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ALBERTO ASCARI - THE FIRST DOUBLE WORLD CHAMPION

ALBERTO ASCARI - THE FIRST DOUBLE WORLD CHAMPION

Motor racing biography, with many great photographs. Part of the "Formula 1 Legends" series. 4to. 160pp. Illustrated boards. Very good condition.

£15.00

AYRTON SENNA

AYRTON SENNA

Motorsport biography of the uniquely talented Brazilian driver, a fully revised edition printed in November 1994 incorporating a tribute written following his tragic death in the 1994 San Marino Grand

£4.00

BARRY SHEENE 1950-2003. THE BIOGRAPHY

BARRY SHEENE 1950-2003. THE BIOGRAPHY

Biography of the great British motorcycle racer. 1st edition. Large 8vo. Very good condition.

£5.00

BRIGGO: BARRY BRIGGS SPEEDWAY CHAMPION. HIS OWN STORY

BRIGGO: BARRY BRIGGS SPEEDWAY CHAMPION. HIS OWN STORY

Autobiography of the great speedway champion. Reprint. 8vo. 192pp. Photographic illustrations. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed. A good copy.

£7.00

BY WALTER

BY WALTER'S SIDE - ROHRL AND GEISTDORFER: THE DREAMTEAM OF RALLYING

A lavishly illustrated account of the highly successful German rally driving partnership between driver Walter Rohrl and co-driver and author Christian Geistdorfer between 1977 and 1987. 4to. 221pp. Dust-wrapper.

£25.00

CAPT CAMPBELL & MR THOMAS - WORLD LAND SPEED RECORD

CAPT CAMPBELL & MR THOMAS - WORLD LAND SPEED RECORD

Illustrated story of the friendly rivalry in the quest to be the fastest man on land played out on Pendine Sands, Carmarthenshire in the 1920s, to which Campbell never returned after Thomas's death there

£12.00

CHAMPIONS! HAWTHORN. HILL. CLARK. SURTEES. STEWART. HUNT. MANSELL

CHAMPIONS! HAWTHORN. HILL. CLARK. SURTEES. STEWART. HUNT. MANSELL

The stories of the British drivers who have won the Formula One world drivers' championship. 1st edition. Large 8vo. Very good condition.

£6.00

CRASHED AND BYRNED - THE GREATEST RACING DRIVER YOU NEVER SAW

CRASHED AND BYRNED - THE GREATEST RACING DRIVER YOU NEVER SAW

Motor racing book. Autobiography of Tommy Byrne, the Irish racing driver who briefly made it into Formula 1. Paperback. 8vo. 200pp. Very good condition.

£30.00

A DANGEROUS LIFE

A DANGEROUS LIFE

Autobiography of the Australian speedway legend who spent much of his career in England in the 1950s and 60s. Paperback. 8vo. 84pp. Very good condition.

£40.00

DRIVEN TO WIN: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

DRIVEN TO WIN: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Autobiography of the racing driver with insights into the conflicts, controversies, glamour and rewards of a dangerous sport. First edition. 8vo. 162pp. 20 pages of photographs. Dust-wrapper, very good.

£5.00

FANGIO - RACING DRIVER

FANGIO - RACING DRIVER

Biography of the great Juan-Manuel Fangio. 8vo. 216pp. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed to edges with some short closed tears. Good condition.

£8.00

FOGGY - THE EXPLOSIVE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE FOUR-TIME SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPION

FOGGY - THE EXPLOSIVE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE FOUR-TIME SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPION

Autobiography of Carl Fogarty. 8vo. 308pp. Dust-wrapper, very good. Signed nicely by Fogarty to title-page (not dedicated).

£30.00

FOR THE RECORD. MY YEARS WITH FERRARI

FOR THE RECORD. MY YEARS WITH FERRARI

Autobiography of the great Austrian driver. 1st UK edition. 8vo. Dustwrapper, lightly rubbed. A very good copy.

