Eoin Young's Rare Motoring Books and Memorabilia

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Catalogue 1696- 1730

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	1730. ALVIS programme for the 10th National Alvis Day at Crystal Palace, 9th May 1965. Site map, club details and introduction, plus four pages of spec details of Alvis cars 1920-1959. Excellent condition. 8x10in. pp.8 £10
	1728. BRDC YEARBOOK 2003-04 75th Anniversary edition of this annual members-only appointments diary, calendar, record of achievements, bulletin, membership ,list,rule book etc. etc. Extra celebratory items include lots of historic race action pictures alongside contemporary photos from all forms of motorsport. Hardback in excellent condition 8.5in x 6in. pp.201 £35
	1721. MARIO ANDRETTI WORLD CHAMPION. Nigel Roebuck with Mario Andretti. 1979. 1st edition. The story of Andretti's route to the championship, covering not just his time in F1, but the formative years in stock cars, USAC, Le Mans and NASCAR. Great text (as you'd expect from Roebuck) and over 100 photos (colour and b&w). Hardback with dustwrapper in good condition. 7in x9.5in pp.176. £20
	1718. PRACTICAL AUSTRALIAN MOTORIST ILLUSTRATED. Delightful book not only explaining the workings of the motor car in layman's terms (with great colour cutaway drawings) but also full of detailed practical advice on all aspects of motoring, including useful tips on getting through sand, fords or other less than ideal Aussie roads. No date but I should guess late 1950s. Evocative frontispiece photo shown here. Good condition clean hardback (no dustwrapper). 7in x 9.5in. pp. 136 £10
	1717. BLUEBIRDS. The story of the Campbell Dynasty. Gina Campbell with Michael Meech. 1988. Autobiographical portrait of the Campbell family and its record-breaking achievements from Donald's daughter Gina. Covers Sir Malcolm's and Donald's records on land and water and Gina's powerboat speed record and racing. Illustrated. Hardback with dustwrapper in good condition. 6in x 9.5in pp.215 £20
	1715. DAIMLER BROCHURE. Luxury publication covering Series III Sovereign, Vanden Plas, Double Six and Limousine models. Full colour, heavyweight paper with card covers. Cover is not quite as pure white as it could be but otherwise in very good condition. pp.28 plus numerous fold-outs. 11.5in x 9.5in. £12.
	1714. AUSTIN HALF-TON VAN & PICK-UP. Brochure for these now rare vehicles produced by BMC. very full specifications, cutaways and photos etc. Single sheet, double sided quarter-folded item in good condition (some creases but clean and bright) stamped by the splendidly named Dreadnought Garage, Hove. 22in x 16.5in. £12
	1710. CASQUE'S SKETCH BOOK and MORE SKETCHES BY CASQUE. 1930s. "Casque" (Crash helmet) was the nom de plume for S.C.H. Davis, winner of Le Mans for Bentley in 1927, and Sports Editor of "The Autocar". These two volumes of cartoons capture the spirit of racing in the 1920s and 1930s and are rare now. Even more rare by the fact that each volume has been signed by Sammy Davis. Each approx 60 pages, landscape format. As a pair: £150
	1709. TARGA FLORIO - An authentic history of the famous motor race. W.F. Bradley. 1956. Bradley was a hands-on motor racing journalist in the days between the wars in Europe, responsible for arranging entries for UK teams in Europe and European teams in the U.S. He wrote for "The Autocar" and was a noted historian. Recently hardbound as a collector's library edition. Signed by W.F. Bradley and dated 1956. pp.164. £145
	1708. UP TO SPEED - The Roycroft Years in New Zealand motor racing. Scott Thomson. 2006. Definitive large-format biography of Roycroft who raced Bugattis and the 4.5 Ferrari, famous as the first car to win a Grand Prix for Enzo. Only a few of these books were available in hardback. Signed by author. pp.395 £115
	1705. ASTON MARTIN GP CAR. Art of front-engined Aston Martin Grand Prix car titled "Grand Prix. Ardmore. NZ." Late 1950s ashtray/dish from Crown Lynn. Mint condition and rare. 4.5in diameter. £75
	1703. MILLE MIGLIA STORICA 1984. Large format programme for this event in May 1984. Full list of drivers and cars from No. 1 Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari) down to No.222 Munaron-Zanon (Maserati A6 GC6) Illustrated with photos from both previous historic events and the original races from the 30s to the 50s. Italian text. 9.5in x 13.5in Good condition. pp.38 £25 (See also item 975 below:)
	975. MILLE MIGLIA STORICA 1988 Large format glossy programme for the 1988 retro event on the 1000-mile course. All Entries listed, many photographs. Alfa Disco Volante on cover. 9.5in x 13.5in Good condition. pp.48 £25.
	1702. CLASSIC RACING CARS. Cyril Posthumus. Beautiful account from an expert author of some of the most important and/or technically interesting cars from the 1906 Grand Prix Renault to the McLaren M23 seventy years later. Terrific cutaway drawings, period race photos and close-up pictures of technical features. An attempt at a more readable version of the classic Pomeroy/ Posthumus "Grand Prix Car" volumes perhaps. Hardback with dustwrapper in very good condition (very slightly wavy edge to the pages) 9in x 12in. pp. 160 £18
	1701. TARGA FLORIO 1955 - 1964 The Porsche and Ferrari Years. Collected contemporary press accounts of the Targa Florio from Autosport, Road & Track, Motor Sport, Autocar, Sports Car Graphic etc. etc. The articles are presented as in the original publications complete with b&w photographs, maps etc. If you know the publisher, Brooklands Books you'll be familiar with the style. 8in x 10.5in softback in excellent condition. pp.172 £15
	1700. A RECORD OF GRAND PRIX AND VOITURETTE RACING. The "Wisden" of motor racing in full, hardbound form. Paul Sheldon and Duncan Rabagliati's exhaustively researched reference series has race by race accounts, starting grids, results sheets and a wealth of other information. I have one volume left, 8.5in x 12in hardback in very good condition: 1700c. Vol. 6 1954-1959 pp.331 £110

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