The Racing Car: Development and Design

The first edition of an attractive illustrated history on the development of the racing car, including intricate drawings by George A. Oliver. The first edition of The Racing Car: Development and Design, an attractive illustrated history on the designs of different racing cars, written by Cecil Clutton, Cecil Clutton, Cyril Posthumus and Denis Jenkinson.In the publisher's original cloth, in the original clipped dust wrapper. Contains a frontispiece, and all other one-hundred and four illustrations, including intricate drawings by George A. Oliver. Collated complete.Clutton, Posthumous and Jenkinson trace the development of the racing car from its beginnings in 1895 up into the era of unsupercharged racing at the time of publishing. Across the history, we are offered analysis and commentary of the different technologies and impactful cars that entered the circuit. In the publisher's original cloth, in the original clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with minimal marks. Small bumps to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Dust wrapper is bright and clean with minimal edgewear. Minor fading to wrapper spine and a small spot to head of wrapper spine. Decorative end papers are clean. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed.…