Language: English
Published by G T Foulis & Co Ltd, London, 1936
Seller: C. Parritt, Derby, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
US$ 166.02
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketCloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Not dated, presumed 1936 1st edition. 206pp. Fair/None. Includes signatures of the author and Malcolm Campbell. Grey cloth boards with minor rubbing to edges/spine, some soiling browning. Contents fairly good with some spotting/browning to first few pages and back endpapers, minor splitting to hinges. B&W photos to centre. Original signatures of Hans Stuck and Malcolm Campbell stuck to title page and foreword page. A collection of experiences, anecdotes and instructional articles contributed by some of the world's most famous authorities on motor sport. famous racing drivers of the day and their cars, including Malcolm Campbell's Blue Bird, and photos of various military tanks. Includes printed examples of the autographs of various famous drivers, and photos of Foreword by Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948) after he achieved the Land Speed Record, but a few years before he conquered the Water Speed Record. Hans Stuck (1900-1978), also known as Hans Stuck von Villiez, was a German racing driver who achieved many Grand Prix successes racing for Auto Union in the early 1930s. Later, he dominated hillclimbing racing, earning the nickname 'King of the Mountains'. Ernst Gunther Burggaller (1896-1940) was a German racing driver and fighter pilot who died in a plane crash during WWII. Signed by Author(s).