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Morris. A 1934 folded brochure with excellent illustrations of the available models (cover scuffed). Also, a 'Ten' unused lubrication chart and a Ten-Four/ Twelve/Four Series II Operation manual. (3)
£20 - 40
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SPA. (Società Ligure Piemontesse Automobili of Turin) A rare 1923 English text brochure printed for Vandys Ltd, their London agents. 12pp and covers the 16/20hp, 20hp and 30/40hp chassis', giving specifications of each model and imaging body styles and attributes. 12pp including cover. Some creasing and soiling to the cover, rusty staples but no paper loss.
£40 - 60
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Beardmore II. A 1923 brochure, 8pp including cover. Good single page images of various body styles on the 'eleven' chassis, front cover a little stained, otherwise good.
£40 - 60
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Bugatti. Two reproduction cord tied brochures for 'Touring & Sporting Models' 1926-1927. English text and specifications. Also 'The Amazing Bugattis, a 1979 publication to coincide with the RCA exhibition. 84pp and covers both motor-cars and furniture. (3)
£40 - 60
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Italian brochures; a circa 1970 Maserati Ghibli, a Maserati combination Indy, Ghibli and Mexico folded broadsheet, a Monteverdi 375L and a circa 1969 De Tamaso Mangusta, 8pp with colour cover. Also three other brochures. All in good or better condition. (7)
£60 - 90
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Ferrari Dino 246GT. Two double-fold brochures dating from 1970, one example with a scratched cover, the other very good. Also two other brochures. (4)
£40 - 60
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The Automobile Handbook a good run of annual issues. From 1905 until 1908 issued under the auspices of the Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland and the Motor Union, thence the R.A.C. For the years 1905, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1917. They include maps, details of all of the associate clubs, first aid issues, diary of events, and many pages of advertisements. Sound condition with buckram bindings and gold tooling, and some rubbing to the rounded corners. (8)
£80 - 120
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Royal Scottish Automobile Club. Similar to the above lot, an (incomplete) run of books dating from 1909 to 1962. Delightful advertisements, motor-car specifications and maps. All bound in buckram with gold tooling. Also a circa 1906 issue of The Motor Union handbook. All in good or better condition. (23)
£80 - 120
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AC Cars Ltd. 'The Ace' a circa 1953 4pp brochure printed in blue and black showing the sports motor-car with hood up and down, specifications on the rear page. Also, the AC428 Convertible, a 1969 brochure of 8pp including cover, colour images of the motor-car with a detailed price list. (2)
£60 - 90
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Delage D8s a circa 1933 brochure, 4pp and cream card cover, excellent illustrations of a tourer and saloon; also, a brochure for the D8 Super Sports, 4pp on cream card, quoting prices and specifications of the chassis. J. Smith & Co. agency publications in English. Both in very good condition, a little staining. (2)
£60 - 90
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BMW Type 327 Two Litre brochure advertising the 'Fast Tourer' & 'Sports Cabriolet'. Double-folded broadsheet opening to reveal good definition images of the motor-car and component parts with specifications on the rear page. English text, AFN Ltd address verso. A good clean copy, some light soiling.
£40 - 60
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Alvis 'Silver Eagle' two-fold brochure dating from the early 1930s, together with a 1931 Twelve Fifty, 12pp and colour card cover brochure, with excellent colour profiles of each design, and a 'Speed Twenty' handbook. The former items in good fettle save for a little soiling and ballpoint markings. (3)
£40 - 60
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M.G. Midget brochures. Various dating from 1961 to the Mk III, all in good condition. (17)
£40 - 80
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| 81 |
M.G. brochures for the MGB series of cars to include examples for the Metro, EX-E, 6R4, and other material. (Qty)
£40 - 60
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Rover 3-litre brochures of various types together with examples for the 2000. (20)
£40 - 60
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Rover. Various folded broadsheets and colour brochures for the 1950s 75-110 models. (9)
£40 - 60
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| 84 |
'The New Jaguar Mk V' a preliminary announcement (1948?), two-fold colour brochure, together with several Mk VII and Mk VIII brochures. Some creasing and rubbing otherwise good. (9)
£40 - 60
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| 85 |
Jaguar Mk I brochures, to include examples for the 420G and XJ6. (7)
£40 - 60
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| 86 |
Jaguar Mk II brochures, to include examples for the Mark X and S-type. (12)
£40 - 60
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| 87 |
Jaguar brochures. A quantity of E-type colour brochures. (7)
£40 - 60
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| 88 |
Daimler Sovereign brochures, together with a Double-Six and others. (11)
£40 - 60
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| 89 |
Daimler Regency folded colour brochure, an Autocar Road Test, Daimler Regency and other models Service Parts Catalogue and other period publications. All in good clean condition. (5)
£40 - 60
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Daimler Straight Eight & Twenty Seven. A 1949, 12pp plus folded centre (loose) and free-end papers, excellent profiles of body styles and specifications. Also, a colour guide and an Empress Saloon Press-Pack with a 'Care of Hooper Coachwork' booklet. All in good or better fettle. (4)
£40 - 60
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Daimler Twenty Four. A 1930 prestige 16pp and cover brochure predominantly printed in gold, with colour illustrations of the different body styles, waxed free-end papers, prices, and specification text. A little rubbing on the cover, cleanable soiling, staples intact but rusty.
