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VANWALL: THE STORY OF TONY VANDERVELL AND HIS RACING CARS
Written by Denis Jenkinson; Cyril Posthumus.
Stock no. 1826214
Published by Patrick Stephens.
1st
1975.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Tony Vandervell, the founder of world-famous bearing manufacturers Vandervell Products Ltd, was the driving force behind the Vanwalls. Invaluable insight into the character of Tony Vandervell and what went into the building and racing of his team of Vanwall cars. Green boards, white titles. B/w photos. 176 pages. ISBN: 0850591694. Board edges rubbed, top rear corner bumped. Endpapers browned. Foxing to text block. Name in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing to prelims. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
MOTOCOURSE 1989-90
Written by Peter Clifford.
Stock no. 1325732
Published by Hazleton Publishing.
1st
1989.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
14th Year of Publication. The World's Leading Grand Prix Annual. Large format. Colour photos. Motorcycle racing. Foreword by Eddie Lawson. ISBN: 0905138635. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased with a couple of tiny tears and a tiny nick to fold edge of rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- MOTOR SPORT
THE BRISTOL AND GLOUCESTER RAILWAY AND THE AVON AND GLOUCESTERSHIRE RAILWAY
Written by Colin G. Maggs.
Stock no. 1325728
Published by The Oakwood Press.
2nd
1992.
Very good condition.
2nd enlarged edition. Oakwood Library of Railway History 26. Green card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0853614350. Covers are edge rubbed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- BRISTOL
- SOUTH WEST UK
LOTUS ELAN: THE COMPLETE STORY (CROWOOD AUTOCLASSICS):
Written by Mike Taylor.
Stock no. 1826118
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
1990.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Crowood Autoclassics series. The history of one of the greatest and most collectable classic sports cars in the world. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. 207 pages including index. ISBN: 1852233494. Boards clean and bright. A little foxing to prelims else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and slightly scuffed to rear panel.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- COMPANY HISTORY
- LOTUS (CARS)
THE SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY VOLUME ONE DUDLEY-WALSALL-LICHFIELD-BURTON
Written by Bob Yate.
Stock no. 1826116
Published by The Oakwood Press.
1st
2010.
Slightly better than very good condition.
(including the Black Country Branches). Oakwood Library of Railway History 154A. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos. 312 pages including index. ISBN: 9780853617006.
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- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- WEST MIDLANDS
- STAFFORDSHIRE
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF L.M.S. WAGONS VOLUME ONE
Written by R.J. Essery.
Stock no. 1826069
Published by Oxford Publishing Co.
1st
1981.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Mustard yellow cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & diagrams. 179 pages. ISBN: 0860931277. Lower corners of boards bumped. A few grubby marks to boards. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at corners, lightly edge-rubbed and lightly faded to spine.
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- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LMS (RAILWAYS)
- ROLLING STOCK
RAILWAY MOTOR BUSES AND BUS SERVICES IN THE BRITISH ISLES 1902-1933 VOLUME ONE
Written by John Cummings.
Stock no. 1826040
Published by Oxford Publishing.
1st
1978.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860930114. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-rubbed. Small pencil erasure mark and couple of tiny pen marks to top of front endpaper. Light foxing to half-title page. Contents otherwise clean. Price-cut orange pictorial dustwrapper has previous bookseller's price label to lower front flap, is lightly brronwed and lightly rubbed at edges.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
WALTER HANCOCK AND HIS COMMON ROAD STEAM CARRIAGES
Written by Francis James.
Stock no. 1826025
Published by Laurence Oxley.
1st
1975.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Biography of Walter Hancock who produced steam vehicles of many types, from his steam Phaeton of 1836 to the five ton Automaton. This is his life and work as written by his great great grand nephew. The second half of the book contains a reprint of Walter Hancock's Narrative of Twelve Years' Experiments (1824-36) dealing with Steam Carriages ont he Common Roads, together with the original engravings as published in 1838. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0950134775. SIGNED by the author (with dedication) to title page. Faint damp patch from dustwrapper to rear board. Minor foxing to endpapers and text block. Tiny nick to lower edge of first couple of pages. Text block a little grubby and dampstained. Orange dustwrapper is damp stained to verso, lightly edge-worn and lightly marked.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- TRANSPORT GENERAL
- STEAM ENGINES
- BIOGRAPHY
- ROADS
FIAT
Written by Michael Sedgwick.
Stock no. 1826021
Published by B.T. Batsford.
1st
1974.
Good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The Fiat Story. The cars, the men and the background. Blue/grey mottled cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Top edge pink. ISBN: 0713404736. Boards clean. Front and rear joint cracked but binding is otherwise tight. Minor foxing and a few grubby marks to endpapers. Text block browned and grubby. Contents themselves appear to be clean on a quick flick through. Black dustwrapper is scuffed and has dampstaining to verso along horizontal edges (not visible to front). Musty damp odour present.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- COMPANY HISTORY
- INDUSTRY
- ITALY
AUTOMOBILE YEAR No. 48 2000/2001
No author listed.
Stock no. 1325597
Published by Editions Jr.
2000.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Colour photos. ISBN: 2883240604. Scuff, with chipping just under 1" to top edge of rear cover; some chipping to wrapper next to it.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX: FROM HELL TO VICTORY AND BEYOND
Written by K.A. Merrick.
Stock no. 1826000
Published by Classic; Ian Allan.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive and definitive work on the Handley Page Halifax, cementing its place in aviation history as a uniquely successful and versatile aircraft which was also a great favourite with its crews. Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour illustrations. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 9781906537067. Faint fading to lower edge of front board else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased across top edge and a little scuffed to rear panel. Overall, still a very nice copy.
AUSTER: THE COMPANY AND THE AIRCRAFT
Written by Tom Wenham; Rod Simpson; Malcolm P. Fillmore.
Stock no. 1825999
Published by Air-Britain.
1st
2018.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The story of an iconic aviation company and classic light aircraft which live on in the hands of enthusiastic owners today. Large format. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w & colour photos. ISBN: 9780851305080. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- COMPANY HISTORY