Transport
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2007 Iron RoadLondon: 2007A lovely copy of the history of the railway in Scotland, illustrated throughout. The first edition.
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1966 A History of the Cadiz Short Line RailroadChicago: 1966A miniature volume looking at the history of the Cadiz Railroad, a charming work illustrated with plates.
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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.
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1920 Das Motorrad und seine KonstruktionBerlin: 1920An early German manual on the construction of motor vehicles.
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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.
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c1938 Modern Boy's Book of Racing CarsLondon: c1938A fantastic annual for boys on the subject of racing cars, profusely illustrated.
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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.
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c1938 Modern Boy's Book of Racing CarsLondon: c1938A marvellous illustrated annual of this collection of short stories on the subject of racing cars.
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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.
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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.
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1934 Circuit DustLondon: 1934A first edition of an account of motor racing in the 1930s by playwright Barré Lyndon.
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c1958 Challenge Me to the RaceLondno: c1958A brilliant autobiography by the UK's first Formula One World Champion.
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1956 Pursuit of Victory: The Story of a Racing DriverLondon: 1956A lovely and profusely illustrated account of life as a racing driver.
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1927 The Long Lead: Across Australia by Motor-CarLondon: 1927A lovely first edition describing the first journey across Australia by motor-car.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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1931-1933 2vol British Sports and Sportsmen Limited Edition Agriculture Aviation MotoringLondon: 1931-1933A charming two volume collection of the limited edition British Sports and Sportsmen series, handsomely bound in the original morocco binding with charming gilt detail and profusely illustrated with many photogravures.
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1975 The Adventure of Sail 1520-1914 Macintyre Second Impression IllustratedLondon: 1975A second impression copy of this fascinating historical record of sailing ships, by the British naval officer and renowned author of numerous books on British naval history, Donald Macintyre.
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1932 Royal Yachts C. M. Gavin First Limited Edition Colour IllustratedLondon: 1932An exceptional and original copy of this limited first edition of this work, a study of Royal Yachts by Charles Murray Gavin, copiously illustrated throughout.
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1925 Old Ship Figure-Heads and Sterns L. G. Carr Laughton Limited Edition Colour PlatesLondon: 1925A beautiful example of this profusely illustrated limited edition copy of this work on figure-heads and sterns of ships.
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1860 Practical Remarks Upon the Principle of Rating Railway Charles PenfordLondon : 1860A scarce text 'In which is explained the impracticality of following judgements of the Court of the Queen's Bench.'
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2006 Making Cars at Crewe by Peter Ollerhead Signed by the AuthorStroud : 2006A history book about Making Cars at Crewe.