£40 - 60
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| 92 |
Four Jaguar Mk II brochures: a double-folded broadsheet for the 2.4 and 3.4, another similar for the 2.4, a 12pp, wire-spine brochure for the 2.4 & 3.4, a 420G brochure, a Mk X brochure and a Mark Ten wire-spine brochure and secured cover, together with other Jaguar publicity material. (Qty)
£60 - 90
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| 93 |
Two Jaguar promotional envelopes. The cream version with four colour profiles of different body styles on a Mk V, with a 4pp colour schemes list; the grey version with two similar (not the same) double-fold brochures for the Mk VIII saloon. Scuffing and rubbing. (2)
£40 - 60
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| 94 |
Jaguar XK 150 'Disc Brake Jaguars', a double-fold broadsheet, code dated 30m 2.60AE (1960), some staining and soiling, also a 1957 dated disc brake brochure featuring the XK 150. (2)
£40 - 60
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| 95 |
Jaguar XK 100 & 120 Super Sports Models. A 1949 4pp brochure for the motor-car with the 'Motor' cut-away of the engine, profile of the XK 120 'In Touring Trim', specifications on the rear cover. Also a similar but later colour brochure, also an 8pp brochure for the XK120 Special Equipment Model and an Operation Manual, 58pp. All in good or better condition. (4)
£60 - 90
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Jaguar Mk II Saloon Overdrive Model brochure. 4pp with a split-screen motor-car illustrated, specifications, and engine cut-away. Also two miniature brochures; Model range 1955/6, multi-fold hand-bill with illustrations of the D-Type and XK140 specifications, together with a similar period miniature booklet, 16pp with colour illustrations. (3)
£40 - 60
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SS Cars Ltd, two fold opening broad sheet. A monochrome brochure illustrating and discussing with prices the SS I & II 4-seat saloon, SS I Airline and SS I & II open sports. Dating late 1934 or 1935. Some creasing and pen manuscript on the front cover, a little soiled, otherwise good.
£40 - 60
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| 98 |
The Motor Year Book. Nine annual hardback publications published by Temple Press: 1949 to 1957. All in good condition with covers (several a little soiled and with small tears), 1949 without cover. (9)
£50 - 80
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Automobile Year. Three editions: No 6 (1958-1959), No 7 (1959-1960), No 8 (1960-1961). The number 7 edition signed by Graham Hill on the inside front cover. The books retaining their dust jackets, two small tears and rubbed edges, otherwise good clean condition. (3)
£80 - 120
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G. T. Riches & Co. Two (different) motoring accessory catalogues dating from the mid-1950s together with a Kerry's Ltd. motoring accessories catalogue dated 1949. Good order, soiled covers but bindings intact. (3)
£30 - 60
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| 100 |
The Motor-Car To Buy. A small octavo publication dated 1907, published by The Motor Press, London. A complete Automobile Record: containing prices, particulars and profile illustrations of (almost) every motor-car made or represented in Great Britain and Ireland from Adams to Zust; classified and alphabetically arranged. Included is advice on how to buy a motor-car, advertisements and editorial. 224pp, red leather boards, rounded corners, header and lower spine torn, some rubbing, otherwise good condition.
£30 - 60
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The Automobile Handbook (April) 1905. Issued under the auspices of the Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland and the Motor Union, this is the second issue of this annual publication with 582pp. It includes a French, German and Italian dictionary, maps, details of over fifty clubs, first aid issues, diary of 1905 events, The Motor-Motor-car Acts of 1896 and 1903 and many pages of advertisements. Sound condition with a green buckram binding, gold tooling, and some rubbing to the rounded corners.
£30 - 60
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The Automobile Handbook (April) 1906. Issued under the auspices of the A.C.G.B. & I. and the Motor Union, this is the third issue of this annual publication with 723pp. It includes maps, routes, details of motoring clubs, diary of 1906 events, detailed table of current models of cars, and many pages of advertisements. Sound condition with a red buckram binding, gold tooling, some rubbing to the rounded corners and light soiling.
£40 - 60
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The Law Relating to Motor Cars by R. Mahaffy, 1910. A first edition, giving details about licensing taxi-cabs, various Victorian and later Highways Acts, folded maps, actual cases of accidents laid out, Locomotive Acts, horse power and a detailed index. 592pp, grey buckram binding, loose spine and rubbed corners.
