from Books Bought and Sold

Warwickshire UK: Professor Alan Richens Publishing, 2015. Very informative book on the early days of the Sunbeam Motor Company, 334 pages in very bright clean condition, many colour, B/w photographs and illustrations, all present as listed plus very informative text, Dustwrapper is also very bright and clean, not price clipped. HEAVY BOOK 1.7Kg with packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED… Read more

London: Osprey, 1993. Very informative book on Bentley cars, 352 pages in bright clean condition just some light foxing to first and last two pages all others clean, Many B/w photographs and illustrations, all present as listed plus very informative text, dustwrapper is also bright and clean, slight fade to colour on spine,not price clipped, a very nice example of… Read more

Minster Lovell Oxfordshire: Bookmarque Publishing, 2008. Very informative book on Tornado cars, 224 pages in very bright clean condition, many B/w photographs and illustrations, all present as listed plus very informative text, dustwrapper is also very bright and clean,just a few smallmarks, not price clipped, a very nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.… Read more

London: T. J. Hunt Ltd, 1937. Very informative autobiography of T J Hunt who founded TJ Hunt printers and stationers, 58 pages in very bright clean condition, Loosly laid in is a business card, compliments slip and a presentation slip from the company. NO dustwrapper, outer boards are clean with very light fading to spine. A pleasing… Read more

London: Cogswell and Harrison Ltd., 1970. Very informative book on Cogswell and Harrison gunmakers, 44 pages in overall clean condition just somesmall foxing spots to endpaers and larger spots to half title page and last blank page, all others are clean. Many B/w photographs and illustrations, all present as listed plus very informative text, NO dustwrapper, outer boards… Read more

Worcestershire UK: Morgan Motor Co Ltd, 1960. Very informative book on the Morgan car company and its cars, 52 pages in very bright clean condition, many period B/w photographs and illustrations, all present as published plus very informative text, large paper sticker on inside front cover advertising Supplied by F H Douglass Morgan Specialist Ealing W5 London., NO dustwrapper,… Read more

Croydon UK: Motor Racing Publications Ltd, 1985. Very informative book on H R G cars,176 pages in very bright clean condition, many B/w photographs and illustrations, all present as listed plus very informative text, dustwrapper is also very bright and clean, price clipped, a very nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Boards.… Read more

Central Information Department of Unilever N.V., 1986. Excellent book on the advertisg for Unilever to celebrate 85 years of trading,148 pages in very bright clean condition, many B/w illustrations of the period adverts, works of art in their own right,all present as caled for plus text in ENGLISH, text on adverts is in original Dutch. Dustwrapper is also very… Read more

Wallsend on Tyne: Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Co Ltd, 1929. Very informative book on The Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Co Ltd, a to celebrate their founding in 1871 and their achievments in ship repairing and manufacture of shipping engines, boilers etc. up to 1929. Contains 48 pages in very bright clean condition just slight rippling to pages, many… Read more

Amsterdam: N V Groeneveld Van Der Poll and Co's, 1937. A book produced by the Electro Techaniclal Company N V Groeneveld Van Der Poll and Co's to mark 50 years of trading, TEXT IN DUTCH no English translation. 88 pages in very bright clean condition, many B/w photographs and illustrations,all present as listed plus some descriptive text IN DUTCH,… Read more

France: Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales, 1952. Very informative book on the history of the Orbigny shipping Company, FRENCH TEXT NO English translation. Original thick embossed and decorated card covers have been preserved and the whole book recased in a blue hard cover,this has been done for the Institute of Transport London single stamp on blank page.. 170 … Read more

Turin: Fiat Press Department, 1966. Very informative book on the history of Fiat cars, 138 pages in very bright clean condition, text in English. Many colour and B/w photographs and illustrations, all present as listed plus very informative text. Dustwrapper is also very bright and clean, a few light indentation marks, not price clipped, comes in original thin card… Read more

Sweden: Brostroms, 1965. Excellent book on the Bostrom group of boat and sip builders. 160 pages in very bright clean condition, many colour and B/w photographs and illustrations,all present, some large fold out illustrations plus very informative text, Dustwrapper is a little rubbed on edges and corners with small tear to fold of wrapper flap at rear1 inch long… Read more

London: Quiller Press Limited, 1995. Excellent book on Boss and Co. top gunmakers for over two centuries, 262 pages in very bright clean condition, many colour and B/w photographs and illustrations,all present as listed plus very informative text, dustwrapper is also very bright and clean, not price clipped. HEAVY BOOK 1.6 Kg with packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS..A… Read more

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1953. Very informative book on the history of the London office of the Cambridge University Press, looks as if it was specially published for a limited print run with tipped in photographs accompanying the text. 95 pages in very bright clean condition including errata pages and appendix just some light foxing to endpapers NOT… Read more

Brussels: Editions Racine, 2005. Very informative book on the history of the D'leteren car company, 192 pages in very bright clean condition. Many B/w photographs, colour and B/w illustrations plus very informative text in English. HEAVY BOOK 1.3 Kg with packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. Illustrated card covers in very bright and clean condition, a very… Read more

Kendal: World Ship Society, 1988. A very detailed look at the history of the P and O shipping line.584 pages with many photographs of the ships through the years. Book and dustwrapper are very bright and clean very tiny bump to one corner VERY HEAVY BOOK 2-2 Kg with packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. A very nice copy… Read more

Switzerland: Chemical Industry in Basle, 1934. Detailed history of the Chemical Industry in Basle Switzerland, 85 pages in very bright clean condition, many splendid full page colour illustrations plus very informative text. Patterned dustwrapper is a little worn on edges with a couple of small tears to top of wrapper spine. Slipcase matches the wrapper and is a little worn… Read more

Germany: International Harvester Company, 1934. Three pages of TEXT IN GERMAN plus 29 full page quality photographs of the works and agricultural products of this German company, the plates are protected by semi opaque sheets with a raised spider web design. The pages are in very bright clean condition, the outer covers are flexible card with a grained imitation leather… Read more

Portsmouth: Portsmouth and Gosport Water Company, 1957. Excellent book on this water company, 102 pages in very bright clean condition, many B/w photographs and illustrations, pull out map at rear plus very informative text,12 page booklet on the Portsmouth Water Company, with photographs and map, loosely inserted. NO dustwrapper, outer boards slightly faded on spine, a nice copy… Read more