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London: Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited, 1989. xvii, 188pp. B/white figures throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, but sunned/faded, title clearly legible. Leaves clean and unmarked, corner crease to several. Corresponding corner crease to upper foredge corner of front panel of illustrated card wrapper which also has a sunned strip adjacent to spine on front and rear panel, and minor… Read more about this item

Bath, United Kingdom: Parragon, 2007. 256pp. Colour and b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated gloss boards undamaged. No dustjacket. From the rear panel: "From the world's largest space rocket to the world's largest rollercoaster, a whole range of mega machines are featured. Illustrated with more than 350 photographs and illustrations showing the… Read more about this item

Sweden: Volvo Car Corporation, 1991. 144pp. Illustrated throughout: photographic colour plates and line-drawings (some multi-colour and exploded views). (Illustrations by Ferenc Flamm and Ake Nilsson). Book clean. Spine firm, slightly canted. Blue boards have a blind indentation on plain rear board, else undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket edgeworn and rubbed, creased, and a closed tear on rear panel. This… Read more about this item

New York: Beekman House, 1983. 384pp. Two colour-plate sections, plus numerous intext b/white halftone plates throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm backstrip. Plain, faux-leather green boards nominally bumped on lower foredge corners. Textblock unmarked. Colour-illustrated dustjacket mildly indented, edge and shelf worn only. This book is a pictorial history of Ford Automotive in the United… Read more about this item

Tyseley, Birmingham, England : The Excelsior Motor Co. Ltd. , 1954. 36pp. Intext b/white illustrations throughout: b/white halftone plates, plus line-drawn wiring diagrams and sectional (exploded) views. Saddle-stitched, staple-bound format booklet. Staples clean and tight. Printed limp wrapper has slight edgewear and surface abrading, price crudely deleted on front wrap, plus an 'intriguing' message ('Have gone out with Denzil… Read more about this item

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Motor Manual, 1965. 114pp. Intext, b/white halftone plate illustrations (photographs of listed vehicles) throughout. Saddle-stitched, staple-bound format booklet. Staples clean and tight. Illustrated limp wrapper edgeworn and chipped. Textblock age-toned, tanned and bumped on edges. Published annually to reflect new models, this 'Road Test Annual 1965' is the nineteenth annual edition. Contents include: Prelims., American Styles… Read more about this item

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Motor Manual, 1961. 113pp. Intext, b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout (each vehicle features at least one photograph). Saddle-stitched, staple-bound format booklet. Staples clean and tight. Two-colour, illustrated limp wrapper mildly edgeworn and chipped on spine. Textblock lightly bumped, flecked on foredge, else uniformly age-toned. Published yearly, this Australian Motor Manual Road Test Annual 1961 is the… Read more about this item

La Jolla, California: A.S. Barnes & Co., Inc. , 1981. (xi), + 180pp., unpaginated colour plates, intext b/white halftone plates, schematic and sectional drawings, plus tables throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm spine. Plain brown boars undamaged. Textblock edges flecked, else leaves unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. 'A History of the Electric Locomotive, Volume… Read more about this item

Lancaster, P.A. 17604, U.S.A.: Stemgas Publishing No publication date (70s facsimile reprint). B/white illustrations throughout: halftone plates, line-drawings, and tables. Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped on head. Illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn and bumped, with a minor sticker ghost on front. Textblock bumped on foredge corners (upper corner worst), else unmarked. First published by Floyd… Read more about this item

Munich, Germany : BMW MOTORRAD, 2011. 95pp. Illustrated throughout: colour and b/white halftone plates. Patterned, step and repeat printed endpapers. Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped on head. Montage-style, photographically-illustrated gloss boards bumped on lower foredge corner, else undamaged. No dustjacket (as issued). Textblock pristine. A BMW Motorrad production featuring the best that BMW motorcycles have to… Read more about this item

