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$65.00
1y50a/14

Alfa Romeo Milano


FROSTICK, MICHAEL

Imperial octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 224pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, 3cm crack to front hinge/spine base, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate fading to spine, light cahfing & soiling, light tanning to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Dalton Watson 1974

KEYWORDS: automotive cars history Alfa Romeo Milano manufacturing

$60.00
1y50a/16

L'Antileggenda di Nuvolari


DE AGOSTINI, CESARE et al

TEXT IN ITALIAN, lg quarto, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 179pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to spine extrems, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps, moderate patches of foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & heavy chipping/closed tearing to edges, light fading to spine, moderate chafing & wrinkling/soiling, moderate tanning to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Sperling & Kupfer Editori 1972

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN ITALIAN tazio nuvolari grand prix automotive cars motorsport car racing history

$245.00
1y50a/17

A Record of Motor Racing 1894-1908


ROSE, GERALD

LACKS D/W, quarto, blue buckram boards, blue gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, xii + 322pp, illus/photos, VG- (heavy scuffing to extrems, heavy fading/rubbing & foxing to spine, moderate chafing to boards, moderate tanning & light soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, occasional cracking to gutters- mostly reasonably minor- heavy to rear, board shaky)

PUBLISHER: Motor Racing Publications 1949

KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport cars car racing history records

$50.00
1y50a/19

Lancia: From Alpha to Zeta and Beyond


LONG, BRIAN

Imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 220pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing, 1cm closed tear to base of rear cover, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Sutton Publishing 1999

KEYWORDS: automotive cars Lancia history transport

$40.00
1y50a/20

The History of the Pneumatic Tyre


TOMPKINS, ERIC

Super octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, patterned eps, frontispiece, 122pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges, lg scuff to ffep- surface loss) in d/w, VG+ (light to moderate creasing to edges, light chafing & wrinkling)

PUBLISHER: Eastland Press 1981

KEYWORDS: automotive tyres cars transport Dunlop history pneumatic

$70.00
1y50a/25

Diatto


MASSARO, SERGIO

TEXT IN ENGLISH & ITALIAN, quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine & front board, 115pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl discolouration to top of spine, sl chafing to boards)

PUBLISHER: Publicar 1999

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN ITALIAN & ENGLISH cars automotive history Diatto

$100.00
1y50a/27

The Le Mans 24-Hour Race 1949-1973


MOITY, CHRISTIAN & TUBBS, D B (Trans & Adapted)

Quarto, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 210pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, light foxing to half title page) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning/discolouration, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Edita SA / Automobile Club 1974

KEYWORDS: automotive Le Mans car races racing motorsport history

$75.00
1y50a/28

Spyker Made in Holland


WEERNINK, WIM OUDE

Sm folio, black cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to maroon cloth spine, silver gilt lettering to front board, 120pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning to spine, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Instituut Trompenburg Foundation 1998

KEYWORDS: Hendrik-Jan Jacobus Spijker history Spyker automotive cars

$70.00
1y50a/31

As Old as the Industry: Riley 1898-1969


STYLES, DAVID G

Imperial octavo, blue faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, x + 489pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep, moderate soiling to front eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges, heavy fading to spine, moderate chafing/wrinkling & fading to covers)

PUBLISHER: David G Styles 1982

KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport history Riley car racing cars

$375.00
1y50a/33

Delahaye: Le Grand Livre


DORIZON, J & PEIGNEY, F & DAULIAC, J-P & TOUBON, JACQUES (Preface)

TEXT IN FRENCH, quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 432pp, illus/photo, VG+ (spine sl cocked, light fading & rubbing to board & spine extrems, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, 2-3cm closed tear to top edge of front cover, minor chafing & wrinkling, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: E/P/A Editions 1995

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH automotive cars history Delahaye manufacturers

$195.00
1y50a/34

Piloti, che Gente.... (Racers, What a People...)


