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THE LONG SILENCE FALLS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE MERCHANT NAVY RADIO OFFICER 1900-2000 (VOLUME I)
Written by Brian Cotton; Richard Woodman; et al.
Stock no. 1824438
1st thus 2012. Nearly fine condition.

A cross section of articles that have been published in The Radio Officers' Asssociation quarterly newsletter 'QSO' between 1999 and 2012. Introduction by Professor Brian Cotton, Life President of The Radio Officers' Association; Foreword by Captain Richard Woodman. Large format. Matt blue pictorial boards. B/w photos. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Contents clean.

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THE MOTOR CYCLING CLUB
Written by Peter Garnier.
Stock no. 1824430
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of Britain's oldest sporting club for motor cycles and cars, founded in 1901. Black cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. 221 pages pages includes index. ISBN: 0715393111. Light bump to top of spine.

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DAIMLER V8 S.P. 250
Written by Brian Long.
Stock no. 1324021
Published by Veloce Publishing Plc.. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The full story of the SP 250 including concept, development and production history. Black boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 1874105243. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed. Neat barcode label stuck to rear panel of wrapper (covering printed barcode).

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AUTHENTIC LOTUS ELAN & PLUS 2 1962-1974
Written by Paul Robinshaw; Christopher Ross; Ron Hickman.
Stock no. 1324019
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Essential data and guidance for owners, restorers and competitors. Green glazed boards. 256 pages. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0947981950. Slightly bumping/rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Neat barcode label to rear cover.

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OVERLAND
Written by Peter Fraenkel.
Stock no. 1324001
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Covering most of the snags, many of the pleasures and virtually all of the official pieces of paper that are an unavoidable part of being a modern nomad. Beige boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715370405. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock, top edge of textblock is dusty. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, slightly edge creased and slightly faded to spine.

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OVER HERE: THE AMERICAN CAR IN ENGLAND IN THE 1960S VOLUME1
Written by Steve Miles.
Stock no. 1824393
Published by Sgm Publishing. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A collection of photographs of American cars taken on the streets of London between 1964 and 1970. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0954562445. Top & tail of spine bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top of spine.

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AUTOCOURSE 1991-1992
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 1323944
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1st 1991. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos. 41st year. Foreword by Nobuhiko Kawamoto, president of Honda Motor Company. ISBN: 0905138872. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and slightly edge rubbed/creased.

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FLIGHT AND AIRCRAFT ENGINEER VOL. XLIX
No author listed.
Stock no. 1824290
Published by Flight Publishing Co. Ltd. 1946. Almost very good condition.

First Aeronautical Weekly in the World, founded January 1909. Volume XLIX covers January to June, 1946. Nos 1932 to 1956 bound in one volume. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations and a few colour, some folding illustrations. Ex-library in library binding. Boards grubby and marked, spine faded and stained. Text block browned. Library markings to front endpaper and some magazine title pages. Binding is tight. Old post-it note stuck to page 57 pulling surface paper from page. A few foxspots and some page browning but contents generally clean.

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ABOUT RAILWAYS
Written by Herbert Simon; William Fenton.
Stock no. 1323611
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1957. Very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book No. 113. Pictorial paperwraps. Covers lightly edge rubbed. Crease to top corner of rear cover and a few top page corner tips also creased. Light foxing to textblock.

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POWER AND GLORY: THE HISTORY OF GRAND PRIX MOTOR RACING VOLUME 1 1906-1951
Written by William Court.
Stock no. 1824137
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st thus 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Includes race results, records of individual drivers and marques, car specifications, and a general summary of developments. Facsimile of 1966 edition. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1852601841. Boards clean, minor bump to lower edge of front board. Minor marks to front endpaper. Top edge of text block has minor foxspots. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned to spine.

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AUTOCOURSE 2007-2008
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 1824119
Published by Crash Media Group. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos. 57th year of publication. Foreword by Kimi Raikkonen 2007 world champion. ISBN: 9781905334216. Minor mark to base of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top of spine, lightly rubbed to base of spine, lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE WEYMOUTH HARBOUR TRAMWAY
Written by J.H. Lucking.
Stock no. 1824115
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Countless summer visitors, as well as passengers for the Channel Islands and France, have come to know Weymouth as 'the place where the trains run through the street'. This comprehensive study provides a full account, from arly unfulfilled proposals in the 1840s, through the line's horse-drawn bneginnings in the 1860s and long years of commercial importance, to the almost complete decline following the withdrawal of freight traffic in 1970. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860933040. Top corners of boards bumped. Lower board edges browned and with red pen marks to corners and lower text block. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, tiny nick to top 1/3 of spine and corners rubbed.

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