£20 - 30
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Fifty Years of Travel by Land, Water & Air by Frank Hedges Butler. An illustrated autobiography covering this pioneering automobilist and balloonist to include travels in Europe, formation of the Aero Club, pioneer flights in balloons and war time activities at sea. 421pp to include, photographs, a 'log of Balloon Ascents', letters and index. Bound in grey buckram, tight binding, some soiling, stamped plate on cover.
£30 - 50
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| 105 |
The Montagu Motor Book by G. C. Sherrin. Published by The Car Illustrated, 288pp, circa 1910. An illustrated description of various manufacturers of motor-cars, detailing engines, chassis, wheel types, mechanics etcetera. Grey binding with gold tooling, cover sound but a little soiled, the lower edge faded. Excellent editorial and images.
£30 - 60
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| 106 |
Motor Tours in the West Country by Mrs Rodolpi Stawell. First edition, 1910, 219pp and index, a good number of good photographs, interesting text, gold pictorial binding, good condition save for a loose frontispiece.
£10 - 20
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| 107 |
Through Europe and the Balkins by L. Col. Etherton, first edition 1928, 308pp including index. Recording a motor trip using a Vauxhall 20/60 tourer with 32 monochrome plates and map end covers. Red cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, a little soiled, tight spine. Dedication to R. J. Smith dated 1932, RSAC rubber stamp on fore-edge and pages.
£30 - 60
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| 108 |
The Motor Routes of Germany H. J. Hecht, 1914, 16 full-page colour illustrations and 54 town plans and route maps, 456pp including index, good sound condition with a grey cloth decorated cover and gold tooling. Sound cover, light soiling, RSAC rubber stamping.
£10 - 30
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| 109 |
Motors & Motor-Driving by Lord Northcliffe, a 'The Badminton Library' book, fourth edition, 1906. 528pp including index, cloth and half leather binding with a gold embossed armorial in the centre. Spine intact but split.
£20 - 40
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The Book of the Motor Museum - 1912. A preliminary edition of a cord-tied booklet, 'funded by The Motor'. The original display appeared in the Waring Galleries in Oxford Street, London (latterly Waring & Gillow) on 31st May 1912 with two motor-cars, the Bremer and the Pennington Tricycle were placed on show in the Oxford Street window. 37 early motor-cars are illustrated and include the Parkyns-Bateman Steam Tricycle, Col. Crompton's 1861 Steamer, Panhard's, Canstatt Daimler, the first Wolseley, Bersey Motorcab and many more early and fascinating machines. The pages are sound but the printed card cover possesses creased and torn edges with soiling. 60pp and cover.
£100 - 150
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The Diary of a Motor Tramp. A Rover sponsored story of a European journey in a Rover 9/20hp tourer. Dating from 1927, square-backed, soft cover, 87pp, cover a little creased, otherwise good.
£20 - 30
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The Record of Motor Racing 1894 - 1908 by Gerald Rose. A Motor Racing Publications, 1949 edition, 322pp, many illustrations, line drawings and comparative lists. Blue cloth binding with tooling, cover faded but content good.
£30 - 60
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The Motor Club. A brochure for the newly formed club dated 1910. Situated on Coventry Street, London, it is illustrated with good text, soft cover, 24pp, centre pages loose. Also a 1919 description and outline of the club. (2)
£10 - 20
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The Automobile Association Ltd. An 1898 (November) brochure for this London retailer, 24pp, excellent illustrations of period motor-cars; Mors, Lynx, Cambier, Vallée Phaeton, Orient-Express and others. Good detailed and specification text and advertisements. A cream card cover with embossing, rubber stampings and pencil markings, otherwise very sound condition. Please handle with care.
£150 - 200
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The Automobile Handbook & Guide, published by The Automobile Manufacturing Co. Ltd. being a 'Treatise on Petrol, Steam & Electric Cars. Dated November 1900, 47pp, excellent text explaining the buying and housing of a motor vehicle and then goes on to supply large illustrations of 33 different motor vehicles and prices with specifications from the 'Hille' and De Dion powered tricycle to a 'Delahay' delivery van. The rear pages possess accessories images. A colour-printed soft cover, soiled with some tears and creasing to the edges. Basically sound. Please handle with care.
£150 - 200
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The Year's Automobile Sport 1905. A Michelin Tyre sponsored booklet, 40pp with varying monochrome images of both cars and tracks on each page, covering the year's motorsport activity and text referring to the Gordon Bennett Cup, Circuit Ardennes, Brescia Meeting and others. The editorial is intact and good fettle, the red printed cover has a split spine, some tears and soiling but highly restorable. Please handle with care.
£150 - 200
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