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	AUTHOR	TITLE	YEAR	EDITION	PRICE
110bG2	G N GEORGANO	A SOURCE BOOK OF VINTAGE AND POST-VINTAGE CARS -- This is a pocket size book in the popular Source Book series. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the motor cars of the interwar period and features over 125 cars. The author has used the famous, see-at-a-glance Source Book format to create an exciting and attractive history in words and pictures of what many people consider to be the Golden Age of motoring. The result is a fascinating survey of a period of important social and industrial development which completely changed the way of life of the whole world by providing fast, efficient and cheap transport for everybody.144pp FINE Condition in FINE PROTECTIVE D/J.	1974	1ST	£7
112bG	G N GEORGANO	THE COMPLETE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF mOTORCARS 1885-1968 -- 1968 1ST EDITION, VERY Large BOOK PLEASE EMAIL SELLER FOR POST & PACKING COST. GREEN Hardback IN FINE CONDITION. D/J IN VERY GOOD CONDITION (IN PROTECTIVE COVER) 640pp. 48 pages of colour photographs showing sixty models, 1,974 b/w photographs. The ultimate reference book on cars. Every manufacturer of cars is included - over 4000 in total, from 24 nations and from the earliest days of the motor industry up to 1968. A Fine copy with no inscriptions, Weighs 3Kgms.	1968	1ST	£27
119	AMI GUICHARD / JEAN-RODOLPHE PICCARD	PININFARINA--PRESTIGE AND TRADITION 1930-1980 -- The name Pininfarina has been associated with Italian coach-building and automobile elegance from 1930 to 1980, and during that time has stood for all that is prestigious in a domain that the Italians have made so much their own. It all started in 1904, in a small workshop, for a young apprentice draughtsman who twenty-five years later was to found his own company. Red cloth hardbound covers with gold embossed emblem and lettering in fine condition, D/J in very good condition	1980	1ST	£60
122	DAVID HALBERSTAM	THE RECKONING -- A TALE OF TWO CULTURES AS SEEN THROUGH 2 CAR COMPS. -- David Halberstam's hard- hitting book reveals a society that got rich too quickly for its own good. This is a tale of two cultures as seen through two car companies. Large hardback book in fine condition, D/J in very good condition. Please Email seller for postage.	1987	1ST	£6
126	MAURICE A HAMMOND	MOTORCADE -- A Dictionary of Motoring History. Behind the facts and figures, this is a fascinating book, full of exciting incident and detail, which should appeal to all car lovers, from the racing enthusiast to the ordinary motorist. Pictorial hardback covers in fine condition. D/J in very good condition, price clipped	1969	1ST	£5
127	ANTHONY HARDING	THE BATSFORD COLOUR BOOK OF VINTAGE CARS -- The Batsford colour book of Vintage Cars. Here, to make the enthusiast's mouth water, is the pictorial pageant of many of the most remarkable cars of the Vintage era. brown hardback covers in fine condition. D/J in very good condition, price clipped.	1975	1ST	£3
129	ANTHONY HARDING	CAR FACTS AND FEATS -- A record of everyday motoring and automotive achievement. contributions by some the best authors on the motoring scene -- Bird -- Boddy -- Hodges -- Wilson-McComb -- Davenport -- Postumus -- Sedgwick. Blue cloth hardbound covers in very good condition. D/J in good condition, small repaired tear, price clipped.	1971	1ST	£3
130bG	ANTHONY HARDING	THE MOTORIST'S MISCELLANY -- Book Description: 1964, First Edition. This book is edited by Anthony Harding and was published by B T Batsford Ltd. It is a companion volume to "The Motorist's Weekend Book" and "The Motorist's Bedside Book" There are 27 contributors, among them John Bolster, Denis Jenkinson and William Boddy. This light hearted book contains brilliant illustrations and cartoons which compliments its excellent text. 272pAGES. Very Good Condition, NO d/j	1964	1ST	£5
