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REG PARNELL
Written by Graham Gauld.
Stock no. 1820217
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited.
1st
1996.
Fine condition in a nearly fine 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. Slight fading to dustwrapper spine.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
THE WORSDELLS A QUAKER ENGINEERING DYNASTY
Written by Geoffrey Hill.
Stock no. 2133598
Published by The Transport Publishing Company.
1st
1991.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A biography of six members of three generations of the Worsdell family, prominent engineers, particularly in the railway industry of the 19th century. Green cloth boards, silver titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0863171583. Bumping to spine. Light page edge browning; crease to rear endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.
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- BIOGRAPHY
- RAILWAYS
- ENGINEERING
- QUAKERS
- INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
MILES AIRCRAFT THE EARLY YEARS: THE STORY OF F.G. MILES AND HIS AEROPLANES 1925-1939
Written by Peter Amos.
Stock no. 2133527
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd..
1ST
2009.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780851304106. A few small knocks along cover edges. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small chips/tears; faded to spine.
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- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- BIOGRAPHY
- COMPANY HISTORY
BERT HADLEY A SON OF BIRMINGHAM: A TRIBUTE
Written by Geoff Roe.
Stock no. 2133460
Published by The Pre-War Austin Seven Club Ltd..
2013.
Very good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. Compiled by Roe. Edited by Nigel Hancock. ISBN: 9780957242623. Some creasing to covers.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- COMPANY HISTORY
- BIOGRAPHY
MANSELL AND WILLIAMS: THE CHALLENGE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Written by Nigel Mansell; Derick Allsop.
Stock no. 1819975
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
1st thus
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition.
World Champion 1992. A personal account of the joys and frustration of competing for the ultimate prize in Formula One. The team structure and organization, the preparation, practice, briefing and debriefing, qualifying and finally the race itself. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 0297832182. Light creasing to lower front edge of cover, corners lighlty rubbed, scuffing to rear cover. Text block lightly browned. Contents fine.
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- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER BEYOND THE MYTH
Written by Ronald Anderson; Anne Koval.
Stock no. 2133337
Published by John Murray.
1st
1994.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Whistler's art and life are brought together to recreate the extraordinary career of the man behind the myth. Dark red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. 544 pages includes index. ISBN: 0719550270. Base of spine slightly bumped. Wrapper edges lightly rubbed and spine just very slightly sunned.
A RAGE TO LIVE
Written by Mary S. Lovell.
Stock no. 2133335
Published by Little, Brown And Company (Uk) Limited.
1st
1998.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Detailing fully Richard Francis Burton's relationship with Isabel, his intelligent, striking and unconventional wife. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w plates. 910 pages includes index. ISBN: 0316643858. base of spine slightly bumped. Wrapper lightly creased at edges.
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KING OF THE BOARDS
Written by Gary D. Doyle.
Stock no. 1819511
Published by Gary Doyle.
1st
2002.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Oblong format. The life and times of Jimmy Murphy. B/w photos and colour illustrations. 336 pages. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to free front endpaper. This copy would make a wonderful gift.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
IAN WALKER RACING: THE MAN AND HIS CARS
Written by Julian Balme.
Stock no. 1819501
Published by Coterie Press Limited.
1st
2012.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Ian Walker embraced all aspects of post-war motorsport, from rallying to racing, driver to team manager, car manufacturer to car dealer. In just ten years he had done the lot. Large square format. Black cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos throughout. This is a limited edition. ISBN: 9781902351476. Pictorial dustwrapper has some light scuffing. Contained in publisher's green slipcase which is still in original shrinkwrap. This copy would make a wonderful gift.
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- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
- LIMITED EDITION
JIM CLARK THE LEGEND LIVES ON
Written by Graham Gauld.
Stock no. 1318846
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited.
1992.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Biography of the racing car driver. Formerly published as ' Jim Clark Remembered'. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1852601442. Reprint of the 3rd edition.
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- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
HIGH SPEED DIARY: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF REGINALD ELLIS TONGUE
Written by R.E. Tongue.
Stock no. 2133099
Published by Dove Publishing.
1st
2002.
Very good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0953414256. A few foxspots/browning to outer page edges.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
PORTRAIT IN A MIRROR AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Written by Alexandra Hasluck.
Stock no. 2132943
Published by Oxford University Press.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue/green boards, gilt title to spine. Alexandra Hasluck is an historian. ISBN: 0195542983. A couple of grubby marks to wrapper.
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