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THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MOTORING
Written by R.J. Mecredy.
Stock no. 2133873
Published by Mecredy, Percy & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1906. Almost very good condition.

Containing full definitions of every term used in Motoring, with special articles on roadside troubles, electric ignition, and similar important subjects. Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w diagrams. 570 pages plus adverts to rear. Spine has been replaced with new green cloth; new endpapers. Corners are bumped. Browning to outer page edges. Some foxing. Some pencil annotation. Last page has top half cut off it. Previous owner's address label to rear pastedown.

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THE AUTOMOBILE HANDBOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 2133872
1st 1905. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles. Containing information of interest to Automobilists, and a guide to touring in the United Kingdom and places abroad. Adverts to rear. Marks to covers. Spine is browned. Names in ink to front pastedown and endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Pages 205-220 have a vertical crease (soft).

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HAYNES RESTORATION MANUAL: TRIUMPH SPITFIRE GT6, VITESSE & HERALD
Written by Lindsay Porter; Peter Williams.
Stock no. 1820315
Published by Haynes Publishing. 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Covers all Triumph Spitfire, GT6, Vitesse & Herald models. With the aid of more than 900 illustrations and text aimed at the do-it-yourselfer. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. 311 pages. ISBN: 9781859608678. Reprint. A few minor foxspots to text block and light browning. Else contents clean.

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IT BEATS WORKING: MY 35 YEARS INSIDE MOTOR RACING
Written by Eoin S. Young.
Stock no. 1820310
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1997. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The author's career reporting on 35 years of international motor sport. B/w photos. ISBN: 1852604603. Reprint. Light yellowing to text block. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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HOW TO PLAN AND BUILD A FAST ROAD CAR (SPEEDPRO SERIES)
Written by Daniel Stapleton.
Stock no. 1820306
Published by Veloce Publishing Plc.. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

With the help of this book you can plan in detail the best and most harmonious modifications for your car, buy only the right components and then build a car that fully meets your requirements - without wasting money. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 128 pages including index. ISBN: 187410560X. Spine faded. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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MORGAN PLUS 4 (SUPER PROFILE)
Written by John Teague.
Stock no. 1820262
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1987. Very good condition.

Super Profile series. A FOULIS Motoring Book. Green glazed pictorial boards. B/w and colour photos. 56 pages. ISBN: 0854296026. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Pencil erasure mark to top free corner of title page. Contents clean.

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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. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1852605618. Slight fading to dustwrapper spine. Else a lovely copy!

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MANAGING A LEGEND: STIRLING MOSS, KEN GREGORY AND THE BRITISH RACING PARTNERSHIP
Written by Robert Edwards.
Stock no. 2133534
Published by Foulis; Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An insight into what has often been called the 'Golden Age' of motor racing. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 368 pages. ISBN: 0854299882. Light bumping to top and tail of spine. Spine slightly cocked. Page edge browning. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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IOTA 1947-1953
No author listed.
Stock no. 2133533
Published by Transport Bookman Publications. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Edited highlights of F3 500cc racing. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851840345. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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TO DRAW A LONG LINE
Written by C.E. Johnson.
Stock no. 2133529
Published by Bookmarque Publishing. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author's days with a British sports & Grand Prix racing car maker Connaught. Connaught hold the honour and the distinction of being the first-ever all-British car to win a Grand Prix with a British Driver. Since that day in 1955, British GP teams have never looked back - yet just two years later, Connaught folded through lack of finance. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. x and 202 pages including index. ISBN: 1870519043. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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FROM CYCLECAR TO MICROCAR
Written by Michael Worthington-Williams.
Stock no. 2133523
Published by Beaulieu Books. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the cyclecar movement. Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 0901564540. SIGNED by author to front endpaper. A few knocks to corners. Page edge browning. Some indentation marks and small edge-chips to wrapper.

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A PORTRAIT OF THE VINTAGE SPORTS-CAR CLUB 1934-2014
Written by Thomas Pellow.
Stock no. 1820135
Published by Vintage Sports-Car Club Limited. 1st 2015. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Summer and sunshine, pre-war competition cars in action, the spectators' car park full of vintage cars, and members busy about their picnics. Quintessential Vintage Sports-Car Club. Blue cloth boards, sliver title to spine and Club vignette to front. Colour & b/w photos. ix and 278 pages including index. ISBN: 9780954287696. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Base of spine bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has the remains of a label to front panel and is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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