Austin Motor Co. Ltd.

HANDBOOK FOR THE AUSTIN TWELVE.

..., Longbridge, Birmingham, 1933. 1st Ed. Pamphlet. Slim 8vo. 56pp. Profusely illus. Very good in original stapled limp green wrapps. lettered in black to upper wrapp., some minor soiling. [together with] 32pp. contemporary ‘Car Log Book,’ Slim Landscape 12mo. Original blue-grey limp wrapps.
¶ Publication no. 974.

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Bentley Drivers Club.

THE BENTLEY DRIVERS CLUB REVIEW. Issues 26-229 [lacking no. 35 (Dec. 1954)]. 203 consecutive issues + 2 Indices for issues 1-180 and 221-275.

..., Sept. 1952-Aug. 2003. Together in 19 vols. Ills. With original pictorial limp card wrapps., earlier issues with some minor soiling and rubbing, 203 issues bound together in 17 gilt lettered varying green buckram binders (specially for magazines and catalogues), date labels affixed towards tail of spines, binder for 1990-1992 sl. split at head of spine, index vols. in original pictorial limp card wrapps. one with plastic ring binder spine as issued.

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Boyd, James I.C.

THE ISLE OF MAN RAILWAY. Volume III [only]: An outline History of The Isle of Man Railway including The Manx Northern Railway and The Foxdale Railway.

Oakwood Press, Oxford, 1996. 320pp. 156 plates from photos., numerous other drawings, maps, plans etc. Illus. e.ps., good in d/w. very lightly faded to spine and sl. bumped at tail of spine.
¶ The British Narrow Gauge Railway No. 2C. First published in 1962 as one volume.

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Bradshaw’s

BRITISH RAILWAYS GUIDE And Hotel Directory. Containing the Official Time Tables, specially arranged by Railways. Official every Month. No. 1515: From 7th November until 4th December 1960.

Henry Blacklock & Co. Ltd., 1960. 1st Ed. Thick 8vo. 50pp. adverts. + xxxiv + 1225pp. Marginal browning, several corners sl. curled, ‘Williams Deacon’s Bank Limited’ ink stamp across lower edge of leaves, lightly browned sl. soiled and chipped original printed limp paper wrapps., fore-edge of upper wrapp. and head and tail of spine reinforced with clear tape.

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British Cycle & Motor Cycle Manufacturers’ and Traders’ Union.

TWENTIETH INTERNATIONAL BICYCLE AND MOTOR CYCLE SHOW of Bicycles, Motor Cycles, Sidecars, and their Components, Accessories, Tyres, 3-Wheeled Cycle Cars, Hiking and Camping Equipment, and Sports Requisites. OLYMPIA, London, W. Saturday, November 20th, to Saturday, December 7th, 1935 ...

..., Coventry, 1935. 1st Ed. Tall Slim 8vo. 176pp. Numerous ills. and adverts., with 2 folding plans of Olympia (ground floor and gallery). Light marginal browning, plans lightly spotted, good in original coloured pictorial limp paper wrapps., some minor soiling, lower leading corner of lower wrapp. sl. creased, head of spine sl. bumped.
¶ 1935 Official Show Catalogue & "Where is It?"

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Clark, C.S.

THE LANCHESTER LEGACY. A Trilogy of Lanchester Works. Volume One - 1895 to 1931. Foreword by Nick Scheele.

Coventry University, 1995. 1st Ed. 4to. [viii] +279pp. + [i]. Profusely illus. mainly from photos., with many colour plates, map. Good in d/w. lightly faded to spine.
¶ Author’s Presentation Copy, inscribed to title page - ‘To Ted Roberts, Thanks for your help, With best wishes, Chris.’

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Colburn, Zerah.

LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING, And Mechanism of Railways: A Treatise on the Principles and Construction of the Locomotive Engine, Railway Carriages, and Railway Plant, With Examples. Text volume [only].

William Collins Sons and Co, 1871. 1st Ed. Folio. xiv + 320pp. 240 figures. Some light browning, contemporary half morocco with cloth boards, scuffing and some wear, cloth waterstained and peeling in part to lower board in part.

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Book number: 279287

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Hay, Michael.

BENTLEY. The Vintage Years 1919-1931.

Dalton Watson, 1986. 1st Ed. Sm. Sq. 4to. [x] adverts. + 522pp. + [viii] adverts. Profusely illus. with photos. Very good in d/w.

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Book number: 287723

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Holmes, Peter. (Compiler).

INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS AND LOCOMOTIVES OF CUMBERLAND.

Industrial Railway Society, Melton Mowbray, 2017. 1st Ed. Large 8vo. 464pp. Profusely illus. with colour and b/w. photos., many maps.very good in red & black lettered coloured pictorial laminated boards.

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Book number: 288589

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Judge, Arthur W.

THE MODERN MOTOR ENGINEER. A Practical Work on the Maintainence, Running, Adjustment, and Repair of Automobiles of all Types, and on the Management of Garages.

Caxton Publishing Company, 1955-8. Reprint. 5 vols. Large 8vo. Profusely ills., numerous data sheets and wiring diagrams. Original gilt lettered black boards, minor marking, cockled in part.
¶ With seven sets of additional data sheets (1956-1958) bound into the ring binder.

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Book number: 285292

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McCorquodale & Co.

THE RAILWAY DIARY and Officials’ Directory 1921.

..., 1921. 1st Ed. 187pp. Adverts. to front and rear. Great Central Railway ink stamp to front f.e.p., light browning, original black lettered terracotta cloth, spine sl. chipped, joints fraying.

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Book number: 279382

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Nyhan, Miriam.

ARE YOU STILL BELOW? The Ford Marina Plant, Cork 1917-1984.

Collins Press, Cork, 2007. 1st Ed. Sm. Slim 4to. 158pp. Double page illus. title page, profusely illus. in b/w. from photos. Very good in d/w.

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Book number: 285915

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Riley (Coventry) Limited.

THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CAR IN THE WORLD.

... , Coventry and London, 1933. 1st Printing. Slim 8vo. [vi] + 36pp. 26 ills. mainly from photos. Original blue cloth backed pale blue boards lettered in darker blue to upper board, soiled, extremities sl. rubbed

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Book number: 284137

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Rotax Ltd.

RUNNING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ROTAX ELECTRIC LIGHTING AND STARTING EQUIPMENT.

... , London, N.d. c.[19030s]. 1st Ed. Pamphlet. Slim 8vo. 32pp. 7 figures. Very good in original marbled grey limp wrapps. lettered in red and dark blue to upper wrapp., very minor rubbing to edges.
¶ Instruction Booklet No. 222.

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Royal Automobile Club.

PROGRAMME OF THE VETERAN CAR RUN. London - Brighton. Sunday, 1st November, 1953. Start: Hyde Park 8.30 a.m. Arrive Brighton 11.30 a.m.

..., 1953. Tall Thin 8vo. Pamphlet. 36pp. Many ills. from photos., drawings, maps. Light marginal browning, corners very sl. curled, original stapled coloured pictorial limp wrapps., lightly soiled and chipped, sl. loss at head of spine.

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Book number: 284366

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