BIOGRAPHY
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AYRTON SENNA: HIS FULL CAR RACING RECORD
Written by Christopher Hilton.
Stock no. 2139924
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited.
1st
1995.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Dark boards with gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 185260543X. SIGNED by author to title page. Wrapper has a couple of tiny nicks along one edge.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
MOTORING MY WAY
Written by Stanley Sedgwick.
Stock no. 2139923
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd..
1st
1976.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The author's wide experience and objective approach to so many classic marques make this a must for enthusiasts. B/w photos. 190 pages plus index. ISBN: 0713432624. SIGNED by author and dated 'October 1976' to title page. Light browning and a few foxspots to outer page edges.
GREEN RACES RED EDDIE IRVINE'S FIRST SEASON WITH FERRARI
Written by Eddie Irvine.
Stock no. 2139920
Published by Collins Willow.
1st
1996.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Colour photos. ISBN: 0002187620. SIGNED by author to title page. Small knocks to top and tail of spine and a couple of corners. Grubby mark to front endpaper. Page browning.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
FLIGHT PATH: MY FIFTY YEARS OF AVIATION
Written by Frank T. Courtney.
Stock no. 2139899
Published by William Kimber.
1st
1973.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Frank Courtney, a legend in the annals of aviation, writes about his flying life from 1913 to 1953. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0718304829. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Page edge browning. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing.
FLYING MINNOWS
Written by Vivian Voss.
Stock no. 2139872
Published by Arms & Armour Press.
1st thus
1977.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Memoirs of a World War One Fighter Pilot, from training in Canada to the Front Line, 1917-1918. First written and published under the pseudonym 'Roger Vee' in 1935. This facsimile edition is published under the author's true name (Vivian Voss), with new material. ISBN: 085368121X. Spine is faded. Some foxing and browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with fading to spine and some edges.
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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- BIOGRAPHY
REG PARNELL
Written by Graham Gauld.
Stock no. 2139862
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited.
1st
1996.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The quiet man who helped to engineer Britain's post-war motor racing revolution. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1852605618.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
W.O. BENTLEY: THE MAN BEHIND THE MARQUE
Written by Malcolm Bobbitt.
Stock no. 1823866
Published by Breedon Books Publishing Co..
1st
2003.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The first full biography of the founder and inspiration behind Bentley Cars. An insight into the conception and design of some of the most famous sporting cars in automobile history. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1859833527. A fine copy. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
- COMPANY HISTORY
PARRY THOMAS DESIGNER-DRIVER
Written by Hugh Tours.
Stock no. 1823851
Published by B.T. Batsford.
1st
1959.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Biography of the car designer and racer (Full name John Godfrey Parry Thomas). Spine browned, browning to rear board. Minor foxing to text block. Previous bookseller's rubber stamp to lower edge of front endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners, lightly browned to spine and just a little scuffed.
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- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
TWICE LUCKY: MY LIFE IN MOTORSPORT
Written by Stuart Turner.
Stock no. 1823848
Published by Haynes Publishing Group.
1st
1999.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Autobiography of Stuart Turner, one of the leading motorsport figures of the time. Foreword by Jackie Stewart. B/w photos. ISBN: 1859606024. SIGNED by the author, Stuart Turner, to title page (no dedication). A nice, clean copy. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
THUNDER IN THE PARK
Written by Tom Wheatcroft.
Stock no. 1823846
Published by Live Wire.
1st
2005.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Limited edition of 5000. The story of Tom Wheatcroft and Donington Park. 280 pages. Colour photos. ISBN: 0954286057. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to front endpaper. This is copy 4130 of 5000. A lovely, clean copy.
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- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
- LIMITED EDITION
FLYING AND SOLDIERING
Written by R.R. Money.
Stock no. 1823837
Published by Ivor Nicholson & Watson.
1st
1936.
Good condition.
Pale blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Spine faded and creased with a nick to top edge. Boards discoloured, corners worn. SIGNED by the author (with dedication) to front endpaper. Some foxing present. Some hinges pulled but binding tight. Plate facing page 214 detached but present.
THE VIVID AIR
Written by Alex Revell.
Stock no. 1823832
Published by William Kimber.
1st
1978.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Gerald and Michael Constable Maxwell. Fighter Pilots in both World Wars. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0718303857. Contents browned. Slight musty odour. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, faded to spine with a few grubby marks.
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- MILITARY
- AIR FORCE
- WORLD WAR I
- WORLD WAR II
- BIOGRAPHY