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LAVERDA TWINS AND TRIPLES THE COMPLETE STORY
Written by Mick Walker.
Stock no. 1327057
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. Background history of the company. Complete development history. Full specifications. ISBN: 1861262205. Spine and corners bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge creased and rubbed, spine slightly faded.

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JAMES HUNT
Written by Maurice Hamilton.
Stock no. 1327055
Published by Blink Publishing. 1st 2016. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An exclusive and personal insight into one of the world's most charismatic racing drivers. Black boards, silver title to spine. Packed full of colour and b/w photographs. ISBN: 9781910536766. Dent to top edge of rear cover. Contents fine. Some light rubbing to dustwrapper edges.

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KAWASAKI SUNRISE TO Z1
Written by Roy Bacon.
Stock no. 1327053
Published by Niton Publishing. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

All singles, twins and triples plus the 900 fours. 1962 to 1976. B/w photos. Brown boards, silver title to spine. Originally published by Osprey Publishing in 1984. ISBN: 185579022X. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Very pale page browning to endpapers. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and faded to spine.

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THE LEEDS & LIVERPOOL CANAL: A HISTORY AND GUIDE
Written by Mike Clarke.
Stock no. 1827642
Published by Carnegie Publishing Ltd.. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Illustrated history of England's longest and most successful inland waterway. Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0948789409. Text block lightly browned with some foxing. Else a clean copy. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. There is a slight musty odour present.

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HOWARD HUGHES AND THE SPRUCE GOOSE
Written by Graham M. Simons.
Stock no. 1827637
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the HK-1 Hercules. Black cloth baords, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781783831555. A lovely copy.

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ENDURANCE RACING 1982-1991
Written by Ian Briggs.
Stock no. 1327042
Published by Osprey Automotive. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Yearly summaries and annual reviews of the FIA and IMSA championships are linked to summarised reports and results for ever World Championship Group C race between 1982 and 1990 - and of course, each running of the Le Mans 24 hours. Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1855322285. A unique copy SIGNED to title page by multiple drivers in the 1994 62nd Le Mans 24 hours race and throughout by other racing drivers. A unique record of endurance motor racing. Signatures include: Jeff Krosnoff, Eric van de Poele, Jurgen Lassig, Frank Jelinski, Yannick Dalmas, Mauro Baldi, George Fouche, Steven Andskar, Justin Bell, Richard Lloyd, Nick Adams, Tom Walkinshaw, Jan Lammers, Thorkild Thyrring, Andy Wallace, Peter Falk, Kenny Acheson, Mark Blundell, Robin Donovan, Richard Piper, Pierre Dieudonne, David Kennedy, Thierry Boutsen, Philippe Alliot. Spine and corners bumped. Name plate (John Atkins) has had some pencil writing erased from it. Previous owner and written his name in ink to edge of front pastedown, the date in ink to top of front free-endpaper and has also written the names of the drivers under their signatures. Some very light foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed and creased.

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ECURIE ECOSSE: DAVID MURRAY AND THE LEGENDARY SCOTTISH MOTOR RACING TEAM
Written by Eric Dymock.
Stock no. 1327039
Published by Pj Publishing Ltd. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ecurie Ecosse is recognised worldwide as one of the most successful private sports car racing teams ever. This book explores the reasons, both probable and possible, not only for the team's rise to prominence, but also its inexorable decline. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 271 pages. ISBN: 9780955010223. Spine and corners bumped, slight dent to lower edge of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased with tears, large tear to rear panel repaired with tape on verso. Slight browning to wrapper.

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TOTAL DETAIL: SD KFZ 250/1 ALT VOLUME 1 'GD' LIVING HISTORY
Written by Richard Stone.
Stock no. 1327038
Published by Total Detail Publications Ltd. 1st 2004. Very good condition.

Over 250 b/w photos and over 450 colour photos. See in and around the vehicle in a way that has not been possible before... Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. 311 pages. ISBN: 1904900003. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.

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SOUTHERN VANS AND COACHES IN COLOUR
Written by Mike King; et al.
Stock no. 1327036
Published by Noodle Books. 1st 2015. Very good condition.

Cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781909328242. Covers edge rubbed with creases at corners. Page corner tips lightly creased else contents fine.

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THE CONVICT SHIPS 1788-1868
Written by Charles Bateson.
Stock no. 1827627
Published by Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd.. 2nd 1969. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. The strange and often macabre story of the ships which from 1788 to 1868 carried convicts from the British Isles to Australia. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w plates. xi and 421 pages including index. Slight fading to base of spine. Small knock to vertical edge of boards. Bookplate to front endpaper. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is grubby and marked, light wear to top of spine.

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THE GREAT PEKING TO PARIS EXPEDITION
Written by Warren Brown; Mick Matheson; Lang Kidby.
Stock no. 1327035
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The fascinating story of the ultimate road trip and the people who made it in 1907. With no roads, and no maps, but eleven men in five cars farewelled Peking to drive 10,000 miles to Paris. Almost a century later, in 2005, a grand scheme was concocted to re-create the original 1907 Peking to Paris Raid in the original makes of veteran cars. An engrossing record of the remarkable modern-day expedition, comprising the authors' fascinating, often hilarious and always compelling diary entries along with breathtaking photographs. Large format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 0732282535. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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THE ART OF DUCATI
Written by Ian Falloon. Illustrated by James Mann.
Stock no. 1327033
Published by Motorbooks International. 1st 2014. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A beautifully photographed overview of Ducati's milestone machines, the ultimate tribute to Italy's most exciting motocycle manufacturer. Large format. Black boards, white title to spine. 240 pages. Foreword by Pierre Terblanche. Colour photos throughout by James Mann. ISBN: 9780760345443. Top corners of books and pages slightly bumped. Contents otherwise fine. Dustwrapper is just a little bit edge creased.

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