" Motor Racing Sketchbook".
by Carlo Demand and Charles Meisl. 151 pp, 71/2 in by 101/2 in. (GT Foulls and Co Ltd, 7 Milford Lane, Strand, London, WC2. 17s 6d)
An album-size book of rather lurid sketches by Demand of divers scenes from past races, 128 in all, with explanations translated by Meisl. If this is the kind of thing you enjoy Demand may be in demand.—WB.
Besides the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society and similar bodies, the Festiniog Railway Company has been formed to preserve and operate this, the oldest passenger-carrying narrow-gauge railway in Britain. Anyone interested can join for 20s, applying to RHR Garraway, 35 Holmwood Road, Cheam, Surrey (juniors 10s per annum), and a very good-value booklet about this praiseworthy venture, the “Festiniog Railway Guide” is available for 1s 6d post free front DF Ogilvy, Elstree Aerodrome, Elstree„ Herts (Elstree 3070).
National Benzole Co Ltd, have issued No 3 in their series of beautifully-produced books illustrating and briefly describing aspects of our national life. This one deals with sport and covers car rallies (rather naughtily illustrating a timed climb of Park Rash!), flying, gliding, hill-climbing, motor-cycle racing (a wicker-work-sidecar outfit is seen ascending the Brooklands Test Hill in 1911 in comparison with modern combinations cornering at Brands Hatch), and veteran-car rallies, as well as every non-mechanical sport you can think of. Write to Wellington House, Buckingham Gate, London, SW1, about your copy, mentioning Motor Sport.
The 1957 edition of John Knox’s useful “Modern Motoring Diary” is now available, from HO Guinn Ltd, 151 Fleet Street, London, EC4. It contains maps and the usual racing and other data, circuit diagrams; etc, The Editor has used this year’s edition since January.
The Roads Campaign Council of the British Road Federation has issued an edition of “Roads Matter” covering Scotland. It contains in 20 art pages, those pictures of traffic jams on inadequate main roads that are fascinating to study but which depict a national scandal. Copies are available free if you quote Motor Sport, from Roads Campaign Council, 15, Dartmouth Street, London, SW1.