 of immortality in the minds of motorsport enthusiasts. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 326 pages including index. ISBN: 0850456371. A lovely copy. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE WILL TO WIN
Written by Ivan Mauger.
Stock no. 1829165
Published by Golden Key Limited. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Autobiography Of Ivan Mauger (Speedway rider), with Martin Rogers. Prefaces by Jason Crump and Peter Oakes. Matt pictorial boards. B/w & colour photos. xvii and 430 pages. ISBN: 9780955237690. SIGNED by the author, Ivan Maugher, with personal dedication to half-title page. Boards clean and bright. A few grubby marks to endpapers. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and silver author name to front panel is rubbed.

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"WILKIE" THE MOTOR RACING LEGEND
Written by W.E. Wilkinson.
Stock no. 1829158
Published by Nelson And Saunders. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The memoirs of one of the most famous racing managers. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 214 pages including index. ISBN: 094775007X. Base of spine & lower corners of boards lightly rubbed. Name in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded to spine and scuffed.

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TOMLINSON'S NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: ITS RISE AND DEVELOPMENT
Written by K. Hoole.
Stock no. 1829156
Published by David & Charles. 1st thus 1967. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

New edition with introduction by Hoole. 31st July 1854 - 31st December 1922. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xx and 820 pages including index. Top of spine lightly worn. Text block browned. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge-rubbed & worn, rear panel is grubby, damp staining to verso (not visible to front). Musty odour present.

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LOCOMOTIVE MANAGEMENT: CLEANING DRIVING MAINTENANCE
Written by Jas. T. Hodgson; John Williams; Charles S. Lake.
Stock no. 1829150
Published by The St. Margaret's Technical Press Limited. 7th 1939. Very good condition.

7th edition. Revised by Lake. Green cloth with gilt titles and vignette. B/w photos and illustrations. xi and 492 pages including index. 16 pages of publisher's adverts to rear. Spine faded. Text block and endpapers browned. A few light marks to contents but generally clean.

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THE STORY OF BROOKLANDS: THE WORLD'S FIRST MOTOR COURSE VOLUME III
Written by William Boddy.
Stock no. 1829148
Published by Grenville Publishing Company Limited. 1st 1950. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This third and final volume takes the history of the famous motor racing track from 1933 to 1939 when racing ceased at the famoust Track. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Lower edge of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is slightly nicked at top edges and is a little scuffed.

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THE FIRST MOTOR RACING IN BRITAIN: BEXHILL-ON-SEA 1902
Written by John Rose.
Stock no. 1829147
Published by Bookmarque Publishing. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition.

The Drivers; The Cars; The Results; The Prizes. Taken in part from periodicals of 1902 and in full from the 'Special Motor Races Supplement' given free with the Saturday 24th may 1902 edition of the Bexhill-on-Sea Observer and also from its celebratory issue of 1954. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 63 pages. ISBN: 187051940X. A nice copy.

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THE EVOLUTION OF THE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE (1803 TO 1898)
Written by G.A. Sekon.
Stock no. 1829146
Published by The Railway Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1899. Very good condition.

Blue cloth boards with gilt titles, bevelled edge boards. Text block marbled blue pattern. B/w photos and illustrations. 327 pages including index. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly bumped and rubbed. Boards a little scuffed. Front hinge between frontispiece and title page pulled. Name in ink to top of title page. Contents clean.

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A CENTURY OF LOCOMOTIVE BUILDING BY ROBERT STEPHENSON & CO. 1823-1923
Written by J.G.H. Warren.
Stock no. 1829136
Published by Andrew Reid & Company Limited. 1st 1923. Almost very good condition.

Centenary book. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt titles and embossed vignette to front. B/w diagrams and illustrations. 461 pages including index. Spine & corners lightly rubbed & worn. Text block browned. Foxing mainly go endpapers and prelims. Else contents clean.

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THE ISLE OF MAN RAILWAY VOLUME II
Written by James I.C. Boyd.
Stock no. 1829131
Published by The Oakwood Press. 1st thus 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The British Narrow Gauge Railway series, No. 2B. An outline history of The Isle of Man Railway including The Manx Northern Railway and The Foxdale Railway (1905-1994). Volume II of a three volume edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0853614695. Pencil erasure mark to top corner of front endpaper else contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is faded to top edge and spine and a little scuffed.

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THE ISLE OF MAN RAILWAY VOLUME I
Written by James I.C. Boyd.
Stock no. 1829130
Published by The Oakwood Press. 1st thus 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Volume 1 of three volume edition. An outline history of the Isle of man Railway including The Manx Northern railway and The Foxdale Railway (pre-1873 to 1904). The British Narrow Gauge Railway No. 2A. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 262 pages including index. ISBN: 085361444x. Top of spine lightly creased. Pencil erasure mark to top corner of front endpaper else contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased and scuffed.

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