Raymond Mays, Peter Roberts (24 results)

Paperback (G+) scruffy copy, gutter cracked; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Sm octavo softcover (VG-) cracking to some gutters; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. (1963). 8vo. 1st edition. Ownership signature to front pastedown. Toning and slight soiling to textblock edges with slight soiling to bottom edge bleeding slightly into f.f.e.p. and 1st few pages. Light wear, slight discoloration, and soiling along edges, forecorners, and slightly creased spine ends of gently rubbed boards. Faint, uneven toning to dust jacket verso. Slight bumping, wear, and faint toning to edges, forecorners, and spine ends of gently rubbed d.j. with slight bubbling to laminate along front joint. VG/VG. Author.

Softbound. Condition: Very Good(2). A factual and well written record of the enthusiasm, the men, the money and the machines that have made up the mystique of the BRM. Illustrated by: .

First Pan Paperback Edition / First Print (brought up to date for this edition). Paprback copy, no dustjacket as issued. 252pp. B/w photographs and illustrations. Not library copy, no creasing to spine, no inscriptions. ().

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Mays, Raymond and Peter Roberts. BRM. Brought up to date for this edition. London: Pan Books Ltd., 1964. First Pan edition. Paperback, VG. Illustrated card covers with light shelfwear, slightly grubby in places. Reading crease along the spine. Binding strong and tight. 253pp. + publisher notices; two sections of b/w plates. Pages lightly tanned, contents clean and bright. "The story of the world's most controversial, most viciously attacked racing car on its long career through crisis and failure to triumphant success" (from the cover description). RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. We do not use AI and all images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.

First edition, octavo, dark green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, vii + 240pp, illus, VG (some foxing & tanning to page edges, owner's name & date in ink to fep) in d/w, VG (price clipped, some soiling to edges, 1cm closed tear to front upper edge).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Inside story of the famous British Formula One team by it's founding father, Raymond Mays (himself a successful racing driver in the 20s,30s and 40s) The Initial car powered by a fiendishly complex supercharged 16 cylinder engine was enormously controversial and never performed to it's potential in top level events, almost sank the team but it was rescued by the wealthy Owen family who's industrial complex supported the following (more successful) designs culminating in the 1962 V8 powered car which won the world championship in the hands of Graham Hill - which is the point at which this book was published. 240 pages plus many black and white photographs.Paperback in very good condition but the glue in the bindings on these paperbacks tend to dry out and pages can and do come loose when the book is opened.

Condition: Good. 1962. First Published. 240 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Binding remains firm. Pencil inscription to rear pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Spine is in good condition. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. The BRM story told by two men at its very heart. From failure to the ultimate prize of the World Championship. The dustwrapper has loose fitted protection.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. Dust Jacket: Yes. Unclipped. External Condition: Excellent condition. Internal Condition: Slightly spotted on top edge, otherwise excellent condition. Author/Editor: Mays, Raymond; Roberts, Peter. Publisher: Cassell. Year: 1962. Edition: 1st. Binding: Hardcover. Illustrated: Yes, B&W. Language: English. Page Count: 240. Keywords: Motor Racing, Silverstone, Grand Prix, BRM. The book for sale is the one in the photo.

Condition: Used - Good. Good paperback. New edition. First Pan printing (Pan T10), brought up to date. B&W illustrations. Pages yellowed; cover a little worn, with crease in spine.

Hardbound. Condition: Fine(1). The story of the B.R.M. First edition. With d/j Illustrated by: .

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Good clean firm interior, no usage marks or inscriptions but please note scattered foxing to prelim pages, contains numerous black and white photos, very good-plus clean firm boards; d/jacket has light shelf wear, rubs to top and lower edge but no nicks or tears and good appearance overall for the age, not price-clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. "Second edition January 1963" in Near Fine condition. Very faint bumping/rubbing at corners, otherwise in perfect condition. Dust jacket in Very Good condition. Some light wear and scuffing to edges at corner of spine and folds, light soiling along very edges of jacket where protective laminate terminates. Otherwise, nice bright cover with no tears. Jacket in protective mylar cover. See photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. In this book Raymond Mays tells an authoritative, lucid, frank and entertaining history of the BRM.The book is from the library of the late Michael Worthington-Williams, the motoring author and historian. Inventory # M6061.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. VG/VG dust jacket * Third Edition * owners bookplate * reliable packaging * experienced seller.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Cassell, London, UK. 3rd edition 1963. Hardcover. 240pp. 220x145mm (8.75x5.75") approx. Many b&w illustrations. Condition: very good in a very good dust jacket. Please see the photos of the actual item to asses its condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 2nd Edition. 240pp, b/w illustrated, b/w pictorial d/j with title in black to spine. Shelfwear including some creasing to d/j edges, small tears and a chip to top of d/j spine, some toning to eps and pages, foxing to front, rear and page edges. Mild toning to d/j. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good Minus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Minus. First Edition. First Edition. Motor Car Racing. Light shelfwear, spine lightly tanned, else clean and tidy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. "First published 1964" stated. No additional date, edition or printing indicated. Near fine plus, if not fine hardback in very good plus, if not near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Dust jacket has a 3/8 inch by 3/8 inch triangular chip to head of spine; a 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch chip to heel of spine; a 1 inch closed tear, a 1/2 inch closed tear and 1/2 inch hairline crease to top edge of front panel; a 1 inch by 3/8 inch chip to top edge of rear panel at fore-edge fold; `and additional moderate, if not minor wear to front panel, corners, edges and extremities. Only trivial additional signs of age/wear/ previous use to book and dust jacket. Appears to be signed by John Sprinzel and dated '03' at beginning of his chapter Four: "Against the Clock". Signed by Author(s).

1st ed. thus card covers Very nice copy small octavo xiii + 262pp., frontis., b/w plates, text ills., index, Brought up to date from the 1962 edition. Uncommon in this condition.

First edition, first printing. Published by Cassell in London, 1962. This is a very near fine copy. The dust wrapper, illustrated by Vic Berris, has some slight toning to the top edge and surface scratching. The top and tail of the spine is faded and slightly bumped. It has not been price clipped and shows the original 30/- net price. The boards are free from chips and marks. The signature of Stirling Moss is signed to the full title page in black ink. The text blocks are white, though there are a few spots of foxing to the top edge. Overall, this is a very near fine copy. Stirling Moss, whose signature is present here, tested for BRM in 1952 alongside Juan Manuel Fangio.