by Gilles Fournier, translated by David Burgess-Wise

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First published in 1994 in French, this superb book, heavily illustrated, comprehensively explains the full history of the Amilcar company. Now in English with a French text companion volume. The book describes the development of the Amilcar company, the different models produced, and details its racing records and the drivers and personalities involved. David Burgess-Wise, respected motoring author and enthusiast has provided the translation and prepared a new Brooklands supplement with previously unpublished photographs from the Brooklands archives. This English version is lavishly illustrated with the original period photographs and advertisements of the era. The French text is included as a separate supplement, and the two volumes are enclosed in a slip case.

by David G. Styles

A complete history of the Riley products beginning with the bicycle and wheel making businesses, followed by all vehicles on two, three and four wheels produced between 1898 and 1969. Chapters on the sporting Rileys and the Riley-based specials are included. Appendices list over 4,000 known Rileys, detail Riley patents, Riley Clubs worldwide and notable competition successes. The cars built under the Nuffield and British Motor Corporation are also covered, culminating in the final episode under British Leyland when production ceased.

Hard bound with dust jacket

Page count: 489 pages

Page size: 245mm x 190mm

By Bernard L. King

A book which beautifully reproduces the rare promotional  magazines that Bentley Motors (1931) Limited published in the late 1930s called On the Road. There were 13 issues of the magazine and it was designed for current and prospective owners. It was heavily illustrated and features Derby Bentleys in use by current owners with fashionable backdrops. After an immense amount of research, noted Derby specialist, Bernard King has been able to identify most of the cars. The magazine is very hard to find and very few people have complete sets. It may be noted that the comparable Rolls-Royce Bulletin of the time is rare but is more widely available.

This Bentley book will be of great interest and value to collectors and enthusiasts, particularly when coupled with the identification of the cars and the provision of many tables and indices.

Originally by Johnnie Green. Edited by Peter Hageman, Bernard L. King and Martin Bennett.

A new edition of a classic with completely revised captions. Since it was first published in 1969, Bentley: Fifty Years of the Marque by Johnnie Green has been the foundation of any Bentley enthusiast's library. To meet demand, the book went through several re-printings. However, much further information has come to light about the featured cars. Dalton Watson commissioned three leading Bentley experts to completely rewrite the captions and substantially recompile the index.The same quality of picture reproduction, printing and binding that has become the hallmark of Dalton Watson have been retained.

By Karl Ludvigsen

This book by prize-winning author Karl Ludvigsen offers auto enthusiasts a time-travelling adventure in its description of the evolution of the V-8 engine. It begins more than a century ago when Rolls-Royce built one of the world’s first V-8 engines. The saga races through decades of engineering experiment and creativity as Bentley, famed for its racing exploits at Le Mans, exploited the exotic potential of supercharging. When the fortunes of Rolls-Royce and Bentley combined in the 1950s, both needed a new engine, and hitherto-secret reports and exclusive interviews take the reader behind the scenes of the new V-8’s creation.

by Patrick Lesueur and translated by David Burgess-Wise

Arriving mid-August 2011 and will be available at Pebble Beach RetroAuto in California from August 19-21.

Surely no form of contest has ever equalled the marriage of luxury and ostentation offered for many years by the great concours d’élégance. Elitist perhaps but their sheer magnificence seems just as fascinating in our  present world as it did in the first half of the 20^th Century. It should be remembered that these events allowed the most celebrated artists and artisans boundless freedom of expression. Everything was put into the melting-pot to achieve one end – the realisation of a dream.

The vital step for organisers of such events was to choose a venue famous  for its air of leisurely hedonism, such as Longchamp, Deauville, Cannes, La Baule, Vichy, Nice or Enghien, where costly automobiles, their elegant silhouettes crafted by the great names of  contemporary coachwork , could parade. To enhance the atmosphere, these exotic creations were presented by pretty ladies, mostly recruited from fashionable society, dressed in the latest fashion by the leading Parisian couturiers in an attempt to achieve the best possible symbiosis with the machines that they accompanied.

by Ariane Audouin-Debreuil translated by Ingrid MacGill

The Sahara Desert Track to Timbuktu by Citroën Half Track

On December 17, 1922, André Citroën sent an expedition of Citroën half tracks or autochenilles to follow the camel tracks across the Sahara desert from Algeria to Timbuktu on the banks of the River Niger. This was the first motorized crossing of the Sahara and took twenty-one days. It permitted the establishment of a land connection between North Africa and the Sudan, at that time extremely isolated, and opened the way for the exploration of the heart of Africa.

