First edition; 8vo (222 x 130 mm), engraved frontispiece of Lord George Bentinck (who is featured within), small mark to edge, otherwise internall...

'This, one of the best of Mr. Surtees' works, was originally commenced in the New Sporting Magazine, and illustrated by the inimitable artists, Wi...

This records the pioneering, but ill-fated, international race of 1903. The first motor race was run from Paris to Rouen in 1894. But there was st...

The Gamy-Montaut prints document various historical events in the early history of transportation, including Power Boat Racing, Motorcycle and Mot...

Theophile Schneider, formerly of the Rochet/Schneider Company, began building his own cars in 1910. This car, a 2.8 litre 4 cylinder model, had an...

The Gamy-Montaut prints document various historical events in the early history of transportation, including Power Boat Racing, Motorcycle and Mot...

They are very charming and excellent illustrations, precise with bright colouring, showing more aquatint ground than in the stories Alken illustra...

A very rare, first edition. Thomas Mayne Reid (1818-1883) was a Scots-Irish American novelist, who fought in the American-Mexican War. In additi...

A fine group showing 2 male and 2 female hunters along with the spoils of the chase. Each plate titled beneath image with lines of appropriate ver...

Comprising: Agriculture Through the Ages, Foundations of Agriculture, The Horse (Early History, The English Thoroughbred, Some Famous Breeders, Th...

Chapters comprise: Historical Survey of the Rise of Shipping; The Story of London River; The Clyde; The Mersey; The Tyne and North-East Ports; The...

Chapters comprise: Modern British Pioneers; Great Britain's Production; Transport; Finance Insurance and Commercial Communications; A Review of Mo...

Finished in pale blue with contrasting black roof and trunk, gold coachline and with wire wheels, presented against landscape background in silhou...