U.K. and Australia: Promotional Reprint Co., For Bookmart Ltd. and Treasure Press, 1995. 237pp., b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout, including frontispiece (archival and other sources). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Pictorially-illustrated gloss boards undamaged. Textblock pristine. Identically-illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. Listed alphabetically, this book is a fantastic reference to fifty British motorcycle brands (some long-forgotten) that graced British… Read more about this item

Hamamatsu, Japan: Yamaha Motor Co., 1973. 28pp., b/white illustrations throughout: halftone plates (mostly details), line-drawings, and wiring diagrams. Saddle-stitched, staplebound booklet. Staples firm, slightly rusted. Printed card wrapper mildly soiled only. Textblock unmarked. Contents of this owner's manual include: Prelims., Introduction, Profile, Stop-Start, Break-in, Checking and Service Racing, Race Circuit, Settings, Tire Pressure/Rear Cushion Adjustment, Wiring Diagrams, more. Booklet weight… Read more about this item

New York: Gallery Books, 1988. 61pp., colour and b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Green textured boards lightly edge-bumped only. Several small, faint foxing spots to title page, else leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket has a short. closed tear, minor tanning to reverse (inner) surface. Of the three greatest names in European sports/GT cars, Lamborghini… Read more about this item

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: H.J.Green, Government Printer, 1924. Original brown cloth. 147pp., intext, b/white schematic line-drawings throughout, plus an intricate series of fold-out diagrams affixed in rear [all extant]. Book clean and 'square' [distortion from fold-outs excepted]. Spine firm. Tanned endpapers, minor biopredation on rear fep, and margin of Index, an important errata label affixed to plain verso of Contents page,… Read more about this item

Carlton, Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1965. xxiii, + 407pp., unpaginated [48 pages] b/white halftone plate section, plus numerous intext line-drawn diagrams, with tables, graphs and formulae. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over mildly bumped spine. Plain brown boards lightly bumped and frayed on foredge corners. Textblock unmarked. Printed, price-clipped dustjacket edgeworn with jagged, closed tears and light… Read more about this item

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Princeton (via Airlife Publishing, Shrewsbury, England), 1984. (viii), + 285pp., illustrated throughout: intext b/white half-tone plates, line-drawings, maps and tables. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Light bump on foot of plain blue boards. Text-block unmarked. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket slightly edgeworn, and minimally colour-faded on spine. A career aviator, the author, Stanley Stewart,… Read more about this item

Norwich, England: Goose and Son, 1971. 147pp., intext, b/white halftone plates and schematic line-drawings throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over minimally bumped spine. Plain black boards like bumped on foredge corners. Text-block randomly splotched throughout, else clean. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. "This book is the first work entirely devoted to a particular form of extinct road… Read more about this item

Gloucester, United Kingdom: Alan Sutton, 1987. 124pp., numerous b/white halftone illustrations, prints, line-drawings, maps, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Light foxing to endpapers, otherwise leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper minimally edgeworn and scuffed, mild foxing to inside front and rear covers. First published in 1950, this 1987 reprint includes a new introduction written by the author, who explored, in… Read more about this item

London: Hamlyn Publishing, 1974. 96pp., illustrated throughout in full colour and b/white halftone plates. Book clean. Silver title on mildly askew spine. Leaves clean. Original brown cloth boards lightly faded along foot. Illustrated dustjacket nipped and edgeworn on head of spine, some colour loss to text on same, together with a short cut. In 'Steam on the Road', David Burgess… Read more about this item

London: G.Bell and Sons No publication date (1969). Profile illustrated endpapers, plus facsimile automotive sales advertisements throughout, including frontispiece. Book clean. Spine firm, but slightly cocked. A nondescript inscription on verso of ffep., text-block edges lightly flecked. Colour-illustrated boards slightly bumped and also shelfworn. A similarly-illustrated dustjacket edgeworn, price-clipped, and has several jagged tears. The entries within, enhanced by a… Read more about this item