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Campbell, Alastair
Winners: And How They Succeed (Signed by Author and by Louise Minchin)
Inscribed 'To Tom...' by Alastair Campbell on title page and 'Best Wishes Louise Minchin' on facing page. Tucked in are examples from the internet of these two signatures as authentication. No other marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with tiny nicks to top of spine and upper rear corner. 449pp. Alastair Campbell draws on the wisdom of an astonishing array of talented people - from elite athletes to top managers, from rulers of countries to rulers of global business empires, and using his forensic skills, as well as his own experience of politics and sport and in helping Tony Blair to be elected at three successive general elections - he gets to the heart of sucess.
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The Editor
Trans-Atlantic Challenge '85
No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 63pp. In the summer of 1985 nine men attempt to break the record for the fastest trans-Atlantic crossing ever. With skipper Ted Toleman, Richard Branson, Chay Blyth, Dag Pike and the rest of the crew battle their way in 3 days 10 hours racing for the coveted Blue Riband title. This is a history of the event and their individual stories. Illustrated. Extremely scarce. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery.
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Richard Newton
Autocross Performance Handbook (Motorbooks Workshop)
Book in mint condition. 159pp. A guide to choosing the best car, selecting a competition class, improving handling and performance, increasing cornering speeds and prepping for competition.
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Ken Hills
1940s (Take Ten Years)
Previous owner stamp inside front cover. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 47pp. A concise review of the 1940s globally, very well illustrated covering all aspects of society.
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Hough, Richard & Frostick, Michael
A History of the World's High-performance Cars
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight rubbing to upper corner of front end paper and no bumping to corners. 189pp. A detailed history of high-performance cars from their origins in 1910-1917 up to the Grand Tourer Revival of 1946-1966. Well illustrated.
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Slade, Tim
Classic Cars : Celebrating the Legends
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 160pp. Description, specifications and glossy coloured photographs of forty-two classic cars from 1901 to 1973 including the E-type, Mini, AC Cobra, Bugatti 35, Mustang, Porsche 911, Scimitar, MG TC etc.
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Bryant, Jo (editor)
Debretts Review of the Year 2007
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 223pp. The year 2007 captured in over 200 pages of text and over 300 colour photographs with features on News, Sport, Music, Fashion, Politics and much more.
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Walton, Mark (editorial director)
Goodwood Revival Meeting 2011
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked pale green covers and no bumping to corners. Inserts plus 89pp. A fascinating collection of memories about motor racing at Goodwood and of the times, With images and details of sixteen races from 1948 onwards, full page colour adverts for saloon cars from the past, dress from the time, Festival of Britain facsimile brochure, aircraft Made in Britain, 'wonderful' new housing estates, major feature on Fangio, facsimile brochure of the Goodwood Scramble Trophy, period adverts and 'where the brake and clutch pedals are'. Tucked in is the detailed programme for the meeting.
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Mike Pocock
Inshore - Offshore: Racing, Cruising and Design
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 252pp. The sailing team of the author and his wife reflect their experience of sailing in all weathers, whether cruising or racing. It also covers his skills as a yacht designer including some of the mathematics involved in this work.
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James Laver
English Sporting Prints (Collectors Monograph)
Ex-library book with usual marks and stamps. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, missing front end paper and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 96pp. a study of the English sporting print, popular for around a hundred years over the last half of the 18th and the first half of the 19th centuries. About 75% of the book is a display of actual examples.
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Christopher Hilton
Ayrton Senna: The Hard Edge of Genius
Inscription on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased with minor traces of storage. 208pp. This in-depth study captures both the man who was Ayrton Senna and his achievements up to 1990 - a unique portrait of a unique man.
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Peter Carrick
Silverstone: The Story of Britain's Fastest Circuit
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight ubbing to spine ends and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with a little creasing to edges and traces of storage. 174pp. The story of the wartime airfield in Northamptonshire which became one of the most famous motor racing circuits in the world - and which still is many years later. Illustrated.
