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AERO-ENGINED RACING CARS AT BROOKLANDS
Written by Bill Boddy.
Stock no. 1827502
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The stories of the monster aero-engined racing cars which, between the wars, raced round the famous banked Brooklands track. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854298673. Some light reading wear to contents (creasing from turning pages), else contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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BROUGH SUPERIOR SS100
Written by Colin Simms.
Stock no. 1827501
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition.

A Foulis Motorcycling Book. Green pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0854293647. Boards lightly scuffed, contents clean.

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INTERNATIONAL NORTON
Written by C.J. Ayton.
Stock no. 1827500
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition.

Super Profile. A Foulis Motorcycling Book. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0854293655. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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BRISTOL CARS GOLD PORTFOLIO 1946-1992
Written by R.M. Clarke.
Stock no. 1827499
Published by Brooklands Books. Nearly fine condition.

A series of articles compiled by R.M. Clarke from a wide range of motoring magazines and books. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1855201658. A lovely copy.

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BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS OF DERBYSHIRE PART 3
Written by F. Harrison; M.J. Sterling.
Stock no. 1827493
Published by Derbyshire Entomological Society. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Microlepidoptera Moths of Derbyshire. White pictorial cardwraps. A survey. No illustrations. ISBN: 0951114123. Minor foxing to text block. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Overall a nice copy.

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THE MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND VOLUME I
Written by John Heath. Illustrated by Brian Hargreaves; Maureen Lane.
Stock no. 1827492
Published by Harley Books. 1st thus 1983. Very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations, distribution maps and photos. Micropterigidae - Heliozelidae. One of the most important works in the history of British entomological publishing. ISBN: 0946589151. Covers browned. Text block a little grubby and foxed to top edge. Foxing to endpapers else contents clean.

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INSECTS (NATURE CLASSICS)
Written by J.H. Fabre; David Black. Illustrated by Stephen Lee.
Stock no. 1827491
Published by Paul Elek. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Fabre loved insects with a passion and affection which few other naturalists have rivalled. This book contains extracts from Fabre's Souvenirs Entomologiques. Edited by David Black. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and brown & white illustrations. ISBN: 0236401769. Top edge of text block foxed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and has a tiny piece of surface paper lifting to lower front edge.

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BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS OF DERBYSHIRE PART 2
Written by F. Harrison; M.J. Sterling.
Stock no. 1827489
Published by Derbyshire Entomological Society. 1st 1986. Almost very good condition.

The Larger Moths of Derbyshire. White pictorial cardwraps. A survey. No illustrations. ISBN: 0951114115. Some foxing/browning to covers. Hinge towards front of contents is pulled but still fast. Contents clean.

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THE NAVVY IN SCOTLAND
Written by James E. Handley.
Stock no. 1827486
Published by Cork University Press. 1st 1970. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A detailed account of the work of the navvies in nineteenth century Scotland, covering such aspects as recruitment, the nature of the labour, the wages for the job, the conditions they had to endure, and so much more. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. Light foxing to top edge of text block. Endpapers browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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BRITISH PYRALID MOTHS
Written by Barry Goater. Illustrated by Geoffrey Senior; Robert Dyke.
Stock no. 1827485
Published by Harley Books. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Guide to their Identification. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis plus 8 colour plates. 175 pages including index. ISBN: 0946589089. Boards clean and bright. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. One or two small marks to contents else a nice, clean copy. White pictorial dustwrapper is a bit grubby.

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IT WAS FUN! MY FIFTY YEARS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE
Written by Tony Rudd.
Stock no. 1827484
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The autobiography of Tony Rudd who was highly respected for his innovative methods as an engineer in the world of high performance engine development and Grand Prix racing. B/w photos. ISBN: 1852604131. Slight lean to spine. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, title to spine is very slightly faded (not obvious).

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GRESLEY'S A4S
Written by John Ryan.
Stock no. 1326989
Published by Great Northern Books. 1st 2020. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Capturing these world-famous locomotives throughout their life. Large format. Green boards, silver title to spine. 240 pages. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781912101993. Slight rubbing to cover edges else a fine copy.

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