139	P HINGSTON	GUIDE TO BUYING A USED SPORTS-CAR P/B -- 42 PAGES, COVERING MOST MODERN SPORTS-CARS, gt'S AND KIT CARS WITH A CURRENT SECOND-HAND VALUE OF £3000. CIRCA: 1970'S. VERY GOOD CONDITION	*	*	£2
140	DAVID HODGES / DAVID BURGESS WISE	THE STORY OF THE CAR -- A comprehensive history of the motorcar. Seven hundred photo illustrations. Blue hardbound covers in fine condition, D/J very good. Large, heavy-ish book please E.Mail seller for postage.	1974	1ST	£7
148Rc	R P Reynolds and K R Clark	Sixty Miles of Pencil -- an intimate impression of the brighton run -- Gentry Books Limited, 1971. Hardbound. Book Condition: Mint/Very Good D/J Mint/Very good. The Brighton Run is without doubt one of the most popular outdoor events in England today. The sketches and stories in this book capture the charm, the personality and some of the eccentricities of sixty-three of these cars and their intrepid drivers-and indeed every facet of the unique atmosphere of the Brighton Run. It is to this that Roy Reynolds and Kenneth Clark pay tribute -- to the cars themselves, and to all those who continue the brave tradition of 'travelling hopefully'.	1971	1ST	£18
149	RAY HUTTON	SPORTS CARS---ON ROAD AND TRACK -- Author Ray Hutton, Sports Editor of the leading international journal 'Autocar' recalls the origins of sporting cars -- in the days before the term sporting cars was coined--and the rapid evolution of sports cars between the two world wars, a Golden Age when classic sports car races such as the Le Mans 24 - hour Race were first run. Gold cloth hardbound covers in fine condition, D/J in very good condition, price clipped.	1974	2ND	£4
150Bg	G. GIBBARD JACKSON	THE ROMANCE OF THE MOTOR CAR -- Book Description: "Boys Own Paper" Office, London. [circa . 1930]. (Publisher's cloth) Very good, no dust jacket. xi, blank, 13-287pp. A tight, clean book with light corner and edge bumping and A SMALL AMOUNT OF FOXING TO EDGE OF PAGES. There are TWO SMALL stains on the SPINE. There IS AN owner's INSCRIPTION. The book contains 32 pages of black and white reproductions of photographs. This is a non-technical book on the motor car written primarily for boys. It contains material on the racing car, the motor cycle (including a motor cycle fire engine), the motor bus, motor caravan, POPULAR cars, motor ARISTOCRATS and motors in warfare.	CIRCA 1930'S	1ST	£18
153	DENIS JENKINSON	THE RACING DRIVER P/B -- THIS BOOK DEALS WITH THE PHYSICAL, AND MENTAL MAKE-UP NEEDED TO MAKE A WORLD CHAMPION THE LIKES OF FANGIO, MOSS, HAWTHORN AND OTHERS. SOFTBACK IN GOOD CONDITION - SOME YELLOWING AND EDGE WEAR -- SEE PICTURE.	1962	*	£2
155bG	Rhys Jenkins	Motor CarS AND aPPLICATION OF mECHANICAL pOWER TO ROAD VEHICLES -- Book Description: London T. Fisher Unwin 1902. First edition. dark Red cloth with gilt illustration. 371pp., with 100 illustrations. Very old and rare book, worn but still a very good copy for its age, spine stitching a little loose, it has a previous owner inscription, a heavy volume. An important title that covers technical, historical, and social elements of motor cars, with an exhaustive chapter on motorcycles as well. A collector's item. price reflects condition. please email for p&P at cost.	1902	1st	£299
156	BEVERLY RAE KIMES / AUTOMOBILE QUARTERLY'S	COMPLETE HANDBOOK OF AUTOMOBILE HOBBIES -- This is a Automobile Quarterly's publication. 29 experts whose combined experience and authority give you the most diverse yet specific know-how with which to enrich your enjoyment of the many hobbies of automobiles. Red leather style hardbound	1981	1ST	£15
163	Z E LAMBERT & R J WYATT	LORD AUSTIN--THE MAN -- Austin cars are world-famous but very few know anything about Austin's life, his personality, or his struggles in keeping together one of the largest car-producing plants during the difficult days between the wars. Green hardbound covers in fine condition, D/J in good clean condition but piece missing back of jacket, price clipped.	1968	1ST	£15
