Alberto Ascari, Tazio Nuvolari, Rudolf Caracciola, Achille Varzi, Juan Manuel Fangio, Richard Seaman, Raymond Sommer, Stirling Moss, & Wilbur Shaw : Nine Grand Prix Champion F1 Racing Drivers Who Made History (first American printing) The Devil Behind Them + an original 1954 Alberto Ascari Ferrari Racing Card laid-in

Bentley, John

Published by Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1958

About this Item

Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. 1958. 249 pages. First American Edition, first printing. This elusive edition precedes the UK first edition by one year. Book is tight. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Burgundy cloth stamped in orange. Underneath DJ flap is a previous owner's bookplate adhered to front pastedown. Endpapers show toning with a clipped corner. Laid-in is an original 1954 Kane Products Modern Racing Cars card #21, of Alberto Ascari driving for Ferrari. Original orange DJ with price-clipped front flap with $4.95 price stamped on flap. DJ shows minor chipping with light soiling. Minor light sunning and soiling to DJ spine. This uncommon American edition precedes the UK edition as does the orange DJ, which precedes the green DJ by one year. VG/VG with original 1954 Alberto Ascari racing card laid-in.

Seller Inventory # 004248

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Alberto Ascari, Tazio Nuvolari, Rudolf Caracciola, Achille Varzi, Juan Manuel Fangio, Richard Seaman, Raymond Sommer, Stirling Moss, & Wilbur Shaw : Nine Grand Prix Champion F1 Racing Drivers Who Made History (first American printing) The Devil Behind Them + an original 1954 Alberto Ascari Ferrari Racing Card laid-in
• Publisher: Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs
• Publication Date: 1958
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1 kilogram
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