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FORGOTTEN RAILWAYS: SOUTH WALES
Written by James Page.
Stock no. 1827143
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. Tip-in fold-out map to rear. ISBN: 0715377345. SIGNED by the author (with best wishes) to front endpaper. Bookplate to front pastedown is hidden by front flap of dustwrapper. Text block browned. Endpapers lightly foxed. A few marks to contents. Tipped in map present to rear. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut, lightly browned and has some foxing to flaps.

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JO SIFFERT
Written by Jacques Deschenaux.
Stock no. 1827139
Published by William Kimber. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography of the leading Formula 1 motor racing driver Jo Siffert. Dark grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 208 pages. ISBN: 0718304020. Text block and endpapers browned. A few brown marks to text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top & tail of spine and corners, tiny nick to lower edge of rear panel.

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COASTAL PASSENGER LINERS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Nick Robins.
Stock no. 1326506
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Focusing on the social need for coastal passenger services, the men and women who provided the services and the passengers who used them. A book to delight both the ship enthusiast and all those who enjoy maritime and social history of the British Isles. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 145 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848321120. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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D-DAY GLIDERS: LES PLANEURS AMERICAINS DU JOUR J
Written by Philippe Esvelin.
Stock no. 1827097
Published by Heimdal. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

U.S. glider pilots and their part in winning World War II. Text in French and English. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos and a few colour illustrations. ISBN: 284048143X. Corners lightly rubbed. A few minor knocks to board edges. Rear board scuffed. Contents clean.

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RONNIE PETERSON: GRAND PRIX RACING DRIVER
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 1827092
Published by G.T. Foulis. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Ronnie Peterson's search for perfection, why he must become a World Champion. His progress through kart racing, Formula 3 and his classic win at Monaco, Formula 2 where he became uncrowned king, and into Formula 1. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 085429175X. A few grubby marks to endpapers, text block lightly browned. Couple of foxspots to some page margins. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and lightly scuffed.

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FARM WAGGONS AND CARTS
Written by James Arnold. Illustrated by James Arnold.
Stock no. 1826881
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1977. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book is for anyone interested in our country heritage and in the everyday work of the farmers and country craftsmen of the past, for modellers and collectors, and for those who spot delightful old waggons in unexpected places, or admire those restored in follk museums. Oblong format. Peach cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0715373307. Dustwrapper spine is faded.

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RUM WAR AT SEA
Written by Malcolm F. Willoughby.
Stock no. 1826878
Published by Government Printing Office, Washington. 1st 1964. Very good condition.

The period of National Prohibition in America in the 1920s and 1930s. As one of the law enforcement agencies charged with the suppression of the illegal liquor traffice, the United States Coast Guard was deeply involved in what has become known as 'The Rum War'. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w photos and chapter headers. A few small knocks to board edges. Boards a little grubby, marked to rear board. Text block browned. Name in ink to top of front endpaper. Else contents clean.

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THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF DOUGLAS MOTORCYCLES
Written by Harold Briercliffe; Eric Brockway.
Stock no. 1326190
Published by Foulis; Haynes. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854297995. Minimal bumping to corners. Pale page edge browning else contents fine. A small repaired edge tear to top edge of rear panel of wrapper.

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BMW K-SERIES MOTORCYCLES
Written by Mick Walker; Peter Dobson.
Stock no. 1326185
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The definitive book of the BMW K-Series. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0854297243. Slight foxing to top edge of textblock else book is fine. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and is slightly edge creased.

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THE DOUGLAS MOTORCYCLE 'THE BEST TWIN'
Written by J.R. Clew.
Stock no. 1326184
Published by Foulis; Haynes. 1st thus 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Revised and Enlarged edition. First published under the title 'The Best Twin', by Goose and Son in 1974. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854292993. Spine bumped. Foxing to top edge of textblock else contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased/rubbed.

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THE MURRAY'S MUSEUM TT ARCHIVE
Written by Peter Murray; Raymond Ainscoe.
Stock no. 1826814
Published by Ilkley Racing Books. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Limited edition of 500. Large format. Yellow pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780952480235. This is book number 269 of 500. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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JAGUAR XJ-S (OSPREY AUTOMOTIVE)
Written by Duncan Wherrett.
Stock no. 1826813
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 1855322013. Covers lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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