Motor Books - Motoring Book Shop

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LONDON (** WE'VE MOVED! **)
13/15 Cecil Court London WC2N 4EZ
Phone +44 (0)20 7836 5376
Fax +44 (0)20 7240 9845
Freephone 0800 0267890
SKYPE: motorbooks

Opening hours Monday to Friday 09:30 - 18:00, Saturday 10:30 - 17:30,
Late Night Thursday until 19:00
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8 The Roundway Headington Oxford OX3 8DH
Phone +44 (0)1865 766215
Fax +44 (0)1865 763555
Opening hours Monday to Saturday 09:15 - 17:30

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COMING IN AUGUST!

Peter Collins - All About the Boy! (Publication date, August 2008)
Ed McDonough
978 1 903088 432
£34.95
Peter Collins was one of that group of post-war Englishmen who were fascinated with motors, machinery and competition. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, many of these 'lads' turned to motor sport...sprints, hillclimbs and circuit racing. more info..

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DVD OF THE MONTH

Motorfilms Quarterly Volume Twenty (DVD)

Motorfilms
MFQ 20D
£19.99

This latest compilation from Motorfilms sees action from the BRSCC in 1956.... Read Review..

FORTHCOMING TITLES
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SIGNED COPIES

Lancia 037: Developement & Rally History of a World Champion
Peter Collins
978 1 84584 0761
£36.99 save £3.00 (normal price £39.99)
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Barry: The Story of Motorcycling Legend, Barry Sheene £16.99 save £2.00 (normal price £18.99)
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John Reynolds - The Autobiography £18.99
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Montlhery: The Story of the Paris Autodrome £17.99
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Can-Am Challenger: The Cockney F1 Mechanic who Designed and Built America's Best Can-Am Cars £34.99
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For the Love of Trains: The Story of British Tram and Railway Preservation £19.99
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Race to Dakar £18.99
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Thunder in the Park : the story of Tom Wheatcroft & Donnington Park £21.00
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BOOK OF THE MONTH

Jim Clark - A Photographic Portrait

Q Sperring
978 1 84425 5016
£27.00 save £3.00 (normal price £30.00)

This book is a really beautiful memento of the wide-ranging talents of the twice World Champion from Duns. It is a quality production, too, with some 226 pages of great photographs culled from the amazing LAT archive, including many that we hadn't seen before. Read Review..

BEST SELLERS
Number One in our Top Twenty selling titles is

BRM: The Saga of British Racing Motors Volume 3 (Silver Edition): Monocoque Cars 1964-1968

Doug Nye
978 1 899870 646
£75.00 save £5.00 (normal price £80.00)

Doug worked so closely with Tony Rudd that he lists Rudd as co-author, so the sources are impeccable and the depth remarkable, whether it's wind tunnel test results or Graham Hill's tetchy letters to Alfred Owen. Read Review..

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JUNE REVIEWS

Analysing Formula 1: Innovative insights into winners and winning in Grand Prix racing since 1950
Roger Smith
978 1 84425 4477
£27.00 save £3.00 (normal price £30.00)
Roger Smith's book is a compilation of just about every graph you could dream up with regards to Formula 1. ...this book is packed with interesting facts and some beautiful photos. A favourite has to be the two Renaults leading the field through the hotel car park, Las Vegas in 1982. Read Review..

BRM: The Saga of British Racing Motors Volume 3 (Silver Edition): Monocoque Cars 1964-1968 - read review..
Forza Minardi! (Publication date, April 2008) - read review..
To Finish First: My Life in Formula One, Can-Am & Indy 500 - read review..
Corvette Stingray 1963-1967 - Collector's Originality Guide - read review..
Jim Clark - A Photographic Portrait - read review..
The Book of the Porsche 356 - read review..
Red-Hot Rivals: Ferrari Vs. Maserati - Epic clashes for supremacy - read review..
My Lifetime in Motorsport - His Final Autobiography (SCH "Sammy" Davis) - read review..
Morgan Maverick: Auto-Biography by Chris Lawrence - read review..
Motorfilms Quarterly Volume Twenty (DVD) - read review..

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MARITIME

2,563 titles in 46 subjects

MILITARY

9,501 titles in 175 subjects

MOTORCYCLES

718 titles in 9 subjects

MOTORING

5,125 titles in 153 subjects

MOTORSPORT

1,041 titles in 15 subjects

RAILWAY

6,331 titles in 103 subjects

WORKSHOP MANUALS

2,074 titles in 49 subjects

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	Aston Martin - The Story of a Sports Car £29.99 save £70.01 (normal price £100.00) add to basket more info..
	Brooklands: the complete motor racing history [reprint of 2000 copies] £32.50 save £32.50 (normal price £65.00) add to basket read review..
	Lotus Book Collectables: The Complete Collection Of Lotus Memorabilia £14.99 save £24.96 (normal price £39.95) add to basket
	Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit & Silver Spur, Bentley Mulsanne, Eight, Continental, Brooklands & Azure £12.99 save £22.00 (normal price £34.99) add to basket more info..
	2004 Le mans 24 Hours Yearbook £9.99 save £20.01 (normal price £30.00) add to basket
	Formula 1: The Autobiography £14.99 save £20.01 (normal price £35.00) add to basket read review..
	Bertone 90 Years 1912-2002 £39.99 save £20.01 (normal price £60.00) add to basket read review..
	Porsche 911 The Definitive History 1987 to 1997 £14.99 save £20.00 (normal price £34.99) add to basket more info..
	Porsche 911 The Definitive History 1997 to 2004 £14.99 save £20.00 (normal price £34.99) add to basket more info..
	Ayrton Senna : The Team Lotus Years £14.99 save £19.96 (normal price £34.95) add to basket read review..

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