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	N.R.M.A. Driving is an Art! Sydney, National Roads Motorist Association NSW. First Edition. Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Publishers original pictorial paper covers, showing old car with artists palette to front cover and newspaper clippings of road fatalities on rear of cover. Printed on inside covers: Driving is an Art on inside front and on the inside back cover, summing up and a special message to NRMA members. No inscriptions. 16pp Profusely illustrated with magnificent b/w illustrations with red spot colour throughout text. Pages clean and bright in firm stapled binding. Here is a pamphlet produced by NRMA to promote good drivers. In the days when hand signals were used and speeds were in mph. A magnificent collectors item. Very Good/Fine/No Jacket. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 US$ 27.72 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2449] Book number: 003790 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	BISHOP, GEORGE Mercedes United Kingdom, Colour Library International. 1982, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original grey boards with white lettering to front cover and spine. Dustwrapper: unclipped, now protected in Brodart. Grey endpapers, no inscriptions. 63pp profusely illustrated with colour and b/w photographs throughout text. Tracing the origins of the company, its founders and their products, not forgetting the racing history, with concise and informative text supported by the superb illustrations of the important cars, makes this publication that will appeal to all who are interested in the phenomenon that is the motorcar. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. A magnificent copy. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 001545 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	CALDWELL, CY Henry Ford London, The Bodley Head. 1955, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Edd Ashe. Publishers original yellow cloth with black lettering to spine. Dustwrapper: clipped, closed tears to top edge of cover, minor chipping to top and base of spine, and corners. Light foxing to white back cover now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, no inscriptions. 206pp. including index, plus 8pp b/w plates, profusely illustrated with magnificent line drawings by Edd Ashe throughout text. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. Men of the Modern Age: 6 (a series for younger readers). Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 003850 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	LABAN, BRIAN The Mini. Forty Years Of Fun London, HarperCollins. 1999, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original pictorial laminated boards, abrasion wear spot to base of boards. Dustwrapper: unclipped, now protected in Brodart. Red endpapers, no inscriptions. 160pp. profusely illustrated with colour and b/w photographs throughout text, pages clean and bright in firm binding. To many thousands of people around the world the mini is a way of life. Since it first rolled off the production line in August 1959, the car has remained essentially the same for forty years while revolutionizing the motor industry, inspiring artists, starring in films and winning numerous racing trophies. This book is a celebration of the car in all its glory: Size: why no other small car comes close; Class: how it was eagerly adopted by both Lords and call-girls; Sex: the swinging Sixties would have merely swayed without it; Speed: how it ate Jags for tea; Money: it never made any; and of course, Love. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 003751 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	OLYSLAGER OGANISATION The Observer's Book of Automobiles London, Frederick Warne. 1975, Nineteenth Edition. Hard Cover, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Publishers original pale blue boards with black lettering to front panel and spine. Dustwrapper: unclipped, small abrasion hole to top of spine, now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, no inscriptions. 178pp profusely illustrated with a b/w photograph of automobiles from AC (GB) to Wolseley (GB) with specifications on each model. A beautiful collectors copy. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.5 US$ 18.48 \| £UK 11.25 \| JP¥ 1633] Book number: 002866 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.

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	N.R.M.A. Driving is an Art! Sydney, National Roads Motorist Association NSW. First Edition. Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Publishers original pictorial paper covers, showing old car with artists palette to front cover and newspaper clippings of road fatalities on rear of cover. Printed on inside covers: Driving is an Art on inside front and on the inside back cover, summing up and a special message to NRMA members. No inscriptions. 16pp Profusely illustrated with magnificent b/w illustrations with red spot colour throughout text. Pages clean and bright in firm stapled binding. Here is a pamphlet produced by NRMA to promote good drivers. In the days when hand signals were used and speeds were in mph. A magnificent collectors item. Very Good/Fine/No Jacket. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 US$ 27.72 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2449] Book number: 003790 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	BISHOP, GEORGE Mercedes United Kingdom, Colour Library International. 1982, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original grey boards with white lettering to front cover and spine. Dustwrapper: unclipped, now protected in Brodart. Grey endpapers, no inscriptions. 63pp profusely illustrated with colour and b/w photographs throughout text. Tracing the origins of the company, its founders and their products, not forgetting the racing history, with concise and informative text supported by the superb illustrations of the important cars, makes this publication that will appeal to all who are interested in the phenomenon that is the motorcar. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. A magnificent copy. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 001545 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	CALDWELL, CY Henry Ford London, The Bodley Head. 1955, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Edd Ashe. Publishers original yellow cloth with black lettering to spine. Dustwrapper: clipped, closed tears to top edge of cover, minor chipping to top and base of spine, and corners. Light foxing to white back cover now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, no inscriptions. 206pp. including index, plus 8pp b/w plates, profusely illustrated with magnificent line drawings by Edd Ashe throughout text. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. Men of the Modern Age: 6 (a series for younger readers). Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 003850 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	LABAN, BRIAN The Mini. Forty Years Of Fun London, HarperCollins. 1999, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original pictorial laminated boards, abrasion wear spot to base of boards. Dustwrapper: unclipped, now protected in Brodart. Red endpapers, no inscriptions. 160pp. profusely illustrated with colour and b/w photographs throughout text, pages clean and bright in firm binding. To many thousands of people around the world the mini is a way of life. Since it first rolled off the production line in August 1959, the car has remained essentially the same for forty years while revolutionizing the motor industry, inspiring artists, starring in films and winning numerous racing trophies. This book is a celebration of the car in all its glory: Size: why no other small car comes close; Class: how it was eagerly adopted by both Lords and call-girls; Sex: the swinging Sixties would have merely swayed without it; Speed: how it ate Jags for tea; Money: it never made any; and of course, Love. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 003751 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	OLYSLAGER OGANISATION The Observer's Book of Automobiles London, Frederick Warne. 1975, Nineteenth Edition. Hard Cover, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Publishers original pale blue boards with black lettering to front panel and spine. Dustwrapper: unclipped, small abrasion hole to top of spine, now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, no inscriptions. 178pp profusely illustrated with a b/w photograph of automobiles from AC (GB) to Wolseley (GB) with specifications on each model. A beautiful collectors copy. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.5 US$ 18.48 \| £UK 11.25 \| JP¥ 1633] Book number: 002866 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.