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233bG

PETER ROBERTS

vETERAN & vINTAGE cARS -- hundreds OF MAGNIFICENT CARS, THEIR MAKERS AND DRIVERS. This is the story of Veteran and Vintage cars, the men who built them, and the people who first drove and rode them. Peter Roberts has captured the lively spirit of those pioneer days of motoring. Large Format cloth hardbound covers in fine good condition, D/J is fine condition. Please email seller for postage at cost.

1974

2ND

£3

233Bg2

PETER ROBERTS

VETERAN & vINTAGE cARS -- This is the story of Veteran and Vintage cars, the men who built them, and the people who first drove and rode them. Peter Roberts has captured the lively spirit of those pioneer days of motoring. Large Format cloth hardbound covers in faded condition - see picture, no D/J, pages are in good condition. Please email seller for postage at cost.

1963

1ST

£2

237

P A REYNOLDS

MOTOR TRADE PRACTICE --

This book is of value to both the garage proprietor and the student taking examinations. 262 pages green cloth hardbound covers in very good condition, no D/J.

1937

1ST

£5

238

P A REYNOLDS

GARAGE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT --

The aim of this book is to be useful not only to the established garage proprietor but also to mechanics and students who hope, some day, to have a motor repair business of their own. 288 pages, green hardbound covers in good condition for its years.

1934

1ST

£9

239bG

PETER ROBERTS

a PICTURE HISTORY OF THE AUTOMOBILE -- Ninety years of motoring progress in 200 illustrations with 40 full-colour pictures. Racy text by Peter Roberts, well-known motoring writer and contributor to British and International auto-sport journals. Gold hardbound covers in good but a little worn condition, D/J Bright and intact condition but has a water mark not very noticeable at top of page, price clipped. Please email seller for cost of postage at cost.

1974

2ND

£3

241bG

PETER ROBERTS

aNY cOLOR SO LONG AS IT'S bLACK - tHE FIRST FIFTY YEARS OF AUTOMOBILE ADVERTISING -- Book Description: 1976. Hardcover, FINE/FINE, GLOSSY DUSTJACKET, B&W and colour illos throughout. Here, in microcosm, are represented the graphic art forms of half a century, beginning with the now famous art nouveau advertisements of the bicycle industry. Peter Roberts writes with authority and humoUr and has compiled a visual delight.!!!. price clipped. A heavy book please email seller for postage at cost.

1976

1ST

£5

242

PETER ROBERTS

A PICTURE HISTORY 0F THE AUTOMOBILE --

Over 200 fascinating illustrations that evoke the atmosphere of each period, and a informative yet racy text. Large format, yellow hardbound covers in fine condition, D/J in fine/very good condition, price clipped

1973

1ST

£3

243

PETER ROBERTS

VETERAN AND VINTAGE CARS IN COLOUR --

This is the story of Veteran and Vintage cars, the men who built them, and the people who first drove and rode them. Peter Roberts has captured the lively spirit of those pioneer days of motoring. Large Format cloth hardbound covers in very good condition, D/J is good but has edge wear.

1963

1ST

£2

244bG

L T C ROLT

HORSELESS CARRIAGE THE mOTOR-cAR IN eNGLAND -- 203 pp including index. Rolts' story of the motor - car in England starting with the early primitives and the coming of internal combustion progressing to the roaring 20's, mass production, racing cars, sports cars and prospects for what was then seen as the future. Includes photographs. 20cm x 14cm. Navy blue bindings., in very good condition, no D/J, one loose page.

1954

2ND

£4

247

HARRIS SAUNDERS

TOP UP OR DOWN? --

The Origin and Development of the Automobile and Truck Renting and Leasing Industry -- 56 years. Green cloth hardbound covers in very good and clean condition, no D/J.

