Books - "history"
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Small Car Racing and Record Breaking: A Study of the Cyclecar Formulae 1913-1939
Super octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 204pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing to covers, light soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to inside front cover)
PUBLISHER: Magna Press 2002
KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport cyclecar formulae cars car racing design history
Hispano Suiza
TEXT IN FRENCH & ENGLISH, oblong quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, red & white lettering to spine, 207pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light chafing to boards) in slipcase, VG+ (light bruising & chafing)
PUBLISHER: Editions D'Art J P Barthelemy 1997
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH & ENGLISH automotive classic vintage cars Hispano Suiza history
Raymond Mays of Bourne
Quarto, illus stapled light light card covers, white lettering to covers, 56pp, illus/photos, VG (light wrinkling & rubbing to covers with minor fading also, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Dr Michael McGregor c.1994
KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport cars car racing era brm Bourne Lincolnshire Raymond Mays history
Haynes Great Cars: Austin-Healy
Square imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 160pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (sl fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Haynes 2007
KEYWORDS: Haynes automotive great cars series design history engineering classic vintage Austin-Healy
Haynes Great Cars: Jaguar XK
Square imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 152pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl fading, light tanning to spine)
PUBLISHER: Haynes 2008
KEYWORDS: Haynes automotive great cars series design history engineering classic vintage Jaguar xk
Haynes Great Cars: Mini
Square imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 159pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl fading, light tanning to spine)
PUBLISHER: Haynes 2009
KEYWORDS: Haynes automotive great cars series design history engineering classic vintage Mini
Haynes Great Cars: Jaguar Mark 1 & 2
Square imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 160pp, illus/photos, VG+ (minor soiling to boards), in d/w, Neaer FINE (sl fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Haynes 2005
KEYWORDS: Haynes automotive great cars series design history engineering classic vintage Jaguar mark 1 2 one two
Lancia Aurelia GT
TEXT IN ITALIAN, quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 120pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light chafing to boards, light tanning to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown)
PUBLISHER: Giorgio Nada Editore 2002
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN ITALIAN automotive cars classic vintage Lancia aurelia gt design history engineering development
The BMC/BL Competitions Department: 25 Years in Motorsport - the Cars, the People, the Events
Quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 392pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges with sl chipping also, light to moderate chafing & soiling, light tanning)
PUBLISHER: Haynes Publishing 1998
KEYWORDS: auotomotive motorsport cars racing bmc bl races history
Lancia. L'armonia e L'Invenzione
TEXT IN ENGLISH, DUTCH & ITALIAN, square imperial octavo, blue light card covers, white lettering to spine & front cover, 237pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & rubbing to spine & cover edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing, moderate chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Alessandra Chiti (Co-ordination by) 1996
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN ENGLISH, DUTCH & ITALIAN automotive Italian cars Lancia history development design business
The Mercedes-Benz Racing Cars
Quarto, cream cloth boards, blue lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & title page, 305pp + index to rear, illus/photos, VG (light rubbing & soiling to spine & boards/edges, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. booksellker's sm label to front pastedown, gift inscription in ink to verso of half title page) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges- some loss, price clipped, moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Bond / Parkhurst Books 1971
KEYWORDS: automotive cars racing Mercedes Benz Mercedes-Benz design history engineering development
Le Piccole Grandi Marche Automobilistiche Italiane
TEXT IN ITALIAN, quarto, brown faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp car illus to front board, illus eps, 112pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling, light tanning to flaps)
PUBLISHER: Instituto Geografico de Agostini 1983
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN ITALIAN automotive cars motoring history
Speed on Salt: A History of the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA
Imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, red lettering to beige buckram spine, blue lettering to front board, frontispiece xii + 84pp, illus/photos, VG- (light bruising & heavy scuffing to board edges/extrems, heavy staining to spine, moderate chafing/soiling & creasing to boards, light fading to board edges, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown- historical/faded, minor foxing sporadically throughout, occasional minor cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: B T Batsford 1936
KEYWORDS: automotive motoring motorsport racing salt flats Utah America American history speed
An Illustrated History of the Bentley Car: 1919-1931
Imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 192pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate rubbing & tanning to board edges, light tanning & moderate foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning to eps, prev. bookseller's ink stamp & sm label to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, heavy wrinkling/separation to plastic coating of jacket, moderate tanning & chafing/soiling, prev. bookseller's label to front flap)
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1964
KEYWORDS: automotive motoring high performance cars Bentley history early 20th twentieth century
Bentley: The Vintage Years
Square super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt bentley logo & publisher's motif to front board, frontispiece, 522p, illus/photos, VG+ (sl rubbing to board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, light rubbing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Dalton Watson Fine Books 1992
KEYWORDS: automotive motoring high performance cars Bentley history early 20th twentieth century
The History of the Vintage Sports Car Club
Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 209pp, illus/photos, VG (light rubbing & bruising to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning to eps, 1x library ink stamp to front pastedown- no others detected, top corner of ffep removed) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, 3cm loss to top edge of front cover, moderate chafing/soiling & tanning)
PUBLISHER: Montagu Motor Book / Cassell 1964
KEYWORDS: automotive motoring vintage classic cars sports car club history biography biographies
The Motor for the Million: The Austin Seven 1922-1939
Super octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, illus/photos, VG (light rubbing & bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink & prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, occasional light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderatee fading & wrinkling to spine, 3cm closed tear to top edge of front cover, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Macdonald & Co 1968
KEYWORDS: automotive motoring history early 20th twentieth century austin seven 7 design engineering development
T T Pioneers: Early Car Racing in the Isle of Man
Quarto, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 173pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light fading & tanning, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: The Manx Experience / Mercury Asset Management 1996
KEYWORDS: automotive Isle of Man motoring t t racing cars British industry pioneers history
Maserati: A Complete History, From 1929 to the Present
Imperial octavo, orange heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 894pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light fading to spine, light tanning & chafing/soiling, prev, bookseller's sm labels/residue to front cover)
PUBLISHER: Libreria Dell'Automobile 1980
KEYWORDS: automotive high performance cars motoring motorsport Maserati history
Mostly Motor Racing
Quarto, illus heavy boards, red lettering to spine, illus title page & prelims, 319pp, illus/photos, VG+ (minor bruising to extrems, sl chafing to boards, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, heavy fading to spine, moderate chafing/soiling & wrinkling)
PUBLISHER: Foulis / Haynes 1988
KEYWORDS: automotive history cars racing motorsport vintage classic