Somerset: G. T. Foulis, 1974. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine copy in red cloth boards with silver title to spine. In good, unclipped d/w. The original edition not the reprint. Internally very clean, bright and sound. B/w photographs throughout. 239pp inc index. An important study of this superior two-stroke motorcycle that was made in Shipley, Yorkshire. The first edition of 1974 the centenary of Alfred Angus Scott's birth, not a reprint..

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Bookseller: Rickaro Books Ltd (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 054710
Title: The Scott Motorcycle: The Yowling Twostroke
Author: Clew, Jeff
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0854291644
ISBN 13: 9780854291649
Publisher: G. T. Foulis
Place of Publication: Somerset
Date Published: 1974
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: Scott Motorcycle Vintage Shipley Yorkshire Transport Mechnical
Bookseller catalogs: Yorkshire: Past and Present;

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