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$45.00
1y53b/33

French Vintage Cars


BOLSTER, JOHN & PAGE, THEO (Drawings)

Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 204pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate fading & rubbing to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, G (extremely heavy tearing & loss to edges, heavy peeling & discolouration, vain attempts at tape repairs to inner sides of edges)

PUBLISHER: Autosport / B T Batsford 1964

KEYWORDS: automotive vintage classic cars French France history

$40.00
1y53b/34

Lost Causes of Motoring


LORD MONTAGU OF BEAULIEU & SEDGWICK, MICHAEL (Research by)

SECOND REVISED EDITION, octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvi + 224pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising/rubbing & adhesive staining to board etrems & edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing/soiling & tanning)

PUBLISHER: Montagu Motor Book / Cassell 1960

KEYWORDS: automotive motoring Lord Montagu history

$100.00
1y53b/35

The Salmson Story


DRAPER, CHRIS & HULL, PETER (Preface)

Octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 167pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling, price clipped, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1974

KEYWORDS: automotive cars motoring Salmson history

$75.00
1y53b/36

Ettore Bugatti: A Biography


BRADLEY, W F

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 152pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, spine sl cocked, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate chafing & surface loss to ffep with sm ink stamp also) in d/w, G+ (untidy price clipping, v heavy tearing to spine & edges with some loss, moderate staining & chafing)

PUBLISHER: Motor Racing Publications 1948

KEYWORDS: automotive motoring Ettore Bugatti high performance biography biographies memoir history

$245.00
1y53b/38

Fifty Years of the Vintage Sports Car Club of Australia


LACKEY, JOHN (Preface)

LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#265/500), square quarto, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, printed eps, vii + 191pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl rubbing to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl tanning & chafing/soiling, 2cm closed tear to base of front cover)

PUBLISHER: Turton & Armstrong 1994

KEYWORDS: automotive motoring cars history Australia Australian vintage classic club numbered limited editions

$65.00
1y59a/2

The Lure of Speed


SEGRAVE, Major H O D & STANLEY, Rt Hon Sir ARTHUR (Preface)

LACKS D/W, super octavo, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 286pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, spine sl cocked, light fading to spine & board edges, moderate chafing to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's v sm label to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co N/D (c.1920s?)

KEYWORDS: automotive motoring history motor racing cars grand prix

$40.00
1y59a/6

Motographs and Motors 1901-1919


GRANT, MALCOLM

Quarto, illus stapled glossy light card covers, 48pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light chafing & soiling/tanning to covers, sl tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Veteran Car Club Australia (Victoria) 1996

KEYWORDS: automotive motoring vintage classic cars history

$395.00
1y59a/7

The Scuderia Ferrari 1929 to 1939: Enzo Ferrari Racing with Alfa Romeo


ORSINI, LUIGI & ZAGARI, FRANCO & PIOMBINI, ALDO (Trans) & NYE, DOUG (Ed)

Heavy quarto, orange heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 429pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light rubbing & fading to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, occasional sl cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & cracking to edges with sl surface loss, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Osprey 1981

KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport motor racing cars Ferrari Alfa Romeo history grand prix high performance

$120.00
1y59a/8

Les 24 Heures du Mans 1923-1982


N/A

TEXT PRIMARILY IN FRENCH, SOME IN ENGLISH, lg quarto, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 304pp, illus, VG (light to moderate rubbing & fading to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, binding sl shaky, occasional light cracking to gutters) in d/w, G+ (v heavy creasing & chipping to edges with surface loss, heavy closed tearing to rear cover, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & wrinkling)

PUBLISHER: Automobile Club de L'Ouest / Editions Publi-Inter 1982

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH automotive motorsport motoring les mans 24 hour races racing history

$40.00
1y59a/11

Michelin Man: 100 Years of Bibendum


DARMON, OLIVIER & BESSERGLIK, BERNARD (Trans)

Quarto, blue heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine, yellow michelin man illus to front board, illus prelims, 138pp, illus/photos, VG+ (minor bruising to top of spine & rear board, sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light bruising to edges, light fading to spine, minor chafing, sm gouge to rear)

