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THE LONG SILENCE FALLS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE MERCHANT NAVY RADIO OFFICER 1900-2000 (VOLUME I)
Written by Brian Cotton; Richard Woodman; et al.
Stock no. 1824438
1st thus 2012. Nearly fine condition.

A cross section of articles that have been published in The Radio Officers' Asssociation quarterly newsletter 'QSO' between 1999 and 2012. Introduction by Professor Brian Cotton, Life President of The Radio Officers' Association; Foreword by Captain Richard Woodman. Large format. Matt blue pictorial boards. B/w photos. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Contents clean.

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DAIMLER V8 S.P. 250
Written by Brian Long.
Stock no. 1324021
Published by Veloce Publishing Plc.. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The full story of the SP 250 including concept, development and production history. Black boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 1874105243. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed. Neat barcode label stuck to rear panel of wrapper (covering printed barcode).

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BEYOND THE LENS VOLUME 2: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF GEORGE MCKAIGE
Written by Chester McKaige.
Stock no. 2140520
Published by Chester McKaige. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Collection of Motor Racing Photographs 1952 - 1956 by amateur photographer George McKaige. Large format. Dark green cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9780646472607. SIGNED by Chester McKaige, with an inscription/dedication to previous owners on publisher information page. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing and a couple of tiny nicks.

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BEYOND THE LENS VOLUME 1: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF GEORGE MCKAIGE
Written by Chester McKaige.
Stock no. 2140519
Published by Chester McKaige. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

A Collection of Motor Racing Photographs 1946 - 1951 by amateur photographer George McKaige. Large format. B/w pictorial boards. Limited edition to 100 copies. B/w photos. ISBN: 0646435450. SIGNED by Chester McKaige to verso of front endpaper, this is Copy No. 54. A few small knocks to cover edges; couple of corners are bumped. Contents are excellent!

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MOTOR CAR AND COACH PAINTING: FOR PRIVATE, COMMERCIAL AND MASS OUTPUT
Written by Charles E. Oliver; Arthur Seymour Jennings.
Stock no. 2139825
Published by W.R. Howell & Co.. 2nd 1926. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Edited by Jennings. Second edition, with special chapter on "Painting with nitro-cellulose products". Contains pages of examples of motor car colours that were available at the time. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; a little fraying to cloth at base of spine. Spotting/foxing and some fading to covers. Page edge browning and foxing. Wrinkling to colour samples pages. Front joint starting to crack but binding is tight.

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W.O. BENTLEY: THE MAN BEHIND THE MARQUE
Written by Malcolm Bobbitt.
Stock no. 1823866
Published by Breedon Books Publishing Co.. 1st 2003. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The first full biography of the founder and inspiration behind Bentley Cars. An insight into the conception and design of some of the most famous sporting cars in automobile history. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1859833527. A fine copy. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE BENTLEY BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by Hugh Young.
Stock no. 1823865
Published by Bentley Drivers Club Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The best articles which have appeared in the Bentley Driver's Club Review. B/w photos. Text block lightly browned with minor foxing. Foxing to prelims else contents clean. Black dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly edge-rubbed.

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TWA: AN AIRLINE AND ITS AIRCRAFT
Written by R.E.G. Davies. Illustrated by Mike Machat.
Stock no. 2139593
Published by Paladwr Press. 1st USA 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

75 Years of Pioneering Progress. Oblong format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 188896216X. Some light browning to wrapper.

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WINGS FOR AN EMBATTLED CHINA
Written by W. Langhorne Bond; James E. Ellis.
Stock no. 2138409
Published by Lehigh Uiniversity Press; Associated University Press. 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0934223653. A few foxspots to endpapers and outer page edges. Some grubby marks to wrapper.

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THE CRUEL SPORT: GRAND PRIX RACING 1959-1967
Written by Robert Daley.
Stock no. 2137994
Published by Motorbooks International. 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red boards with gilt title to spine. Original published in 1963. B/w photos throughout by Daley. ISBN: 0760321000. Bump to base of spine. Contents are still excellent!

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CHAPARRAL
Written by Richard Falconer; Doug Nye.
Stock no. 2137993
Published by Motorbooks International. 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete history of Jim Hall's Chaparral Race Cars 1961 to 1970. Green boards, silver title to spine. Packed with b/w and colour photos. 208 pages include index. ISBN: 087938607x. Magic sticky tape to pastedowns. Contents are still excellent! Wrapper is edge-worn with a few small nicks.

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MILESTONES IN MOTORSPORTS: MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SLR
Written by Gunter Engelen.
Stock no. 2137991
Published by Hatje Cantz Verlag. 1st 2015. Fine condition.

Large format. Silver cloth with black title to spine; large b/w picture to front cover. This is Limited to 999 Copies. Stunning photography in b/w on metallic paper to first half of book. Contained in a double slip case in black, with silver car outline on it. ISBN: 9783775740012. This is Copy No. 703. Slip cases are in near fine condition - some light wear.

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