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$40.00
1y47a/42

Conte Maggi's Mille Miglia


MILLER, PETER

Square super octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 164pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & fading to spine & board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, prev. booksellers' sm labels to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Alan Sutton 1988

KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport road racing races Mille Miglia cars car history

$245.00
1y47a/43

Bugatti La Gloire


ZAGARI, FRANCO & SFORZA, ANTONIO BRIVIO (Pref)

MULTI-LINGUAL TEXT, oblong folio, grey heavy boards, white lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, 214pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & fading/rubbing to board & spine edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading/tanning to spine & edges, minor chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Automobilia 1993

KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport Bugatti cars car racing history

$195.00
1y50a/1

The Vintage Alvis (Extended Edition)


HULL, PETER & JOHNSON, NORMAN

EXTENDED EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHORS, super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 620pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: The Alvis Register 1995

KEYWORDS: signed Peter Hull Norman Johnson Alvis register automotive cars history extended edition

$60.00
1y50a/2

From Veteran to Vintage: A History of Motoring and Motorcars From 1884 to 1914


KARSLAKE, KENT & POMEROY, LAURENCE

LACKS D/W, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiv + 353pp, illus/photos, VG (spine sl cocked, minor rubbing & bruising to board & spine edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, moderate foxing sporadically throughout- prelims & terminals in particular)

PUBLISHER: Temple Press 1956

KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport history vintage classic cars

$40.00
1y50a/3

The Story of Vauxhall 1857 - 1946


DARBYSHIRE, L C

LACKS D/W, super octavo, black heavy boards, green buckram spine, silver gilt lettering to front board, frontispiece, 51pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate rubbing & scuffing to spine & board edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm labels to front pastedown, gift inscription in ink to ffep, minor cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Vauxhall Motors N/D (c.1940s?)

KEYWORDS: automotive cars car history Vauxhall

$40.00
1y50a/4

Peugeot: Sous le Signe du Lion


DUMONT, PIERRE

TEXT IN FRENCH, LACKS D/W, imperial octavo, cream cloth boards, blue lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, 423pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate soiling & bruising to board & spine edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl tanning to page edges, minor carcking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Editions Pratiques Automobiles 1976

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH automotive cars Peugeot history

$200.00
1y50a/5

The Power to Fly: The Development of the Piston Engine in Aviation


SETRIGHT, L J K

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, 224pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate rubbing & scuffing to board & spine extrems, light soiling to front board top edge, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light cracking to gutters) in d/w, G+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed, heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, 10cm closed tear & creasing to rear cover, light water staining)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1971

KEYWORDS: aviation history piston engines engineering design flight

$65.00
1y50a/6

The Complete Motorist


YOUNG, FILSON

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule to boards, frontispiece with tissue guard, xxiv + 327pp + 40pp catalogue to rear, illus/photos, VG- (moderate rubbing & scuffing to board & spine edges, moderate rubbing & tanning to spine, moderate rubbing/chafing & light soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, occasional moderate cracking to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1907

KEYWORDS: automotive transport history cars complete motorist

$40.00
1y50a/13

AC Ace & Aceca 1953-1983


CLARKE, R M (Compiled by)

Quarto, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, 100pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing/curling to cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light fading to spine, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Brooklands Books N/D (c.1980s)

KEYWORDS: cars automotive AC Ace aceca history engineering

$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

$95.00
1y50a/15

Edoardo Bianchi


GENTILE, ANTONIO

TEXT IN ITALIAN & ENGLISH, quarto, yellow heavy boards, black lettering to spine, 248pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to egdes, light chafing/soiling & tanning)

PUBLISHER: Giorgio Nada Editore 1992

KEYWORDS: transport history Edoardo Bianchi mechanical engineering biography biographies

$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

$325.00
1y50a/24

Minerva


KUPELIAN, YVETTE et JACQUES

TEXT IN FRENCH, SCARCE, quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, 179pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising & light scuffing to extrems, minor fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Yvette et Jacques Kupelian N/D (c.1980s?)

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH cars automotive transport history Minerva

$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

$85.00
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

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