By Richard S. Adatto and Diana E. Meredith

Delage Styling and Design, La Belle Voiture Francaise is a celebration of the golden moment when the extraordinary Delage chassis joined forces with the most distinguished French stylists and coachbuilders of the age. Car enthusiasts can now enjoy a book written in English about the marque preferred by the rich and the famous from 1929 to 1953.

The book provides an account of the beginnings of the company headed by Louis Delage and his team of engineers, and touches upon its early racing history when driver Robert Benoist won the trophies that made the car famous around the world.

by Daniel Cabart and David Burgess-Wise

“The most comprehensive history of Delage in English”

To connoisseurs of fine automobiles the name Delage uniquely combines performance and elegance, symbolising luxury and the fine French taste that is summed up in the simple phrase “La Belle Voiture Française” – “The most beautiful French car”. This long awaited book – the first comprehensive history of Delage ever published in the English language – reveals that such a reputation is only achieved by unrelenting enthusiasm and effort.

By John Reynolds

By Karl Ludvigsen

Be it a road car or racing car, no automobile can match Ferrari for sheer iconic glamour and excitement. One man had unique access to the company, its people and its products during the years from 1950 to 1955 when Ferrari surged from a brash newcomer to a dominant force in Grand Prix and sports cars. Rodolfo Mailander here presents his intimate portraits of this stirring era with the help of his friend Karl Ludvigsen, whose world famous Library holds the Mailander archive.

by David Cross with Bjørn Kjer

Coming December 2011

Transport in international motor sport has always been a major task for all competitors. Whilst modern Formula 1 drivers travel in style, often in private jet planes, their cars and mechanics follow in sophisticated tractor/trailer transporters but earlier contestants and in particular those who were not well-to-do, had to use whatever transport was available to them, more often travelling in old vehicles in the dead of night, when roads were quieter.

Overshadowed by the antics of racing drivers and their magnificent steeds, perhaps it is not surprising that there is no treatise dedicated to the racing car transporter. However, transporters are so vital to the start of every race that this omission needed to be rectified and the 550 photographs and other images collected in this book not only represent a unique visual history of an important motor racing ingredient but also fill a glaring gap in the chronicles of motor sport.

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By Philippe Defechereux

The complete yet never told story of James Dean’s passion for professional racing, his cars and races, within the context of his life, the many celebrities he befriended and his stunning Hollywood success before his tragic death at 24. The book also details his fatal accident almost “frame-by-frame,” based on police reports, witness testimonies and the author’s own analysis. James Dean was America’s first “Teenage idol” and almost single-handedly initiated the youth revolution that swept the country in the late 50’s and ‘60’s, turning first into the Beat Generation, then the Hippies, then the anti-establishment movement. All of this is artfully weaved into the book, in context with James Dean extraordinary talents – acting, music, sculpture, racing, etc. -- and revolutionary approach to everything.

by Walter Baeumer

This is the first book devoted exclusively to the Maserati 300S, one of the most beautiful sports racing cars ever built, and the main opponent of the Ferraris in the World Sportscar Championships of 1956 and 1957. Described by Stirling Moss as one of the best race car concepts of the Fifties, the 300S wrote motor sports history. With famous drivers like Juan-Manuel Fangio, Jean Behra, Harry Schell, Carroll Shelby and Stirling Moss, it raced with both great success and disappointing failure. Despite the often confusing and inaccurate records which make it difficult to establish the exact fate of these cars, the history of each of the twenty-eight 300S that were made by Officine Maserati S.p.A. in Modena, is listed chassis by chassis and profusely illustrated with period photographs. A section on the technical specifications of the 300S is also included, and an overview of the sports car racing scene of the time provides historical context.

Both volumes of the Birdcage books in one slipcase.

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By Willem Oosthoek

Birdcage Maserati competition history from 1959 to 1965 in World Championship Rounds, SCCA Nationals, Professional West Coast and Nassau Speedweek

The book begins with the front-engined Birdcage Maserati competition history from the middle of 1959 until the end of 1960, covering World Championship, professional USAC and Nassau Speedweek racing. From there it progresses into chapters covering the development of the first rear-engined Birdcage Maserati at the end of 1960 and the background of the private team owners who bought the first production cars: Briggs Cunningham, Count Giovanni Volpi and Lucky Casner.