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Paul R. Bishop
Tall Ships and the 'Cutty Sark' Races
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked white cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with crease to front flap, slight creasing to edges and sunning to spine. 160pp. A study of the tall ships with a wealth of statistics and an insight into the organisations that send youngsters before the mast in these majestic ships today. Well illustrated.
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Bacon, Roy
British Motorcycles of the 40's & 50's
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, extremely slight traces of foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked, torn or creased with very minor traces of storage . 240pp. Following on from the difficult post-war days of the 1940s, the British motorcycle industry looked set for glorious times by the end of the 1950s. Very well illustrated brand by brand.
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Bacon, Roy
British Motorcycles of the 60's
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, extremely slight traces of foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked, torn or creased with very minor traces of storage . 237pp. Follows the period after the peak of the British motorcycle industry, when the Japanese bikes started to hit the market and the arrival of the Mini car had a dramatic impact on motorcycle sales. . Very well illustrated brand by brand.
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Charles Bulmer (editor)
Motor Magazine : May 2 1970
No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers A clean very tight copy with slightly dusty unmarked boards, tanned pages and no bumping to corners. 108pp. Includes International Silverstone, relaibility and service car comparison, World Cup Rally, road tests of Skoda and Scimitar, Saab's competition dept, Monza and camping.
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Charles Bulmer (editor)
Motor Magazine : June 27 1970
No marks or inscriptions to contents and minor creasing to corners of covers A clean very tight copy with slightly dusty boards, tanned pages and no bumping to corners. 144pp. Includes French car tests, Alpine in action, Triumph 1300, Dutch Grand Prix and a photographic article about model Karen Young.
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Charles Bulmer (editor)
Motor Magazine : Feb 20 1971
No marks or inscriptions to contents and no creasing to covers A clean very tight copy with slightly dusty boards, tanned pages and no bumping to corners. 84pp. Includes Range Rover test, Renault 6 & 16 tests, interview about Austin-Morris, fuel injection developments, German traffic laws, F1 McLaren, Daytona and Rallycross final
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Charles Bulmer (editor)
Motor Magazine : June 12 1971
No marks or inscriptions to contents and crease to lower front corner A clean very tight copy with slightly dusty boards, tanned pages and no bumping to corners. 96pp. Includes Estate car group test - forty vehicles plus Zodiac Estate, car radios, autoroutes, Atlantis Midget, Giacosa of Fiat and Le Mans preview
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Charles Bulmer (editor)
Motor Magazine : November 27 1971
No marks or inscriptions to contents and crease to lower front corner A clean very tight copy with slightly dusty boards, tanned pages and no bumping to corners. 96pp. Includes comparison GT40 v C Type, RAC Rally, the 500's, Jaguar E-Type V12 test, Tokyo Show.
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Charles Bulmer (editor)
Motor Magazine : Motor Show Report- October 24 1970
No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers, creasing to spine. A clean very tight copy with slightly dusty unmarked boards, tanned page edges and no bumping to corners. 128pp. Features include the new Cortina 2000 tested, the Citroen SM, Montlhery test day, drag racing, M6 extension plus Motor Show reports including two pages of female models.
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Charles Bulmer (editor)
Motor Magazine : Feb 14 1973
No marks or inscriptions to contents and crease to upper rear corner A clean very tight copy with slightly dusty boards, damp effect to covers towards lower spine edge (none to contents) and minor bumping to corners. 84pp. Includes Road test Fiat 132, Racing Austins, improving an XK 120, wheels, improving a Viva, Brazilian Grand Prix, Mini 1275 test, new rotary engines.
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Jonathan Young
A Pattern of Wings and Other Wildfowling Tales
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with sunning to spine and minor traces of storage. 149pp. A collection of thirty-five stories on wildfowl shooting by respected writers in the genre. Illustrated by thirty-two full page coloured plates from various artists.
