Jim Clark at the Wheel. The World Motor Racing Champion's Own Story - SIGNED and Inscribed by Ian Scott-Watson

CLARK, Jim

Published by London: Arthur Barker, 1964

About this Item

First edition. Octavo, pp 208. Illustrated with photographs. Bound in green cloth covered hard boards; in the original price clipped dust jacket. First book about Jim Clark, written in the period between his two World Championships. This book has been SIGNED to the title page by Ian Scott Watson. Scott Watson is one of the dedicatees of this book, and he compiled the detailed appendices of Clark's racing records. Scott-Watson is credited by Clark in his author's note as "the man without whose help and constant encouragement I would probably never have embarked upon a motor racing career". Facing the title page is the frontispiece photograph of Clark leaning against a Lotus Elan to which Scott-Watson has inscribed the following: "My old Elan still exists! Now beautifully restored. Believed to be the very first Elan. Sept 2002. Ian Scott Watson". Near Fine condition book with just a small knock to the bottom of the spine and in a Near Fine jacket. Uncommon book and with excellent association.

Seller Inventory # B5107

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jim Clark at the Wheel. The World Motor Racing Champion's Own Story - SIGNED and Inscribed by Ian Scott-Watson
• Publisher: London: Arthur Barker
• Publication Date: 1964
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Motoring & Motor Racing