The slipcase is designed to contain both volumes of the Dalton Watson Birdcage books.

Illustration shows slipcase with books inserted.

by Willem Oosthoek

Almost 30 years have passed since the publication of the first book about the famous Tipo 60 and 61 Birdcage Maserati race cars. A new, more comprehensive description of their competition history has been long overdue and Dalton Watson Fine Books are delighted to announce the publication of Maserati Tipo 60 and 61; The Magnificent Front-engined Birdcages. Much additional information has come to light in the last two decades which has enabled the authors, Willem Oosthoek and Michel Bollée, to include numerous updates, corrections, and further elaboration regarding the history of this innovative design.

By Willem Oosthoek

World Championship Rounds, SCCA Nationals, Professional West Coast and Nassau SpeedweekRange: Birdcage Maserati competition history from 1959 to 1965.Format: Chapter layout will begin with the front-engined Birdcage Maserati competition history from the middle of 1959 until the end of 1960, covering World Championship, professional USAC and Nassau Speedweek racing.

By Robert T. Devlin

Robert T. Devlin is an automotive historian with a particular passion for the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. He first attended the event as a teenager back in 1952, just two years after it started, and he has been among its most faithful participants in the ensuing five decades. Throughout much of the past two decades, he has served the event as a Class Judge. In 1980, he wrote and published Pebble Beach , A Matter of Style detailing the Concours’ early history. He has also written over 90 articles about automobiles for various magazines and other publications.

by Karl Ludvigsen

Arriving in the USA and UK in August 2011

Among the many holdings of the Ludvigsen Library are the works of Rodolfo Mailander, who photographed races, motor shows, new-car introduction and other events in Europe from 1950 through 1955. This handsome portrait-format book presents Mailander’s photography, selected and with commentary by Karl Ludvigsen, of Porsche cars and people through these years.

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By Malcolm Tucker

These books together cover the recent history of BMW's acquisition of Rolls-Royce Motorcars, their construction of a new facility in Goodwood, Sussex, and the design and manufacture of their first new cars, the Phantom and the Phantom Drophead Coupé. They are packed together here in a stylish slip case.

By Lawrence Dalton, Edited by Bernard L. King

Rolls-Royce: The Classic Elegance was first published in 1987. Written by Lawrence Dalton, a life long motor enthusiast who completed his first book in 1967 and then founded a company, Dalton Watson, to publish it, Rolls-Royce: The Classic Elegance has been out of print for some years. Now in this second edition, authority Bernard L. King has radically revised, with thousands of changes and additions, all the captions and the production details of the Silver Wraith, Phantom IV and Phantom V, plus the coachbuilt Silver Dawns, Silver Cloud I, II and III chassis, utilising his database that encompasses all Bentley and Rolls-Royce motor cars produced up until 1965.

by Martin Bennett with tables by Bernard L. King

The Rolls-Royce Phantoms IV, V and VI totaled fewer than 1,000 cars. They were their maker's top of the range models. The very rare Phantom IV in particular was very special, and although pictures of them are rarely seen, this book includes more than 100 illustrations of that model alone, so that the reader can see what all eighteen cars looked like. There are even coachbuilders' drawings of Phantom IVs that were proposed but never actually built!

by Malcolm Tucker

In this book, author Malcolm Tucker delves into the photographic archives of the celebrated motoring historian Mike Worthington-Williams. For over forty years Mike has collected photographs of derelict vehicles; some in scrap yards, some abandoned and some neglected, but often kept for sentimental reasons. Many are now fading and rusting into oblivion but there are also uplifting tales of resurrection. Old car enthusiasts the world over will know of Mike’s reporting of such finds, but this is the first time that a book dedicated to his lifetime passion has been published.  Around 450 photographs are included, each captioned with a brief explanation of the vehicle shown.

by Willem Oosthoek

The history of sports car racing in the Southern United States featuring the top echelon of European sports cars has long been unexplored territory. With the exception of the Sebring 12 Hours, the meets were largely ignored by the national press, and no comprehensive research material is available for the numerous events organized between Texas and Florida, when amateur competition surged in the late 1950s. Yet, the South offers a rich road racing history, often fueled by wealthy oilmen from Texas and Oklahoma.