166	RAYMOND LEE	FIT FOR THE CHASE---CARS AND THE Movies Some unique black and white pictures of cars involved in the early years of the movies. Blue hardbound covers in very good condition, D/J in very good condition - small stain on back edge, price clipped.	1969	1ST	£6
169	E D LOVELL	WHEN MOTORING WAS A SPORT -- The authors memories of his early days at the wheel. An intriguing story of early motoring. Green cloth hard bound covers, in good clean condition for it's age. No D/J.	*	*	£29
172	HIRAM PERCY MAXIM	HORSELESS CARRIAGE DAYS -- Old and very rare. The author limits himself to the adventurous years between 1893 and 1901 when that temperamental machine, the gasoline engine, was being tamed. Dark green hard bound covers in reasonable condition for its age, some edge wear, no D/J.	1937	1ST	£55
175	H E MILBURN	THE MOTOR TRADE -- A guide to selling, servicing and management. Brown hard bound covers in very good condition, D/J in worn, torn but clean condition.	1950	1ST	£15
176	JOHN MILLS	THE FAMILY CAR COMPANION -- John Mills has carefully considered all the problems likely to be encountered by the family motorist. Black hard bound covers in very good condition ,D/J in very good/good condition, price clipped.	1966	1ST	£12
181	LORD MONTAGU OF BEAULIEU	THE GILT AND THE GINGERBREAD P/B -- Paperback in good condition, a little yellowing.	1967	*	£2
182bG	THE MONTAGU MOTOR MUSEUM	PICTORIAL GUIDE TO THE MOTOR MUSEUMS AT BEAULIEU . BRIGHTON . MEASHAM Book Description: The National Motor Museum, England, Soft Cover. Book Condition GOOD LOOSE SPINE: No Jacket. 1964-5 Photographs . pictorial paperback with glossy photo-filled text. SPECIFICATIONS.	1964-5		£3
183	LORD MONTAGU OF BEAULIEU / F WILSON MC COMB	BEHIND THE WHEEL -- 'Behind the Wheel' goes beyond the "minutiae of the machinery" to explore what the authors see as the curiously strong link between man and the motorcar. Brown hardbound covers with gold lettering in fine condition, D/J in fine condition	1977	1ST	£8
185bg	ELIZABETH NAGLE	OLD CARS THE WORLD OVER --Blue hardbound covers in very good condition, spine is faded, no D/J: First. 22 x 14.5 Cms. many b/w photos of old cars, the stories of veteran and vintage cars and their owners from all over the world wonderful photos on good art paper accompanied by much technical information. Hardcover.	1958	1st	£8
187	LORD MONTAGU OF BEAULIEU & ANTHONY BIRD	STEAM CARS 1770-1970 -- It is now two centuries since the world's first full-scale mechanical carriage to move under its own power, Cugnot's second steam-truck, panted its way round the grounds of the Paris Arsenal, and for the first hundred years there was no practicable alternative to the steam engine. The authors, analyse, in a manner as entertaining as it is authoritative. Orange cloth hardbound covers in fine condition, D/J in fine condition, price clipped.	1971	1ST	£19
189	ELIZABETH NAGLE	VETERANS OF THE ROAD -- The story of Veteran Cars and the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain. Maroon hardbound covers with silver lettering in very good condition, D/J piece missing and worn --has done its protective job. Ex Libra	1955	1ST	£7
189bG2	ELIZABETH NAGLE	VETERANS OF THE rOAD -- Book Description: London: Arco, 1959. Hard Cover. Book Condition: very good. no D/J. Second edition. Profusely illustrated with over a hundred photographs. This is more than just a history of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain, it is also an affectionate and often amusing testimony to the car owners themselves. previous owner inscription.	1959	2nd	£6