PUBLISHER: Knickerbocker Press 1998

KEYWORDS: automotive motoring cars tyres advertising gimmicks michelin man history

$50.00
1y59a/13

City of Castlemaine: Architectural and Historical Survey


N/A

Quarto, illus light card covers, black lettering to front cover, unpaginated, illus/photos, VG (light creasing, tanning & soiling to spine & covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Perrott Lyon Mathieson Pty 1981

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian cities Castlemaine history historical buildings architecture architectural surveys

$45.00
1y59a/14

Talbot


BORGE, JACQUES & VIASNOFF, NICOLAS

TEXT IN FRENCH, quarto, beige/cream buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 156pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl soiling to front eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate chafing/soiling & peeling, moderate creasing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Henri Veyrier 1980

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH automotive motoring cars history Talbot

$325.00
1y59a/15

La Hispano-Suiza: The Origins of a Legend 1899-1915


POLO, EMILIO

HEAVY, lg quarto, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & frnot board, 507pp, illus/photos, VG (light soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, moderate water damage to rear, moderate cracking to gutters, prev. bookseller's label to ffep ) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate water staining to edges- internal sides, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Wings & Flags 1994

KEYWORDS: automotive history motoring cars la Hispano-Suiza early 20th twentieth century

$45.00
1y59a/17

The 1930 London Motor Show and Paris Salon


DALTON, LAWRENCE (Compiled by)

Imperial octavo, red & black faux leather heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 318pp, illus, VG+ (sl tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name sm ink stamp to ffep) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, heavy fading & rubbing to spine, moderate to heavy chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Dalton Watson 1970

KEYWORDS: automotive history motoring shows historical London motor show Paris cars

$40.00
1y59a/18

Groucho and W C Fields: Huckster Comedians


GEHRING, WES D

Super octavo, red buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, x + 196pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading to board edges, sl soiling to top page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, moderate fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: University Press of Mississippi 1994

KEYWORDS: entertainment history comedy humour humor Groucho Marx W C Fields

$45.00
1y59a/19

Montlhery: The Story of the Paris Autodrome, 1924-1960


BODDY, WILLIAM & EYSTON, Captain G E T (Preface)

Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvi + 170pp, illus/photo, VG (sl bruising & fading to extrems & edges, moderate water staining/damage to base, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light chafing & soiling, minor water staining/damage to base, prev. bookseller's label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Montagu Motor Book / Cassell & Co 1961

KEYWORDS: automotive history motoring Montlhery Paris autodrome cars racing

$45.00
1y59a/21

Bolides de L'Age d'or 1920-1940


POTHERAT, JACQUES

TEXT IN FRENCH, oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, black lettering to boards, illus eps, frontispiece, 110pp, illus/photos, G+ (v heavy cracking to spine/hinges- spine flapping loose but with flimsy amateur tape repair, moderate chafing & soiling to spine & boards with light tanning also, light tanning & moderate soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown)

PUBLISHER: Editions de L'Automobiliste 1977

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH automotive cars motoring history motosports

$95.00
1y59a/23

MG: The Untold Story


KNOWLES, DAVID

Quarto, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus ffep, 256pp, illus/photos, vG+ (light rubbing & bruising to extrems, sl tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (moderate wrinkling & chipping to edges, light fading to sipne, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Windrow & Greene 1997

KEYWORDS: automotive motoring history MG cars

$160.00
1y59a/24

Skinner's Union: A History of the Skinner Family and the S U Company


HARVEY, MIKE

Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 312pp, illus/photo, folding family tree to rear pocket, vG+ (minor bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: The S U Carburretter Company

KEYWORDS: carburetter carburrettor Skinner family history automotive S U Company business motoring

$245.00
1y59a/25

Fantastiques Bugatti


SAUZAY, MAURICE & DE NOMBEL, XAVIER

TEXT IN FRENCH, IN SLIPCASE, oblong quarto, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, sm illus plate affixed to front board, 207pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in slipcase, VG+ (light chafing & soiling, minor bruising)

PUBLISHER: E/P/A Editions 1995

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH automotive motoring high performance cars history Bugatti

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