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1910 The Russian Road to ChinaBoston : 1910The first edition of this scrace travelling volume on the history of the road leading across Northern Asia to the Chinese borderland, profusely illustrated throughout. -
1891 An Old Coachman's ChatterLondon: 1891-96A second edition of this work detailing coaching towards the end of the Victorian age, illustrated by John Sturgess. -
1967 Rockets and SpacecraftLondon & Glasgow: [1967]A nostalgic pocket-sized two volume set of children's works on rockets, with fantastic colour illustrations and complete with dust wrappers. -
1949-57 Permanent WayKenya: 1949-57The scarce first editions of Hill's two volumes on the building of railway in various African countries, illustrated throughout. -
1955 Edwardian Cars: A Reverie of Adventurous MotoringLondon: 1955A fantastic work on the technicality and beauty of Edwardian motor cars, with a lovely and unclipped dust wrapper. -
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1982 Strange Encounters: Mysteries of the AirLondon: 1982A signed first edition of this exploration into aircraft mysteries and accidents, by a pilot, author and pioneer of human factors. -
c1935 Collins' Motor AnnualLondon & Glasgow: c1935A profusely illustrated motor annual containing full colour plates and photographs. -
1920 Das Motorrad und seine KonstruktionBerlin: 1920An early German manual on the construction of motor vehicles. -
c1935 At the Wheel Ashore & Afloat: Reminiscences of Motoring, Yachting and Travel over a Period of Forty YearsLondon: c1935A thorough and profusely illustrated history of motoring and yachting across forty years. -
c1938 Modern Boy's Book of Racing CarsLondon: c1938A fantastic annual for boys on the subject of racing cars, profusely illustrated. -
1935 Motor Racing and Record BreakingLondon: 1935A history of attempts on the land speed record, as written by G. E. T. Eyston, himself a three time record breaker. -
c1938 Modern Boy's Book of Racing CarsLondon: c1938A marvellous illustrated annual of this collection of short stories on the subject of racing cars. -
1938 L'Automobile Il Contributo Italiano All' Avvento e All' Evoluzione dell' AutoveicoloRome: 1938A profusely illustrated Italian history of Italian contribution to the history of the Motor-car. -
1938 Mein Mann, der Rennfahrer: der Lebensweg Bernd RosemeyersBerlin: 1938A biography of this celebrated German racing driver, as told by his wife, a renowned pilot. -
1951 Zwei Mann Und 32 PS: Im Auto um die ErdeVienna: 1951A brilliant piece of German travel writing, detailing the author's journey across the world in an automobile. -
1931 Motor Sport: Incorporating the Brooklands GazetteLondon: 1931A fantastic and rare edition containing all editions of Motor Sport magazine between November 1931 and October 1932. -
c1933 Wheels Take WingsLondon: c1933A thorough history of Brooklands, the world's first purpose-built circuit with banks. -
1934 Circuit DustLondon: 1934A first edition of an account of motor racing in the 1930s by playwright Barré Lyndon. -
1931 Speed: The Authentic Life of Sir Malcolm CampbellLondon: 1931A first edition of this biography of Sir Malcolm Campbell, world record breaker for land and water speeds. -
1951 Wheel Patter: Memoirs of Irish Motor SportDublin: 1951A thorough account detailing the history of Irish motoring. -
c1958 Challenge Me to the RaceLondno: c1958A brilliant autobiography by the UK's first Formula One World Champion. -
1928 The Lure of SpeedLondon: 1928A profusely illustrated copy of the sole novel by Henry Segrave, an early world record breaker for land and water speed record. -
1956 Pursuit of Victory: The Story of a Racing DriverLondon: 1956A lovely and profusely illustrated account of life as a racing driver. -
1936 Speed on Salt: A History of the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, U.S.ALondon: 1936A first edition recounting world record breakers driving on the Bonneville Flats in the USA. -
1927 The Long Lead: Across Australia by Motor-CarLondon: 1927A lovely first edition describing the first journey across Australia by motor-car. -
1961 Newman's Indian BradshawCalcutta: 1947Three scarce volumes of Newman's 'Indian Bradshaw' from the 1960s. In the original wrappers. -
c1934 Zeppelin Passagierfahrten Reisebestimmungen with Timetable South AmericaGermany: 1934Two very scarce pieces of literature regarding the short-lived Hamburg-America Zeppelin line. -
By Land and SkyLondon: 1900The first edition of this fascinating look at the early history of flight, focussing on the phenomena of ballooning, written by the pioneer aeronaut John M. Bacon. Illustrated throughout. -
Annual Report of the Aeronautical Society of Great BritainLondon: 1869-81The first edition of these lovely rebound annual reports from the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain, from the years 1869-71, ad 1879-81. -
The Record of an Aeronaut Being the Life of John M. BaconLondon: 1907The first edition of Gertrude Bacon's biography on the fascinating life of her aeronaut father. Illustrated profusely throughout. -
Aerial WarfareLondon: 1909A beautiful copy of the scarce first edition of this work on the development of aerial flight in the twentieth century, discussing its possible use in warfare. Illustrated throughout. -
Les Premiers Hommes-OiseauxParis: 1908A finely bound very scarce copy of this fascinating work looking into the revolutionary flights of the Wright brothers. Illustrated throughout, and written in the original French. -
BallooningLondon: 1885A finely bound first edition of Gustav May's interesting look at the history and practice of hot air ballooning in the late nineteenth century. Illustrated with a folding plate to the frontispiece. -
A Narrative of the Two Aerial Voyages of Doctor Jeffries With Mons. BlanchardLondon: 1786An important work, somewhat compromised but with interesting provenance. John Jefferies' work recounts his experiences on two hot air balloon journeys the author took with the influential Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Previously owned by the French aeronaut Char -
Account of the Late Aeronautical Expedition From London to WeilburgLondon: 1836A scarce first edition of Thomas Monck Mason's fascinating work discussing his experiences in a hot air balloon flight with Robert Hollond and Charles Green. -
Aeroplane Structural DesignLondon: 1929A very scarce work regarding structural design of aeroplanes, profusely illustrated with many demonstrative plates and tables, several of which are folding.