BOLSTER, JOHN.

Motoring Is My Business.

London: Autosport, 1958. 1st edition. This is a book about thirty years of motoring. Its emphasis is on racing, but veteran and vintage cars receive their share of attention. The cars range from Austin Sevens, chain-driven Frazer-Nashes, and 'muzzle-loading' Bentleys, to sports, high performace and racing cars. Pp.180, 64 black & white photos and other illustrations, owner's name to front free endpaper. Green cloth, dustwrapper has edge wear with small losses to top and tail of spine and corner tips. VG/G+.

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Book number: 52203

Catalogue: Sport: : Motor Racing

Keywords: Bolster Motoring Autobiography Car Racing Austin Seven Autosport Hill Climbs Brooklands Donington Shelsey Walsh Racing Sprints Grand Prix 53470 Sport: : Motor Racing

DAVIS, S.C.H.

The John Cobb Story.

London: G.T.Foulis & Co.Ltd, nd. (c.1953). 1st edition. Biography of John Rhodes Cobb, who tragically died whilst attempting the World's Water Speed Record in 1952. Cobb was always interested in speed and in faster and faster motor cars."Brooklands was his background and many will remember the great Napier Railton hurtling round the track. Then at Salt Lake City where he took the 24-hour World's Record and finally the Land Speed Record". Pp.112, black & white portrait photo frontispiece + 13 further photo illustrations, newspaper cuttings concerning the death of the author and owner's name to front free endpaper, small edge tear to margin of pp.101/102 (not affecting text). Blue cloth, sunning to base of spine edge. Dustwrapper edges worn and chipped. Scarce. G+/Good.

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Book number: 49378

Catalogue: Sport: : Motor Racing

Keywords: Davis John Cobb Story World Water Land 24 Hour Speed Record Napier Railton Brooklands Salt Lake City Delage Montlhery Crusader Biography Motor Racing Cars 51120 Sport: : Motor Racing

GRAND, MAX LE.

Brands to Bexhill. Cock the Shutter, Engage the Gear...British Motor Racing Really Started Here!

Lovell & Ney Yatt: Bookmarque, 1995. 1870519302. Limited case-bound edition of 984 copies numbered 051 to 1,034, of which this is No.771. Merges photographer Max Le Grand's "own remarkable story with his discovery of the hitherto unheralded contribution of Bexhill to the history of sporting automobilism. The outcome is an enlightening book written with an ironic humour.." Pp.256, many black & white photo illustrations, certificate of authentication of No.771 tipped-in to front free endpaper, limited edition no. stamped to copyright page, owner's name to front free endpaper. Blue cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

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Book number: 49368

Catalogue: Sport: : Motor Racing

Keywords: Le Grand Brands Bexhill British Motor Racing History Autobiography Photographer Jim Clark 51108 Sport: : Motor Racing

JENKINSON, DENIS.

The Grand Prix Mercedes-Benz Type W125, 1937.

London: Lionel Leventhal, 1970. 1st edition. "Generally agreed to have been the most powerful Grand Prix car ever to have race..Denis Jenkinson traces the story of the technical design and development of the W125, and recounts the successes and failures of the 1937 season.. Includes a large number of fresh and unfamiliar illustrations as well as much new material on a car which was a landmark in motor racing." Landscape format. 14.5cms x 21cms x 1cms. Pp.75, black & white frontispiece + many further photo illustrations throughout, + 4 page photo-copied magazine extract on the V8 engine loosely enclosed, owner's name to front free endpaper. Blue cloth, dustwrapper has small chip to lower front edge and wear to lower front corner. VG/Good.

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Book number: 49355

Catalogue: Sport: : Motor Racing

Keywords: Denis Jenkinson Grand Prix Mercedes Benz Type W125 1937 Racing Car 51098 Sport: : Motor Racing

JENKINSON, DENIS.

The Racing Driver. The Theory and Practice of Fast Driving.

Cambridge, Mass: Robert Bentley Inc, 1969. "The author is the only person who has been a racing passenger over and over again with Fangio, Moss, Hawthorn, and other top racing drivers." Pp.207, 35 black & white photo and diagram figure illustrations, owner's name to front free endpaper. Green boards, dustwrapper has creasing and small tears to top rear edge and wear to corner tips. VG/G+.

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Book number: 49553

Catalogue: Sport: : Motor Racing

Keywords: Jenkinson Racing Driver Theory Practice Fast Driving Motor Sport Fangio Moss Hawthorn Technique Acceleration Braking Instinct Speed 50811 Sport: : Motor Racing

KLEMANTASKI, LOUIS AND FROSTICK, MICHAEL.

Drivers in Action.

London: The Bodley Head, 1955. 1st edition. Over two hundred photographs and an information-packed commentary concerning the driving techniques of the world's leading motor racing drivers of the day. Including: Fangio, Moss, Farina, Ascari, Gonzales, Hawthorn, Trintignant, Parnell, Villoresi, Chiron, Bira, Rolt, and (Duncan) Hamilton. 25cms x 19cms. Pp.64, black & white photos throughout, owner's details (A.R.Williams. Basra, Iraq, 1956) to front free endpaper + newspaper obituary for Fangio tipped-in to front free endpaper. Black cloth, dustwrapper rubbed with minor spotting andedge wear. G+/G+.

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Book number: 49764

Catalogue: Sport: : Motor Racing

Keywords: Drivers Action Klemantaski Frostick Motor Racing Photographs Fangio Moss Farina Ascari Gonzales Hawthorn Trintignant Parnell Villoresi Chiron Bira Rolt Hamilton 51252 Sport: : Motor Racing

WALKERLEY, RODNEY.

Moments That Made Racing History.

London: Temple Press Limited, 1959. 1st edition. Nine special moments of motor racing history, selected from the first half of the twentieth century. Based om a series of articles published in 'The Motor', with additional chapters and illustrated by over 45 phoitographs and drawings. 22cms x 14cms. Pp.vi/111, many black & white photos and drawings, vertical tear to top margin of pp.95/96. Green cloth, dustwrapper has sunning to spine and wear to edges. G+/G+.

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Book number: 51997

Catalogue: Sport: : Motor Racing

Keywords: Rodney Walkerley Moments Motor Racing History Panhard Arlberg Hamilton Pit Stop Tourist Trophy Brooklands Land Speed Record Donnington French Grand Prix Drain Plug Silverstone Fangio 53277 Sport: : Motor Racing