Many of the events were hosted on airport courses where late-model Ferraris, Maseratis, Jaguars, Porsches, OSCAs and Climax-engined cars such as Lotus, Cooper and Elva did battle with American V8-powered vehicles, both Corvettes and homebuilt Specials. This book, the first of a series of three, offers a race-by-race account of all 1957 and 1958 Southern events, from Novice Races to the weekend-

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by Griffith Borgeson

This book traces the development of the thoroughbred racing engine from the beginnings of the art to our own time. It is an engineer’s delight but is carefully written for the layman to understand and enjoy. Strong emphasis on the human roles of the personalities involved renders the text vibrantly alive. In this one substantial volume are gathered detailed accounts of how many of the great marques and the important lesser ones worked with this most efficient and exciting form of power plant up to 1940. Post-war development of the breed is summarized in a richly illustrative final chapter.

Never before has such a definitive collection of photographs and drawings of twin-cam engines been available in a single volume. Original and highly detailed tables of technical data, along with bibliography and index, help to make this book indispensible to every lover of the high-performance automotive engine.

by Malcolm Tucker

On New Year's Day 2003, the first Phantom saloon produced by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd at Goodwood was handed over to its proud owner. Since that day, nearly four and a half years ago, the saloon and its extended wheelbase sibling have established themselves at the pinnacle of automotive design and luxury. The name Rolls-Royce might once again be qualified with the sobriquet 'the best car in the world'. The Phantom saloon is designed around an aluminium spaceframe that imparts great strength, torsional rigidity and lightness to the car; it also has the ability to be easily adapted to other dimensions and designs.

By Malcolm Tucker

This book covers the recent history of BMW's acquisition of Rolls-Royce Motorcars, their construction of a new facility in Goodwood, Sussex, and the design and manufacture of their new car, the Phantom. Only a very few copies remain.

Malcolm Tucker has had a life-long interest in Rolls-Royce cars, having restored several to national concours winning condition. Joining the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts' Club in 1963, he became the club's youngest chairman in 1989. Following which, he launched Pinnacle magazine, "The magazine for International Rolls-Royce and Bentley Owners" on behalf of the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation. He has written five children's books on engineering subjects and edited seven others for Merlion Publishing, a division of Penguin Books.

by Karl Ludvigsen

Titanic motorcars that blazed a trail of speed before and after the Great War, the Blitzen Benzes were the fastest man-carrying machines of their era. Officially certified as the fastest cars in the world from 1909 to 1919, the 200-horsepower Benzes were winners in races and hillclimbs throughout Europe and America. For the first time the storied feats of the six Type RE Benzes and their colorful owners and drivers are brought vividly to life in this lavishly illustrated book.

by Jonathan Harley

To say that Jonathan Harley knows his subject inside out is no exaggeration; in the past four decades he has restored over one hundred Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts, frequently resurrecting them from little more than a pile of scrap or a long-abandoned chassis. He knows every nut and bolt of these magnificent vehicles, an intimate knowledge that was put to good use in identifying, sometimes only by bolt design or the position of a hole in a crossmember, exactly which chassis he was working on, settling disputes over authenticity which had reverberated for years.

By Philippe Defechereux

A few copies have been hand carried from Singapore and are now available as of September 1 in the USA

Available around later September 2011 in the UK and USA, this is a fully upgraded and updated book, one that will do even fuller justice to Cameron Argetsinger and his towering accomplishments. The abundance of unique and exclusive color photos, now at last reproduced luminously within the full chromatic range, is simply dazzling. This should make the Watkins Glen community very proud of their racing heritage.

In 1948 Watkins Glen staged the first official American race for sports cars since the Vanderbilt Cup races of the early years of the century. This book is about the transformation of post-World War II racing in America and how road racing became a leading sport in the US, beginning at Watkins Glen and followed by Sebring, Daytona, Laguna Seca and other circuits.

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by David Baines

Charles Rolls was the first Englishman to be killed in an air crash. He was thirty years old. Rolls’s death shocked the country and made headlines across the world. His relative youth at the time is perhaps the reason that he is a forgotten hero; a man who today receives little credit for the legacy that he left behind, even though at the time of his death on July 12th 1910 he was one of the most famous men in the country. His loss was regarded as a national tragedy.

By Malcolm Tucker

Translated in China and printed in Singapore, this book covers the recent history of BMW's acquisition of Rolls-Royce Motorcars, their construction of a new facility in Goodwood, Sussex, and the design and manufacture of their new car, the Phantom.