FERRARI, ENZO & JASON, KATHRINE (Trans)

ENGLISH TRANSLATION, LIMITED EDITION, LACKS D/W, quarto, illus heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine & front board, embossed horse motif to ffep, 359pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning to spine, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Enzo Ferrari 1984

KEYWORDS: automotive cars car racing Enzo Ferrari autobiography autobiographies memoir history english translations limited editions

$65.00
1y50a/35

815 The Genesis of Ferrari


VARISCO, FRANCO

Quarto, white glossy heavy boards, red & black lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & prelims, 96pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning to board edges & page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & tanning to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hyde Park Group 1990

KEYWORDS: automotive cars Ferrari 815 history manufacturers design

$95.00
1y50a/36

The History of Brooklands Motor Course 1906-1940


BODDY, WILLIAM & LORD BRABAZON OF TARA (Fore)

FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMP., imperial octavo, light blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 368pp, illus/photos, VG- (light bruising to extrems, moderate to heavy soiling to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name & prev. bookseller's stamp in ink to ffep, sl foxing to prelims & throughout) in d/w, G+ (price clipped, v heavy creasing & chipping/loss to spine & edges, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Grenville Publishing 1957

KEYWORDS: first editions automotive history Brooklands racing motor course courses

$120.00
1y50a/38

Pay-it-Yourself The Story of the Teams from the MG Car Club, North West Centre Le Mans 1959 to 1961


DUTTON, GEORGE (Compiled & Ed)

Oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, printed eps, disc to rear, 88pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, moderate fading to rear board, light chafing to boards)

PUBLISHER: The MG Car Club North West Centre Ltd 2009

KEYWORDS: automotive cars MG car club Le Mans road racing races history

$1650.00
1y50a/40

Narrative of a Voyage to New Zealand, Performed in the Years 1814 and 1815, in Company with the Rev Samuel Marsden (2 Vol Set)


NICHOLAS, JOHN LIDDIARD

2 VOL SET, octavo, brown heavy half leather bound boards, gilt lettering & rule to spines, red speckling to page edges, frontispieces, vol 1- xx + 431pp, vol 2- xii + 397pp, illus/maps, VG (moderate rubbing to spines & extrems- minor surface loss to leather, moderate chafing & soiling/staining to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate adhesive staining to eps of both vols, sm blank labels to ffeps, prev. embossed ownership stamp to ffep & prelims of vol 1, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims of both vols, varying degrees of cracking to gutters- mostly minor, moderate but age appropriate foxing throughout, light to moderate water staining to frontispiece of vol 2)

PUBLISHER: James Black and Son 1817

KEYWORDS: New Zealand exploration history voyages logs John Liddiard Nicholas early settlers pioneers antique books

$195.00
1y50a/41

Ferrari: Catalogue Raisonne 1946-1981 (2 Vol Set)


COSTANTINO, AUGUSTO (Ed)

2 VOL SET, IN SLIPCASE, quarto, red heavy boards, white lettering to spines, white Ferrari horse motif to front board, vol 1- 199pp, vol 2- 285pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing) in VG+ slipcase

PUBLISHER: Automobilia 1981

KEYWORDS: automotive cars high performance Ferrari history

$15.00
xxeec198196

Beyond Geography: The Western Spirit Against the Wilderness


TURNER, FREDERICK

Super octavo softcover (VG) occasional pen underlining; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Rutgers University Press 1994

KEYWORDS: America discovery exploration Europeans Europe geography history

$14.50
xxeec198199

The New Zealand Student Christian Movement 1896-1996


BERRY, CHRISTINE

Octavo stapled light card covers (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Outreach Press (Printer) N/D (c.1996?)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history religion religious Christians Christianity students student movement centennial centenary

$22.50
xxefb198226

Education and the Rise of the Corporate State


SPRING, JOEL H

Ex-library, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) annotation & underlining; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Beacon Press 1973

KEYWORDS: education politics corporate community history

$16.50
xxefc198232

Foreign Devils on the Silk Road


HOPKIRK, PETER

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: University of Massachusetts Press 1984

KEYWORDS: trade history business silk road Asia routes

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