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Mark Webber
Aussie Grit: My Formula One Journey
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 390pp. Autobiography of Formula One star Mark Webber including his controversial rounds with Sebastien Vettel - one of the sport's most intriguing battles.
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Cline, Walter M.
The Muzzle-Loading Rifle : Then and Now
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked course linen cloth boards, dusty page edges and slight bumping to upper corners. Plates pus 162pp. A detailed work on the development and making of the Muzzle-Loading Flintlock Rifle from 1811 onwards including armament statistics from the US Civil War. The author, a famous and enthusiastic member of the Muzzle_Loading Rifle Association of North America takes us through his collection of guns and tells us about frontier riflemen of history, shooting contests plus many tales of rifle folklore. With fifty photographic plates of rifles and riflemen. . Scarce first edition in the UK.
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David Tremayne
Rubens Barrichello: In the Spirit of Senna and the Shadow of Schumacher
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very slight creasing to upper edge and minor indenting. 256pp. Biography of Formul One Grand Prix driver Rubens Barrichello where he had the toughest job in the sport as Michael Schumacher's team-mate. Illustrated.
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Richard Von Frankenberg; Michael Cotton
Porsche: Double World Champions, 1900-1977
Inscription on front end paper. No other marks. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight tanning/foxing to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with some sunning and indenting, repair to upper rear corner and small nicks and tears to edges. 279pp. The growth of the Porsche company, their cars and their successes in motor racing.
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Brian Laban
The Mini: Forty Years of Fun
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 160pp. Well illustrated history of the iconic British mini, including images showing many of the stars who drove them in the 1960s and later.
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John Francome
Back Hander
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 313pp. A horse racing novel. Tucked in is a publicity flyer from Headline.
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Lyle Kenyon Engel
Jackie Stewart, World Driving Champion
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight dusty top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or creased with sunning to rear, nicks to edges and a few tiny pieces missing from upper edge around spine. 159pp. Autobiography of Jackie Stewart up to and including his astonishing World Championship win in 1969 in Grand Prix motor racing. His wife Helen has a whole chapter where she tells her side of his life.
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Alan Henry
Williams: Triumph Out of Tragedy
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket clipped but not marked or torn or creased with general traces of storage. 192pp. The story of the Williams Formula One motor racing team from the 1992 season when World Champion Nigel Mansell left, 1993 when Alain Prost won the Championship, through 1994 when Ayrton Senna joined and his tragic death at Imola and the 1995 season when the team did well again with Damon Hill. Well illustrated.
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Malcolm Greenhalgh
Freshwater Fish: The Natural History of Over 160 Native European Species
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very minor traces of storage. 192pp. Detailed study of freshwater fish, species by species, their appearance, range, habitat, courtship, breeding, life-cycle and feeding. Also covers fish conservation. Very well illustrated in colour.
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Michael Frostick
B. M. W.: The Bavarian Motor Works (BMW)
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with slight rubbing to top of spine and upper rear corner and a trace of sunning to upper flyleaf edges. Cover image has raised bars on the radiator grill. 207pp. A comprehensive account of the history of BMW from its origins which came from a number of sources as early as 1896. The story follows its development through its legenday cars and its motorcycles up to 1975. Very well illustrated with BMW models, road cars, racing cars and bikes, cockpits, engines and events. The BMW Family Tree is displayed on the end papers.
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Nigel Roebuck
Inside Formula 1: A personal behind-the-scenes look at Grand Prix Racing
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards with very slight traces of foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with traces of storage. 232pp. A frank but informed glimpse behind the scenes of the world of motor racing. The leading personalities involved have shared their views on the controversies and the conflicts as well as on the lighter moments. Includes an audience with Enzo Ferrari. Well illustrated.
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Philip Hubert Smith & Tim Milligton (edited and revised by)
Tuning for Speed and Tuning for Economy
No marks or inscriptions. Slight creasing to upper edge of front cover and to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor sunning around spine and no bumping to corners. 217pp. An ideal introduction to the 'art' of car tuning and maintenance for drivers and student mechanics.
