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CHASING THE TITLE: MEMORABLE MOMENTS FROM FIFTY YEARS OF FORMULA 1
Written by Nigel Roebuck.
Stock no. 1606120
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

In 1999, The Formula 1 World Championship was 50 years old. Nigel Roebuck gives a personal selection of highlights from the past half-century, full of his own memories, colourful anecdtes and human interest, in the style of his highly popular Fifth Column in Autosport. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w & colour photos. 304 pages including index. ISBN: 1859606040. A few tiny foxspots to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased with a couple of tiny tears.

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THE BUSY CHANNEL
Written by Bernard Ireland.
Stock no. 1606118
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. 144 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711011389. Wrapper has a small tear at top edge and is grubby to rear panel.

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BRITISH RAILWAYS STEAMING THROUGH THE SIXTIES VOLUME THIRTEEN
Written by Peter Hands; Colin Richards.
Stock no. 1606103
Published by Defiant Publications. 1st 1991. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed boards. 96 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0946857334. Slight fading to spine. Page edge browning.

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THE POWER GAME: THE HISTORY OF FORMULA 1 AND THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Written by Ivan Rendall.
Stock no. 1606088
Published by Cassell & Co.. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The 17 Grands Prix which make up the World Championship are worth some £2bn a year. They are firmly controlled by Bernie Ecclestone and the Formula 1 team bosses, a small, tightly knit group of tough, equally entrepreneurial men... Navy blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w & colour photos. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 030435399X. Red spot to spine edge of lower text block. Text block lightly browned. Joints a little worn. Partially erased pencil annotation to rear endpaper (relatively minor). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is clean.

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WE SERVE THE NATION
No author listed.
Stock no. 1809544
Published by Canadian National Railways. Very good condition.

Canadian National Railways. Staple binding cardwraps. Text in green, black and brown. Two-tone photos. Folding map of the railway system to inside rear cover. 46 pages. Cover edges lightly worn. Contents clean.

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POSTCARDS FROM DETROIT: REMEMBERING FORMULA 1 IN THE MOTOR CITY
Written by Roger Hart.
Stock no. 1605923
Published by David Bull Publishing. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Capturing the uniquely American atmosphere of the Detroit Grand Prix and a bygone era in Formula 1 racing. Roger Hart's compelling b/w photographs and accompanying recollections convey the relaxed camaraderie among drivers and a sense of fun that is hard to imagine in today's more intense paddock area. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w photos throughout. 96 pages. ISBN: 1893618722. A lovely copy.

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TRACKRAT: MEMOIR OF A FAN
Written by Bob Englehart.
Stock no. 1605899
Published by Bob Englehart. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition.

What compels a young man or woman to spend ungodly amounts of time and money driving a racecar every weekend at the local track, risking life and limb at 150 miles per hour, entertaining friends and total strangers? The author felt he had to find out after witnessing the tragic wreck that killed Boston-area driver Shane Hammond at Thompson International Speedway. Trackrat explores a slice of American culture, the short track racing obsession and how the author became a fan. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 244 pages. ISBN: 9781491065402. Slight grubbiness to lower edge of text block else contents clean.

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LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPS 1983-84 P-Z
No author listed.
Stock no. 1605868
Published by Lloyd's Register Of Shipping. 1983. Very good condition.

Large format. Green leatherette. 1958 pages. Some scuffs to boards and browning to textblock. Front endpaper creased.

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WILBUR AND ORVILLE A BIOGRAPHY OF THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
Written by Fred Howard.
Stock no. 1712107
Published by Dover Publications Inc.. 1998. Fine condition.

The story of the Wright Brothers. B/w photos. 530 pages. Card wraps. ISBN: 0486402975.

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SKYWRITING AN AVIATION ANTHOLOGY
Written by James Gilbert; et al.
Stock no. 1712096
Published by M. And J. Hobbs; Michael Joseph. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Collection of excerpts from the finest writers on aviation. ISBN: 0071816232. Spine bumped. Wrapper spine faded.

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SOME TRAINS IN AMERICA
Written by Andrew Crosse.
Stock no. 1809449
Published by Prestel. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Short, wide, oblong format. Celebrating the imagery and myth of the railroad. White boards, brown title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 3791326791. Edges of boards rubbed. One or two minor marks to endpapers else contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed with a 0.5" closed tear (no loss) to top front and rear edge.

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WAITING IN ALL WEATHERS
Written by Lena Hackzell.
Stock no. 1809448
Published by Svensk Byggtjanst. 1st 1999. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Public Transport Shelters. The author and architect Lena Hackzell has photographed shelters from various parts of the world. Oblong format. Blue boards, white title to spine. 140 pages. Colour photographs throughout. ISBN: 9173328979. Pictorial wrapper is lightly edge-creased and slightly browned.

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