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	1616. EDGAR BARTH. Terrific super-sharp glossy photograph by Julius Weltmann (and with his stamp on reverse).of the man who drove for Porsche and Rob Walker among others. Handwritten note on reverse says "Edgar Barth - no more fit for 1965" Barth died of cancer later in the year. 9in x7in print in excellent condition. £20
	1591. PORSCHE 924. Born to Break Records. Porsche-published brochure telling the story of driving a standard 924 around the world, taking in Innsbruck, Ankara, Teheran, Zahaidan,Karachi, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, New York, Montreal, Amsterdam, Brussels, Geneva, Karlsruhe, Milan and Paris. Illustrated throughout. English text. Softback 10in x 11in. pp. pp.14 £25
	1485. SPORTS CAR CHAMPIONSHIP Anthony Pritchard. 1972 1st edition. Excellent account of the years 1968-1971 by the expert author of the 'Motor Racing Year' books of the seventies. (see item 1066) This was the period which saw the rise of Porsche and John Wyer's JW Automotive team to great heights, fighting for supremacy with the 5 litre Ferraris. Extremely detailed text covers each of the four seasons race by race, with a wealth of photographs of one of the 'golden ages' of sports car racing. Hardback with dustwrapper in superb condition 6in x 9.5in pp. 240 £40
	1482. PORSCHE. The Man and His Cars. Richard von Frankenberg. 1965 MBC English language edition of "Die ungewohnliche Geschichte des Hauses Porsche". Illustrated. Hardback in excellent condition with similar dustwrapper. 5.5in x 8.5in pp. 223. £28
	1458. PORSCHE 924 CARRERA GT commemorative medal. 1981. View of the car in low relief on the front and Porsche logo and "Fahren in seiner schonsten form" which translates ( I think) as "driving in its most beautiful form" on the reverse. 1.5in (40mm) in diameter. bronze coloured metal. £28
	1363. CORVETTE, FERRARI, MERCEDES, PORSCHE. Four For The Road. Henry Rasmussen. 1989. Four books (the 'Survivors Series') combined in one volume. Originally published as 'Ferraris for the Road', 'Corvettes for the Road' etc. This makes for an impressve tome. Lavish photography (as you'd expect from Rasmussen) of a huge variety of models but also historical background and terrific archive pictures of production, racing, period publicity shots etc. Worthwhile as a marque book for any one of the four covered with the others as a bonus - superb. over 950 photographs, 500 in colour. 11in x 9 in c600page hardback in excellent condition with similar dustwapper in protective sleeve. £35
	1352. WE AT PORSCHE. Ferry Porsche & John Bentley. Autobiography of Dr. Ing. h.c. Ferry Porsche which is also of course, an excellent history of the company. Published in 1976. Foreword by Baron Huschke von Hanstein. Illustrated hardback with dustwrapper in excellent condition. 6in x 8.5in approx. pp. 290 £22
	1230. PORSCHE CARRERA 6 Print. Very crisp line drawing of the Porsche Carrera 6, shown in 3/4 profile. Artist's credit is "Dixon" Printed on cream coloured semi-matt cream paper . Will frame beautifully. 12in x 7in. £12
	1168. LE MANS / PORSCHE 1968. A sheet of 20 stamps for the 1968 Le Mans in September 1968 with artwork of what looks like a Porsche 904. Not postage stamps, my best guess is that these are publicity stickers for altering posters, programmes etc. The race was postponed from the usual June date because of civil unrest in France. Overall sheet size 9.5 in x 8in. £12
	1084. VOLKSWAGEN. - Small Wonder: The Amazing Story of the Volkswagen. Walter Henry Nelson. 1967. Exhaustively researched history of the Volkswagen company from its conception by Ferdinand Porsche before WW2 through to the Beetle becoming the world's best selling car in the 'sixties. Illustrated hardback with excellent dustwrapper. (inside corner price clipped) 6x9 in pp.304 £25
	374. WOLFGANG VON TRIPS. 1988. Hermann Harster. Superb glossy collection of b&w photographs tracing the German nobleman's racing career from Porsche to Ferrari. Great action. Career race results. Card covers. German text. 8x8in pp.44 £45
	340. PORSCHE/ Firestone. Illustrated German Firestone achievements folder. Dramatic b&w action photograph of Brian Redman's 908 Porsche airborne at Nurburgring. Centre spread colour of Jo Siffert's March 701. B&w action of Schetty's Ferrari 212E hillclimb car plus Tecno F3, Ginetta G12, etc. 8x11.5in. Folder. £10
	337. WOLFGANG VON TRIPS. Illustrated biographical funeral folder. 10 September 1961. German text.3 x 5in £30
	233. PORSCHE CUSHIONS. 1982. Porsche press release on headed paper in German with two wind-tunnel (!) photographs of factory-produced cushions, one as a 356 Speedster, the other of the 1982 IMSA-title winning 935. £45

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