1972

1ST

£3

253

STUART SEAGER

THE PICTURE STORY OF WORLD SPORTS CARS -- The Sports Car --' I consider it as a car designed primarily to transport its driver at high speed, by night or day, over long distances on public roads, with every other consideration more or less subordinated to this end.' -- Stuart Seager. Large format glossy pictorial covers in fine condition

1965

1ST

£3

258bG2

CARL SIFAKIS

175 Money Saving Tips for Every Car Owner. --Paperback in good condition for its years, a little yellowing to pages. Helpful advice for motorists. Circa 1960's

£1

261

L E SNELLGROVE

FROM STEAM CARTS TO MINI-CARS --

In 1769 Nicolas Cugnot, a French military engineer, built a carriage without horses, a carriage driven by that new wonder of the age, the steam engine. It was an ugly monster. On a simple cart he had fitted three heavy wheels, two at the back and one at the front. the front one was almost hidden by a large round copper boiler, shaped like a pudding bowl, and so the modern motor car was born. Silver grey hard covers in good condition for its years - slightly grubby, see picture, no D/J

1961

1ST

£4

262

LOUIS WILLIAM STEINWEDEL

THE GOLDEN AGE OF SPORTS CARS --

The author tells the story here of each of the great sports cars in turn and of how they competed with each other to win honour and prestige. Red cloth hard covers in fine condition, D/J in fine condition.

1972

1ST

£3

263

NORMAN SMITH

CASE HISTORY -- 263GNorman Smith tends to concentrate on racing history, rather than technical evolution. In consequence, his articles possess a wide appeal to people who are genuinely interested in who drove the cars, what races they won and lost, what happened to them; in fact in everything connected with the part they played in the Great Sport. Red hard bound covers in very good condition for its years, no D/J

1958

1ST

£8

271

WILLIAM STOBBS

MOTOR MUSEUMS OF EUROPE --

Motor Museums have proliferated rapidly: in 1950 there were only about twenty in Europe; by 1970 this figure had leaped to eighty; and now (1983) there are over 160. This is the first comprehensive guide to all the European Museums. Large format, red hard bound covers in fine condition, D/J in fine condition, quite a heavy book please contact the seller for postage at cost

1983

1ST

£4

272

WILLIAM AND MICHAEL STOBBS

THE BEST CARS --

By the Best the authors mean in terms of design, efficiency, dependability, longevity and integrity. Not more grand, more expensive or more spectacular. Maroon hard bound covers in fine condition, D/J in fine condition. Quite a heavy book please contact seller for postage at cost.

1981

1ST

£4

274

BOB STUBENRAUCH

RUNABOUTS AND ROADSTERS -- this book describes in text and pictures some of the world's finest antique, classic and special- interest sports cars. Mr Stubenrauch, an award winning photographer, presents remarkable camera studies of theses cars, ranging from a 1909 hupmobile runabout to a 1963 studebaker avanti. Large format green hardbound covers in fine condition, D/J in fine condition.

1973

1ST

£6

275bG

RICH TAYLOR

MODERN CLASSICS THE GREAT CARS OF THE POSTWAR ERA -- In this lavishly illustrated and highly readable guide, well-known automotive journalist Rich Taylor looks at eighty post-World War 11 sports cars--the best of the United States, Britain and continental Europe, from Kurtis and Crosley to Corvette and Cobra, MG and Morgan to Jaguar and Aston Martin, Cisitalia and Delahaye to Mercedes and Ferrari. Red Hardboard covers in fine condition, D/J in fine condition, price clipped. A very heavy book please email seller for postage at cost.

1978

£9

277

JEAN-PAUL THEVENET / PETER VANN

CABRIOLETS -- MAGNIFICENT CONVERTIBLES OF YESTERDAY & TODAY -- WITH VERY FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE GREAT CAR MAKERS AND COACHBUILDERS OF THE WORLD HAVE MADE AN OPEN CAR OF THIS TYPE AT SOME TIME OR OTHER IN THEIR HISTORY. AND THE CABRIOLET, WHICH CAME VERY CLOSE TO BEING DESTROYED BY THE ATTACKS OF THE TECHNICAL AND SAFETY EXPERTS IN THE SEVENTIES, NOW SEEMS TO BE MAKING A TRIUMPHANT COMEBACK. bLACK HARDBOUND COVERS IN FINE CONDITION, d/j IN FINE CONDITION.

