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Catalogue. 1831 - 1776
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1823b. ROAD RACING 1936. Prince Chula Chakrabongse. "Being an account of one season (1936) of B. Bira, the racing motorist" Originally privately published in 1937, this is a 1946 Foulis edition. Picture shows Bira and Dick Seaman. Hardback in good condition (very slightly bumped corners and no d/w but clean inside. 5.5in x 9in. pp.176. £20
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1820. NIGEL MANSELL: MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY. 1995. Does exactly what it says on the cover:- details of his early career in Karts, his thoughts on such team owners as Colin Chapman and Enzo Ferrari, working with Alain Prost etc. etc. Illustrated. Take it to the next Goodwood Festival of Speed and get him to sign it! Hardback with dustwrapper in as-new condition. 6in x 9.5in. pp.351 £12 | |
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1819. MANSELL WORLD CHAMPION. Terence O'Rourke 1992. Large format book full of colour pictures from Mansell's F1career from 1984 to his 1992 championship. A good companion to the above and very evocative of 80s/early 90s Formula One. Hardback with dustwrapper in as-new condition. 9.5in x 11.5in. pp.144 £10 | |
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1808. STIRLING MOSS: MY CARS, MY CAREER. Stirling Moss with Doug Nye. 1999 edition re-issued by the publishers to celebrate Stirling's 70th birthday, this is a fabulously detailed book on the career of "Britain's Mr. Motor Racing". Superb photos throughout accompany Moss's detailed accounts of his best and worst drives, and the cars he drove, meticulously researched by Nye. Foreword by Juan Manuel Fangio.. Hardback with dustwrapper in very good condition (perfect apart from slight rubbing to one back corner of the dustwrapper) .8in x 11in pp.304 £20 | |
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1805. SOUND STORIES ON CASSETTE. Usually found on LP or EP records, Sound Stories also produced cassette versions. These are reasonably well known (although the tape versions are rare)but if you aren't familiar with them, each is an audio documentary style recording of motor racing subjects. Each tape is supplied with an audio copy on CD for your convenience. 1805a: 'VINTAGE VARIETY' plus CD copy. £8 |
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1802. MG by McCOMB. 1984. One of the 'standard works' on MG, this 300+ page volume should be on every owner's bookshelf. Author McComb edited the company magazine 'Safety Fast' for ten years as well as founding the MGCC Vintage register. Full history of the marque with a huge number of photographs from all eras.This second edition updated (the first was 1978) to include the 1980s models. Hardback with dustwrapper in excellent unmarked condition8in x 10in. pp.319 £25 | |
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1792. THE MASERATI 250f. Denis Jenkinson 1975. Authoritative study by 'Jenks' of arguably the definitive1950s racing car. Highly readable but informative prose is accompanied by lots of terrific period photos, in colour and B&W. Foreword by Stirling Moss. Hardback in good condition with dustwrapper.7in x 10in. pp.78 £30 | |
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1786. BENTLEY: AGAIN 1928. "The Sixth Annual Le Mans 24 Hour Road Race Won for the third time by a Bentley Car" Achievements book published by Bentley Motors Ltd. "Presented with compliments as yet another demonstration of amazing reliability". Gold-embossed light blue card cover with original, tight cord tie. Very clean inside, apart from a water stain at the bottom of the spine which doesn't extend as far as the text or artwork on any page. Photographs, Gordon-Crosby and De Grineau drawings, articles from motoring and national newspapers etc. etc. This is a rare and lovely thing. - I've only ever seen one other before! More images or other information on request. 28 numbered pages 6in x 10in. £1200 | |
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1781. FORMULA ONE CHAMIONSHIP POSTAL COVERS 1977. An amazing boxed set of covers from all the rounds of the 1977 championship, stamped and franked from the date of the race (or the following day depending on the country's postal system). The race winner was printed on the cover so they couldn't be released until the chequered flag had fallen. Each cover contains a sheet giving the full race classification. Numbered limited edition, presented in a slipcase- covered custom ring binder from 'Autocar' so it's all in excellent condition. £195 | |
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1776 PLYMOUTH & CHRYSLER - BUILT CARS HANDBOOK. 1955. Floyd Clymer. Comprehensive owner's manual for 6 and 8 -cylinder cars with detailed chapters on engine stripdown and rebuild, carburation, suspension electrical etc. etc. Softback with grain-0textured covers in good clean tight condition 5in x 8in approx. pp.256 £10 |
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