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EAST AFRICAN AN AIRLINE STORY
Written by Peter J. Davis.
Stock no. 1330517
Published by Runnymede Malthouse Publishing. 2nd 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. A detailed history of this exciting airline. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 485 pages. B/w photos and some colour photos. ISBN: 0952304708. Spine bumped. Covers lightly dust marked. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn.

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ALVIS: THE STORY OF THE RED TRIANGLE
Written by Kenneth Day.
Stock no. 1830679
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 2nd 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. Why Alvis survived so many other high quality car makers and signposts the story of the company's success in a risk-fraught business. A Foulis Motoring Book. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 375 pages. ISBN: 0854296670. Lower edge of spine shelf-won, a few knocks to board edges (minor). Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and is scuffed to rear panel.

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BURRELL SHOWMAN'S ROAD LOCOMOTIVES
Written by Michael R. Lane.
Stock no. 1830665
Published by Model & Allied Publications. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Story of Showman's Type Road Locomotives Manufactured by Charles Burrell & Sons Ltd. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, pull-out diagram to rear. 319 pages including index. A few small marks to boards, lower board edges have a few minor knocks. Text block lightly browned. Inscription in ink to front pastedown (mostly hidden by front flap of dustwrapper). Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and worn, spine is slightly faded and is re-inforced to verso neatly with paper, rear panel is marked.

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JAGUAR E-TYPE 3.8 & 4.2 6-CYLINDER; 5.3 V12 (OSPREY EXPERT HISTORIES)
Written by Denis Jenkinson.
Stock no. 1830642
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st thus 1999. Nearly fine condition.

Revised Edition. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w and a few colour photos. 125 pages. ISBN: 185532881X. A lovely copy.

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MASERATI 1970-1975
Written by R.M. Clarke.
Stock no. 1830635
Published by Brooklands Books. Circa 1975. Very good condition.

Road tests and other articles previously published in leading motoring journals. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 100 pages plus publisher adverts to rear. ISBN: 0906589991. Covers lightly browned with some foxing, creased at corners. A few foxspots to prelims and last few pages, as well as inside covers. Lower corner of pages lightly creased. Else contents clean.

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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. 1830609
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. A very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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AUSTIN A30/A35 (ACCESSIBLE CLASSICS No. 1)
Written by Kim Henson.
Stock no. 1830530
Published by Classic Car Publishing Ltd.. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Enjoying your Austin: Buy it, love it, look after and preserve it, upgrade it if you like, but most of all have fun with it! Pictorial glazed boards. Endpapers show a colour photo celebrating 50 years of the Z30, in October 2001. Colour photos throughout. 224 pages. ISBN: 0954762908. A lovely copy, light scuffing to rear board.

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ASTON MARTIN: NEWPORT PAGNELL - A CELEBRATION
Written by Ken Gibson.
Stock no. 1830486
Published by Aston Martin Lagonda Limited. Circa 2007. Nearly fine condition.

A history of Aston Martin's factory in Tickford Street, Newport Pagnell, in Buckinghamshire. Red/maroon cloth with silver titles. B/w and colour photos throughout. DVD in pocket to rear of book. A nice, clean copy.

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WORLD ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF AERO ENGINES
Written by Bill Gunston.
Stock no. 1830483
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Arranged in alphabetical order, listing every major aeroplane engine manufacturer throughout the world. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 185 Pages including index and glossary. ISBN: 085059717X. Reprint. A few minor marks to text block else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and lightly scuffed.

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GOODWOOD REVIVAL: THE FIRST TEN YEARS
Written by Doug Nye.
Stock no. 1830477
Published by Merrell Publishers Limited. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Comprehensive race reports and a full racing record for the first decade of the Revival (1998-2007), together with colourful eyewitness accounts. A magnificent commemoration of this unique event. Large format. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. 303 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781858944494. A lovely copy.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF AIRCRAFT
Written by William Green. Illustrated by Dennis Punnett.
Stock no. 1330325
Published by Frederick Warne. 26th 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observer's Book No. 11. Describing 137 aircraft with 245 illustrations. Twenty-Sixth Edition. Small format. Blue boards. ISBN: 0723215626. Minimal bumping and fading to spine. Top edge of textblock is slightly foxed. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher, slightly faded and browned to spine and lightly foxed on verso.

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THE SOLENT SKY
Written by Peter T. New.
Stock no. 1830444
Published by Southampton Printers. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A local history of aviation from 1908 to 1946 with special reference to Southampton (Eastleigh) Airport. Foreword by Squadron Leader L.F. Payne. Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. 118 pages. Text block browned. Contents generally clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and grubby with some foxing.

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