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AUTO-ARCHITECT: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GERALD PALMER
Written by Gerald Palmer; Christopher Balfour.
Stock no. 1823907
Published by Magna Press. 1st 1998. Fine condition.

A fascinating story told by this innovative and talented car designer including designing and building the Jowett Javelin. Additional material by Christopher Balfour. Large format. Pale brown glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. Limited to 750 copies. ISBN: 0951942360. SIGNED by Gerald Palmer on label to front pastedown.

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MILESTONES IN A MOTORING LIFE
Written by Dudley Noble.
Stock no. 1823906
Published by Advanced Mile-Posts Publications Ltd. 1st thus 1969. Slightly better than very good condition.

This is an Author's Presentation Copy of which only 250 copies have been issued. The author's extensive and adventurous travels, in the 1920s and 1930s, in his motorcar and sometimes with caravan. Cloth boards, brown spine with gilt title, blue boards with brown oval portraiture to front. B/w photos. ISBN: 0362000409. SIGNED and dated (with compliments) by the author to verso of half-title page. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Text block browned. Contents clean.

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THE COLLECTED MOTOR VERSES OF W. H. CHARNOCK
Written by W.H. Charnock.
Stock no. 1323061
Published by Villiers Publications Ltd. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 103 pages. Spine and corners very slightly rubbed. Pale browning to endpapers and some light foxing to textblock. Yellow dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed, grubby to spine and slightly faded and foxed to rear panel.

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HALCYON DAYS RECOLLECTIONS OF POST-WAR VINTAGE MOTORING
Written by Rodney Dale.
Stock no. 1323060
Published by Fern House. 1st 1999. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1902702050.

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PHIL HILL YANKEE CHAMPION
Written by William F. Nolan.
Stock no. 1323057
Published by Brown Fox Books. 1st thus 1996. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The first American to win the driving championship of the world. Revised, expanded edition. Blue boards with white title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w photos. 232 pages. ISBN: 1888978104. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is a tiny bit edge rubbed and has a tiny mark to lower edge of rear panel.

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BEST WHEEL FORWARD
Written by J.A. Gregoire.
Stock no. 2139990
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st thus 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. Motor Racing in France from 1920's to 1950's. Red cloth, gilt titles. Spine is a bit faded. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is browned and foxed to spine; edge-creased with a few small nicks.

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BENTLEY CRICKLEWOOD TO CREWE
Written by Michael Frostick.
Stock no. 2139950
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The men involved, the money required, the motor racing and the motor cars. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0850453763. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some fading to top and tail. Lengthy inscription in ink to front endpaper. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some browning to base of spine.

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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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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.

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THE JIM RUSSELL STORY
Written by Norman Greenway.
Stock no. 2139922
Published by Transport Bookman Publications. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851840582. SIGNED by author and Jim Russell with dedication to previous owner on title page. Small damp patch to base of spine, which goes through to the verso of wrapper. Spine of wrapper is also browned.

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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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THE EVOLUTION OF THE RACING CAR
Written by Laurence Pomeroy.
Stock no. 2139917
Published by William Kimber. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Based on the heroic age of motor racing from 1903 to 1937, the author has woven a fascinating composition, much more than a mere technical or historical book. B/w photos. Light bumping to top and tail of spine. A few marks to covers. Browning and foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with browning and some grubby marks.

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