1985

1ST

£5

278bG

J L THOMAS

MOTORING LAW A-TO-Z -- An ExPolice Superintendent advises on the motoring law in the early seventies. A paperback in clean condition but some pages are loose.

£1

281bG

PHILIP A TURNER

MOTORCARS -- Every aspect of motoring is touched upon, from methods of production to the art of driving and motor sport. Illustrated with 31 b&w photos and 29 explanatory drawings. Red hardbound covers in fine condition, No D/J

1958

1ST

£1

285

COMPANY OF VETERAN MOTORISTS

OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF VETERAN MOTORISTS 1938-39 -- A FASCINATING, RARE HANDBOOK - 1938-1939, ONE FOR COLLECTOR'S. VERY GOOD CONDITION FOR ITS YEARS, A LITTLE YELLOWING OF THE PAGES.

1938

1ST

£4

287bG

JAMES BARRON & D B TUBBS

vINTAGE cARS IN cOLOUR -- A good general overview of pre-war classics like Mercedes, Bugatti, E.R.A., Sunbeam, Alvis and others. Green hardbound covers in fine condition, D/J in fine condition -- in protective cover.

1963

£4

293

JOSEPH H WHERRY

CONCOURS D' ELEGANCE -- ELEMENTS WHICH ASSURE A SUCCESSFUL CONCOURS ARE DISCUSSED ALONG WITH THE CLASSES OF CARS AND THE JUDGING. THEN FOLLOWS ADVICE ON PURCHASING AN OLD CAR AND THE BASIC ESSENTIALS OF ITS RESTORATION. lARGE FORMAT BROWN CLOTH COVERED HARDBOUND COVERS IN FINE CONDITION, D/J IN VERY GOOD CONDITION

1969

1ST

£19

296

C N & AM WILLIAMSON

THE CAR DESTINY -- AND ITS ERRAND IN SPAIN. -- A EARLY ESCAPIST STORY, rare item.

1912

6TH

£4

297GG

MARK WHITE

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF VINTAGE CARS AND PRE-WAR CLASSICS - Hardback, 184pp. 11 colour plates and many b/w photos within text. Cream cloth boards with red/black titles to front and spine. Very slight tanning to boards, titles still bright, no bumps/scuffs etc., otherwise a near fine copy.

1982

1ST

£25.00

298

JONATHAN WOOD

GREAT MARQUES BOXED EDITION 3 BOOKS. -- A BEAUTIFUL, INFORMATIVE, COLOURFUL SET OF BOOKS -- WOULD MAKE A VERY ACCEPTABLE PRESENT FOR A CAR ENTHUSIAST. GREAT MARQUES OF BRITAIN, ITALY AND GERMANY.

1989

1ST

£11

299G

JONATHAN WOOD

GREAT MARQUES - OF gERMANY - forword by Ferdinand Porsche - A BEAUTIFUL, INFORMATIVE BOOK -- WOULD MAKE A VERY ACCEPTABLE PRESENT FOR A CAR ENTHUSIAST. Fine condition - a large heavy book

1989

1ST

£3

300G

JONATHAN WOOD

GREAT MARQUES - OF Italy - forword by Giovanni Agnelli - A BEAUTIFUL, INFORMATIVE BOOK -- WOULD MAKE A VERY ACCEPTABLE PRESENT FOR A CAR ENTHUSIAST. Fine condition - a large heavy book

1989

1ST

£3

301G

JONATHAN WOOD

GREAT MARQUES - OF Britain - forword by Stirling moss - A BEAUTIFUL, INFORMATIVE BOOK -- WOULD MAKE A VERY ACCEPTABLE PRESENT FOR A CAR ENTHUSIAST. Fine condition - a large heavy book

1989

1ST

£3

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