190	BILL NEELY AND JOHN LAMM	CARS TO REMEMBER -- Thirty-seven Great Automobiles in Retrospect among them -- Austin-Healey 100-six, Packard Caribbean, Packard Station Wagon 1940, Willys Jeep 1943, Ford model T 1009, Renault A-X Roadster 1911, Ford Cabriolet 1929, Corvette 1954, Type 37A Bugatti 1929, Twin H Power Hudson Hornet, Porsche 356A Speedster 1957 etc., Maroon hardbound cover in fine condition, D/J some edge wear but bright and intact, price clipped.	1975	1ST	£8
191	RICHARD NICHOLS	FANTASTIC CARS -- Within these pages Richard Nichols Has picked over 30 of the world's most alluring cars, to reveal that special quality which has made them stand out from the crowd. Red hardbound covers in fine condition, D/J in very good condition	1988	*	£9
194	T R NICHOLSON	THE MOTOR BOOK -- AN ANTHOLOGY 1895-1914 -- Her is an anthology of motoring for pleasure, in its widest sense, drawn from a time when the motor car was new, strange and exciting in all its manifestations. Green hardbound covers in fine condition, D/J in fine condition -- in protective cover.	1962	1ST	£9
199	T R NICHOLSON	AUTOMOBILE TREASURES -- An introduction to the open motor-car collections of Britain and Europe. Maroon hardbound covers in very good/good condition-- a little corner wear . No D/J. no year mentioned, but appears to be 1963	1963?	*	£6
199bg2	T R NICHOLSON	Automobile treasures -- An introduction to the open motor-car collections of Britain and Europe. Maroon hardbound covers in very good/good condition-- a little corner wear . No D/J. no year mentioned, but appears to be 1963	1963?	*	£5
199bg3	T R NICHOLSON	Automobile treasures -- The information contained herein is correct to 1963 and presents a useful guide to the would-be visitor; more than 200 illustrations of surviving vehicles in over 30 open collections in eleven countries. Cloth hardbound cover in Fine/very good condition, D/J in fine condition.	1963	1st	£8
200	T R NICHOLSON	SPORTS CARS 1928-1939 -- This volume covers the heyday of the Sports Car in the years preceding the Second World War, the classic cars that made their names at Brooklands at Le Mans, in the Mille Miglia and elsewhere are all illustrated in magnificent colour by John Wood and his team. Maroon hardbound covers in fine condition , tiny pressure mark on top corner, D/J in fine condition, price clipped.	1969	1ST	£5
203bg	St john c nixon	the antique automobile -- Book Description: 1956. First Edition. This is a book of reminiscences by one who was there at the time. He was with S.F.Edge on the first Napier on the 1900 Thousand Mile Trial. He mixed with and knew all the pioneer Motorists and his sharp memory and very readable script make this a classic to treasure. 236pp and many rarely seen photographs. The book is in very good/good condition. corners a little creased, no d/j previous owner inscription.	1956	1st	£12
204	DUDLEY NOBLE (AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION EDITION) (250)	MILESTONES IN A MOTORING LIFE -- Of particular interest in this book is Dudley Noble's record of the formation of the Guild of Motoring Writers. This book is the author's Presentation Copy of which only 250 copies have been issued. Hardbound covers in fine condition with a clear protective D/J which has a few small tears.	1969	*	£12
206	DUDLEY NOBLE	FIFTY YEARS OF MOTORING P/B --	1960	1ST	£3
207bG	olyslager organisation	the observer's book of automobiles 1972 -- Book Description: Frederick Warne, England, Pictorial hardback Cover. Book Condition: fine. D/J fine, seventeenth Edition. 242 Pages. This book is one of the essential pocket guides for all who are interested in cars, aiding recognition and giving quick answers to all the questions about size, performance, fuel consumption and other vital statistics.	1972	1ST	£11
210bG	olyslager organisation /EDITOR L A MANWARING	the observer's book of automobiles 1970 -- Book Description: Frederick Warne, England, hardback Cover. Book Condition: fine. D/J VERY GOOD, SIXTEENTH Edition. 252 Pages. This book is one of the