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Mary Ann Wingfield
Sport and the Artist: Ball Games vol. 1
Neat inscription on reverse of frontispiece. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased. 359pp. Antique Collectors' Club reference work on sporting paintings and drawings. This volume looks at ball games where the development of twenty-seven such games are discussed and the social attitudes to them. With 74 colour and 272 black & white illustrations.
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David Westgate
Auto Electrics
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 112pp. The author explains the mystiques of motor car electrics aided by photographs, drawings and cartoons.
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Martyn Watkins
Tuning: Suspension and Brakes ('Cars and Car Conversions' tuning companions, vol.3)
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 58pp. An essential reference work on automobile tuning - volume 3.
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Lauda, Niki; Irving, David
Formula 1 : The Art and Technicalities of Grand Prix Driving
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked red cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with minor traces of storage. 245pp. An interview with Niki Lauda, the technical principles, the technical data, driving the Grand Prix car, testing, traning, fitness and the race. Now quite scarce.
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K. M. Peyton
Blind Beauty
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very tiny dint to front. 360pp. The story of Tessa, her family and her blind stallion Buffoon. From awarded children's author Kathleen Peyton.
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Nye, Doug
Racers: Inside Story of Williams Grand Prix Engineering
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with nick to upper rear edge and to top of spine and sunning to dust flap edges. 173pp. The story of Frank Williams' dedication to motor-racing succes with his Championship winning Formula 1 Team.
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Howdle, Peter
Best of British: Classic Bikes of Yesteryear
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased. 158pp. A study of thirty eight classic products of the British national motor cycle industry from utility workhorses to snorting roadburners that still live on in modern legend.
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Martyn Watkins
Tuning: Engines and Transmissions : Volume 2 (The MRP Speedsport series)
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 58pp. This book explains the tuning possibilities for cylinder heads, valves, camshafts, carburetters, crankshafts and transmissions.
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Hudson-Evans, Richard
Competing with Production Cars
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and minor bump to lower rear corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with small crease to lower rear corner. 158pp. An introduction to Production Car Sports from a motoring journalist with much personal experience of the sport.
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Turner, Stuart
The Way to Win
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 176pp. A comprehensive guide on rallying, driving, co-driving, budgeting, preparation, equipment, service, management, sponsorship & motro car racing.
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Bruce, Erroll
When the Crew Matters Most : An Ocean-Racing Story
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked red cloth boards, very slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked with slightly dusty rear and small tear to upper front spine corner. 184pp. The story of the 1960 Atlantic Ocean racing-yacht race from Bermuda to Denmark, in particular that of the winning crew as they covered the 3,500 miles of relentless ocean. The author was the crew leader. Illustrated.
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Meynell, Laurence
Great Men of Staffordshire (Men of the Counties series No.2)
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but otherwise in excellent condition, not marked or torn or creased. 158pp. Concise biographies of Samuel Johnson, Izaak Walton, Josiah Wedgewood, Arnold Bennett and Lord Jervis, Admiral.
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Kidd, Jane
Goodwood Dressage Champions
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked blue cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with nick to lower front corner, minor creasing to upper and lower edges and a little indenting, mainly to rear. 160pp. A review of Dressage at Goodwood and the stories behind eighteen champions. Very well illustrated.
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Lambert, Rachel
Robert Smith's Young Showjumper: Buying, Breaking, Training, Competing
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked red cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very slight indenting. 152pp. Biography of Robert Smith, brought up as a rider from the age of three and who worked his way up through the grades to take his place among top-ranking international showjumpers. Very well illustrated.
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Somerville, Hugh
Yacht and Dinghy Racing : Tactics, Tuning and Handling
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked blue cloth boards, rubbing to spine ends and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with well rubbed edges and corners and fraying to spine ends. 195pp. Revised edition of a book written to help you win races. Well illustrated. For owners of boats of all racing classes from fixed keel yachts to centreboard dinghies,
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