£20.00

GEOFF DUKE - THE STYLISH CHAMPION

GEOFF DUKE - THE STYLISH CHAMPION

Lavishly illustrated biography of the Norton and Gilera motorcycle rider of the 1950s. 8vo. 256pp. Dust-wrapper. Good condition.

£15.00

GRAHAM

GRAHAM

Autobiography of the British Grand Prix driver.  8vo. Dustwrapper, rubbed to edges. Good.

£5.00

IT IS WHAT IT IS

IT IS WHAT IT IS

Autobiography of the British racing driver. 1st edition. Large 8vo. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed. Very good.

£5.00

JACKIE STEWART: WINNING IS NOT ENOUGH

JACKIE STEWART: WINNING IS NOT ENOUGH

Autobiography of the Scottish racing driver and businessman. 8vo. Slipcase. 548pp. 24 pages of photographs. Dust-wrapper, very good. With exclusive DVD.

£8.00

JACK

JACK'S MEMORIES OF WHEELS

Reminiscences of one of the key figures from the early days of motorcycle racing in the UK. Signed by the author on the title page. Laminated boards. Illustrated throughout with b/w photos. No. 198 in

£55.00

JAMES HUNT

JAMES HUNT

The first number in the Formula One series, volume one, drivers. Oblong 12mo. Illustrated throughout. Pictorial stiffened paper wrappers, sl soiled. Very collectable.

£20.00

JAMES HUNT AGAINST ALL ODDS

JAMES HUNT AGAINST ALL ODDS

The story of James Hunt's 1976 Grand Prix season when he won the World Championship by the tightest margin in the last race of the season in the rain of Mount Fuji, Japan. Large 8vo. 176pp. Profusely

£10.00

JIM CLARK - TRIBUTE TO A CHAMPION

JIM CLARK - TRIBUTE TO A CHAMPION

Motor racing biography of the Scottish world-champion driver of the mid-1960s, evaluating Clark's place in the wider history of the sport and featuring illustrations and archive material never published

£16.00

JOHN SURTEES - MOTORCYCLE MAESTRO

JOHN SURTEES - MOTORCYCLE MAESTRO

Fully illustrated and in-depth study of the '50s motorsport legend, from early days to greatest triumphs. 4to. 224pp. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed. Very good condition.  

£14.00

JUAN MANUAL FANGIO

Biography of the great Argentine driver. 1st UK edition. 8vo. Red clothboards, no dustwrapper, otherwise very good.

£6.00

JUAN MANUEL FANGIO - PHOTO ALBUM

JUAN MANUEL FANGIO - PHOTO ALBUM

From the World Champion Driver Series, a superb collection of captioned photographs chronicling the great champion's career and including appendices giving chronologies of his achievements and cars. 8vo.

£16.00

LEWIS HAMILTON. A DREAM COMES TRUE

LEWIS HAMILTON. A DREAM COMES TRUE

Biography of Lewis Hamilton. 1st edition. Large 8vo. Very good condition.

£4.00

LEWIS HAMILTON: MY STORY

LEWIS HAMILTON: MY STORY

Motorsport biography of the young Englishman, written at the close of his rooky year in F1. 8vo. 308pp, 32 pages of photographs. Dust wrapper, very good.

£6.00

LEWIS HAMILTON: NEW KID ON THE GRID

LEWIS HAMILTON: NEW KID ON THE GRID

The story of Lewis Hamilton's first season in Formula One. 1st edition. Large 8vo. Very good condition.

£5.00

LEWIS HAMILTON: THE BIOGRAPHY

LEWIS HAMILTON: THE BIOGRAPHY

Motorsport biography of the young Englishman. 8vo. 306pp. Dust wrapper, very good.

£6.00

LEWIS HAMILTON: THE FULL STORY

LEWIS HAMILTON: THE FULL STORY

Biography of the British racing driver 1st edition. Large 8vo. Very good condition.

£4.00

LIFE AT THE LIMIT

LIFE AT THE LIMIT

Autobiography of the great British racing driver, published at the height of his fame. 1st edition, 3rd impression. Photos. Gift inscription to fly-leaf. Good condition.

£7.00

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