a small selection of our current stock

 

 
135.  Cary, Alan L.: Giant Liners of the World

London:Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1937 Individual descriptions of the 60 largest mercantile ships of the time. Insignia embossed on front cover. Brown cloth, spine faded. Condition - average. Tidily written ink notes on some entries. 

£15.00
 
139.  English editor, Wilkins, Gordon: Automobile Year 1957-1958

Laussanne: Edita, 1957 Illustrated review of motoring in 1957. Contains article on Bugatti, cars of the year, a catalogue of cars presented in 1957. Numerous excellent contemporary adverts. Condition - paper-covered board, spine rubbed. 

£25.00
 
152.  Lloyd's: Rules for the Building & Classification of Yachts

London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1920 Rules for the building of Wood, Composite, and Steel Yachts. Contains 25 plates, some folding out. 

£40.00
 
184.  Manning, W.O.: Aeroplanes & Engines (Airsense) for those engaged or interested in Flying

London: Pitman & Sons, 1934 No jacket.  Name, address and date written on frontispiece. 

£10.00
 
202.  Arnold, James: Farm Waggons and Carts Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1978 A study of two and four wheeled waggons and carts. Lavishly illustrated by author showing full working details. Second impression. Dust Jacket. 

£8.95
 
211.  Kling, Karl with Molter, G: Pursuit of Victory

London: Bodley Head, 1956 Life story of one of Germany's leading racing-car drivers.Forward by Alfred Neubauer.  Translated from German. First edition, jacket, over 90 photographs. 

£30.00
 
212.  Nixon, St John C.: The Invention of the Automobile

London, Country Life, 1936 Study of the lives of Benz and Daimler, inventors of the motor car. Forward by Rudolf Caracciola. Translated from German. First edition, jacket, 15 illustrations, 6 diagrams. 

£17.50
  
214.  Molter, Gunther: Juan Manuel Fangio

London: Foulis & Co, 1956 Story of Argentinian Fangio's motor-racing career. Translated by Charles Meisl. Second edition, over 60 illustrations, jacket. Cuttings re Fangio's death in 1995. 

£17.50
 
215.  Davis, S.C.H.: Rallies and Trials

London: Iliffe & Sons, 1951 Published for "The Autocar". Includes Monte Carlo Rally, Alpine Trials, Rallye Gastronomique etc. Contains 32 pages of photogravure illustrations, 13 chapters, hardback.  £12.50
 
217.  Hawthorne, Mike: Challenge Me the Race

London: William Kimber, 1958 An autobiography of  one of the four greatest racing drivers of the time. Describing his life up to the age of 28, including when he won the 1953 Grand Prix. First edition, jacket, over 30 illustrations 

£25.00
 
218.  Chula, Prince of Siam: Road Star Hat Trick

London: privately published, 1947 An account of two seasons of "B.Bira", the Racing Motorist in 1937 and 1938. Rare privately printed illustrated edition. 

£40.00
 
 219.  Davis, S.C.H: The John Cobb Story

London, Foulis & Co, c.1950's Biography of John Rhodes Cobb who died attempting the World's Water Speed record. A racing-car driver who competed at Brooklands and then went on to hold the 24-hour World's Record and Land Speed Record. Scarce book, 14 illustrations, jacket 

£200.00
 
220.  Nickols, Ian: Come Motor Racing With Me

London: Frederick Muller, 1954 Author describes the many different aspects of the motor racing scene, having raced cars himself before the war and latterely been an official and motoring journalist. First edition, illustrations by George Lane 

£8.00
 
222.  Mays, Raymond & Roberts, Peter: BRM

London: Cassell, 1963 Story of Britain's first and only national racing car, dealing with the designing, building, testing and racing of all the cars upto and including  the V8. Over 60 illustrations, second edition, dust jacket. 

£35.00
 
223.  Grant, Gregor: British Sports Cars

London: Foulis & Co, 1952 Details and descriptions of the many and varied types of sports cars which have been produced by British Car Builders between 1900 & 1952. Illustrated dust jacket, fourth(revised) edition, 78 illustrations within. 

£12.50
 
224.  Chakrabongse, H.R.H. Prince Chula of Thailand: Brought up in England

London: Foulis & Co, 1943 Biography  of an Asiatic prince educated in England who married an English lady and chose to live in England. Also contains accounts of his cousin Prince Bira, an ace among racing drivers. Decorative dust jacket, over 50 illustrations. War economy standard book production. 

£35.00
 
225.  Hawthorn, Mike: Champion Year

London: William Kimber, 1959 A description of Hawthorne's year-long battle for the drivers world title with Stirling Moss. He became first British World Champion in the history of Grand Prix racing. Sadly the author was killed prior to publication of this book. First edition, jacket, 36 illustrations plus circuit maps and plans. 

£17.50
 
226.  Lyndon, Barre: Circuit Dust

London: John Miles, 1934 24 illustrations, 8 circuit plans. First edition 

£45.00
 
228.  Chakrabongse, Prince Chula: Wheels At Speed

London: Foulis & Co, 1946 Re-issue of privately published book of 1935 detailing the first year of his cousin Bira's time as a racing-car driver. Third edition, over 50 illustrations 

£12.50
 
229.  Minchin, G.R.N., M.A.: Under My Bonnet

London: Foulis & Co, 1952 Twenty five chapters dealing with the adventure and romance of taking a car on a twenty thousand mile trip to foreign parts.Thirty illustrations 

£15.00
 
230.  Segrave, Sir Henry: The Lure of Speed

London: Hutchinson & Co, 1932 The story of the author's professional life as a racing motorist on the principal motor-racing tracks and road circuits of Europe 1921 to 1928.Twenty illustrations 

£27.50
 
231.  Ed. The Rt hon. the Earl Howe: Motor Racing

London: Seeley Service & Co, Volume 27 of  The Lonsdale Library. Twenty three chapters by individual experts on every aspect of planning, constructing, and driving record-making cars. One hundred and forty illustrations. Original dust jacket with photos affixed to front and spine. 

£30.00