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Sucher Harry V. - Harley-Davidson the Milwaukee Marvel

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. 359pp. Many illustrations. The definitive history of the Harley-Davidson company and motorcycle.
Published : Haynes 1990,
£7.00

Thruelsen, Richard - The Grumman Story

Hardback. Small 4to. A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which has a few edge tears. Pp.ix,401. A history of Grumman aircraft and spacecraft and of the people who made them and flew them.
Published : Praeger Publishers, New York 1976, First Edition
£12.00

Tritton, Paul - John Montagu of Beaulieu : Motoring Pioneer and Prophet

A near fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. A little bumped at foot of spine. Pp.vii,291. Many illustrations. The first full biography of the motoring pioneer.
Published : Golden Eagle/George Hart, London 1985, First Edition
£9.00

Tubbs D.B. - Horseless Carriages a 19th Century Album of Early Designs

Oblong 8vo. A very good copy in a good dustwrapper with one small tear. 32 colour plates. Introductory text and description of illustrations. Number 741 of 3000 copies.
Published : Patrick Stephens, London 1968, First Edition
£10.00

Vale Edmund - The Mail-Coach Men of the Late Eighteenth Century

Nd. c.1968. A very good copy in red cloth lettered in gilt. In a good dustwrapper which shows some edge-wear and some fading to the spine. Pp.xix,300. 19 illustrations. 4 maps.
Published : Cassell, London 1960,
£35.00

Vallance H.A. - The Highland Railway

A very good, clean, copy in a very good dustwrapper. 185pp. 46 illus. 8 maps. This third edition was extensively revised.
Published : David & Charles, Newton Abbot 1969,
£5.00

Wallace Carlton (editor) - Motor Cyclist's Pocket Book

Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's red cloth with decorated endpapers. No inscriptions. Many black and white diagrams. 160 pages. Good dustwrapper which has minor chipping. The wrapper is not price-clipped and is in a removable cover. The book contains information about choosing and buying a motorbike, maintenance, repairs and roadcraft.
Published : Evans Brothers Ltd., London 1954, First Edition
£10.00

Watson B.S. - Classic Commercials in Colour

Oblong 4to. A very good copy in laminated boards. 80pp. Profusely illustrated in colour with vans, lorries etc.
Published : Ian Allan 2000, First Edition
£6.00

White, Mark - The Observer's Book of Vintage Cars And Pre-War Classics

Hardback. A very good copy in laminated boards with pictorial upper board. Some tanning to lower board. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 184 pages. Numerous illustrations including eleven in colour.
Published : Frederick Warne, London 1982, First Edition
£25.00

Williams Archibald - Conquering the Air

Nd. but previous owner's inscription is dated 1935. A very good copy in a near vg dustwrapper with two very small chips and a little creasing. 338pp. Frontispiece and 12 illustrations. This is the story of how man learned to fly. This new edition has been more than half rewritten.
Published : Thomas Nelson & Sons, London,
£25.00

Wrottesley John - The Great Northern Railway Volume 1 Origins and Development; Volume 11 Expansion and Growth; Volume 111 Twentieth Century to Grouping

The complete three volume set published between 1979 and 1981 all first editions in very good condition in very good, price-clipped, dustwrappers. A nice clean set with no ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.256;201;220. Plates. Maps. The author "has set down with authority and considerable scholarship a complete and detailed history of a famous railway."
Published : B.T. Bastsford Ltd., London, First Edition
£30.00