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MALVERNIA: THE ORIGINS AND HISTORY OF THE FIRST MOTOR CAR BUILT BY CHARLES AND WALTER SANTLER
Written by R.A. Sutton.
Stock no. 1204923
Published by Michael Sedgwick Memorial Trust. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

The origins and history of the first motor car built by Charles and Walter Santler at Northumberland Works, Malvern Link, Worcestershire. Large format. Green pictorial card wraps with black cloth spine. B/w photos. 53 pages. ISBN: 1870660005. A few grubby marks to covers. Minor stain to vertical edge of text block. Contents clean.

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BMW THE COMPLETE STORY
Written by Bruce Preston.
Stock no. 1204734
Published by The Crowood Press. 1992. Very good condition.

The story of BMW motorcycles. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 1852233737. Corners very slightly rubbed. Some grubbiness to covers and endpapers. Contents otherwise clean.

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THE HISTORY OF STEAM NAVIGATION
Written by John Kennedy.
Stock no. 1204672
Published by Charles Birchall. 3rd 1905. Very good condition.

Dark blue cloth, gilt titles. 4 double-page colour plates of shipping companies flags and funnels. Numerous b/w illustrations. xvii 359 pages vi pages of index xv pages of interesting adverts with b/w illustrations. Endpapers very lightly browned else contents fine. Spine faded. Cover edges slightly faded.

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SPIRIT OF STEAM
Written by Raymond Flint.
Stock no. 1804499
Published by Santona Publications. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition.

Further Adventures with Men of Steam. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 0950796050.

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HEAD OF STEAM
Written by Raymond Flint.
Stock no. 1804498
Published by Santona Publications. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. More Men Of Steam stories. ISBN: 0950796026.

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THE RAILWAY REVOLUTION
Written by Sydney Wood.
Stock no. 1704154
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition.

Colour & b/w illustrations. Large format. ISBN: 0333313070.

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BIPLANES
Written by Michael F. Jerram.
Stock no. 1704146
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Recalling the glorious flying machines of the past. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0071821511. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Remains of label to front panel of wrapper and wrapper is edge rubbed.

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RAILWAYS IN WALES
Written by Herbert Williams.
Stock no. 1703653
Published by Christopher Davies. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 0715404970.

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TON UP! A CELEBRATION OF A HUNDRED YEARS OF THE MIDLAND AUTOMOBILE CLUB
Written by Jonathan Toulmin; Pat Toulmin.
Stock no. 1204298
Published by Midland Automobile Club. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Midland Automobile Club was formed just ten days into the twentieth century, and just a few days before the death of Queen Victoria. It was founded by motoring enthusiasts and pioneers of the British Motor Industry. Possibly the Oldest motor sporting club in the UK. Hill Climbs - Races - Rallies - Trials - Sprints. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 240 pages. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper title to spine has fadded from yellow to white.

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RAILWAYS IN ENGLAND 1826 AND 1827
Written by C. Von Oeynhausen; H. Von Dechen; E.A. Forward.
Stock no. 1803824
Published by W. Heffer & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1971. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Concerning Railways in England: Observations Collected During the Years 1826 and 1827 translated from the German text by Forward. Published for the Newcomen Society. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0852700482. Plates at rear of book affected by damp and have been prised apart but still decipherable. Wrapper is affected by damp and as such is stuck to the rear board and is grubby to rear panel. Contents generally clean.

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JACQUES VILLENEUVE: A CHAMPION IN PICTURES
Written by Cedric Daetwyler. Illustrated by Gianni Giansanti.
Stock no. 1601562
Published by Goldstar Holdings. 1st 1997. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Images telling the story of the arrival in the world of Formula 1 of a young motor racing virtuoso, Jacques Villeneuve. From his first test in 1995, the lens of photographer Gianni Giansanti, has followed his development and progress. He entered Formula 1 with the Indy Car Title and a name - son of the great Gilles Villeneuve, who dies in his Ferrari in 1982. Large format. Black cloth, grey title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9768108126. Tear to rear panel of dustwrapper (crease but no loss). Else a lovely copy.

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RAILWAYS TO-DAY
Written by J.W. Williamson.
Stock no. 1601530
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1938. Good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

B/w photos. 160 pages. Green stain to lower boards and page edges. Name in ink to front endpaper. A few marks to contents. Wrapper is chipped and in two pieces with most of spine missing.

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