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THE CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY IN WEST VIRGINIA: HUNTINGTON DIVISION
Written by William R. Sparkmon.
Stock no. 1818024
Published by C&o Historical Society. 1988. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. 51 pages. ISBN: 093948711X. Second printing. A few minor marks and light creases to covers.

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A TRADITION OF INTEGRITY
Written by Bruce Leonard.
Stock no. 2131458
Published by University Of New South Wales Press. 1st AUSTRALIA 1994. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. The Story of Qantas Engineering & Maintenance. ISBN: 0868401102. SIGNED by author on half-title page. Knock to top of spine; light creasing to corners.

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TRIUMPH SPITFIRE AND GT6: THE COMPLETE STORY (CROWOOD AUTOCLASSIC)
Written by James Taylor.
Stock no. 2131364
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The full story of these stylish and popular cars. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 176 pages including index. ISBN: 1861262620. A lovely copy. Dustwrapper spine is lightly faded; light edge-creasing.

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MINI: THE TRUE AND SECRET HISTORY OF THE MAKING OF A MOTOR CAR
Written by Simon Garfield.
Stock no. 1817503
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A fascinating story of British endeavour, ingenuity and masterful marketing. In May 1959, the first Mini was produjced on an assembly line at Cowley, near Oxford. It would take a team of supremely talented designers, draftsmen, engineers and production-line workers to build a car that was unique in appearance and construction. Somehow, the Mini became an icon. Blue boards, white title to spine. Red endpapers. B/w photos and a few colour. xiv and 285 pages including index. ISBN: 9780571248094. A lovely copy!

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MORGAN: FIRST AND LAST OF THE REAL SPORTS CARS
Written by Gregory Houston Bowden.
Stock no. 1817370
Published by Gentry Books. 1st 1972. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Morgan Motor Company is the world's oldest privately owned car company. This book covers the early history, the three-wheeler, the 4/4, and the Plus 8. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 191 pages including index. ISBN: 0856140139. Minor foxing to text block and a few foxspots to contents. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper.

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ALVIS: THE STORY OF THE RED TRIANGLE
Written by Kenneth Day.
Stock no. 1817137
Published by Gentry Books. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A definitive history of one of the most famous, influential and successful car manufacturers over the last half century. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 335 pages. ISBN: 0856140635. Lower corners of boards bumped. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper.

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TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES
Written by John Tipler.
Stock no. 2129040
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2000. Very good condition.

A superb collection of informatively captioned photographs to detail the long history of Triumph motorcycles. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750922664. Heavy bump to base of spine and a couple of corners. Light page edge browning, else contents are excellent.

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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE STEAM PACKET
Written by John Shepherd.
Stock no. 2128552
Published by Ferry Publications. 1st 1994. Very good condition.

Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 1871947278. Creasing to cover corners. A few marks to outer page edges.

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WHITE FUNNEL STEAMERS A PHOTOGRAPHIC LEGACY
Written by Chris Collard.
Stock no. 2128496
Published by The History Press. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

Slightly oblong format. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780752453613. SIGNED by author to title page. Couple of small knocks to corners. Contents are fine!

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GLORY DAYS: BET GROUP
Written by Gavin Booth.
Stock no. 2128118
Published by Ian Allan. 1ST 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0711026092. Bumping to spine. Contents are excellent!

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CHAMPION OF SAIL
Written by David Walker.
Stock no. 2128041
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1986. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The history of R.W. Leyland and his shipping line but also a general history of late 19th century ships and shipping. Dark red boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 191 pages includes index. ISBN: 0851774024. Wrapper edge just very slightly creased.

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P&A CAMPBELL STEAMERS THE EDWARDIAN ERA
Written by Chris Collard.
Stock no. 1816730
Published by Tempus. 1st 2006. Fine condition.

Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. The last of six volumes of White Funnel Fleet history from 1887 to 1968 and the second of two volumes dealing specifically with the years prior to the First World War. 255 pages including index. ISBN: 0752438719. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page.

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