Motor Racing
by S C H Davis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Iliffe and Sons Limited , 1932. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6" . S C H Davis . A lovely copy of this fist edition memoir of motor racing in the twentieth century by Sammy Davis. A lovely first edition of this work by British racing driver Sammy Davis, who narrates of his career in the motor racing world from early days, with records of his first big race in England and numerous other races from 1921 to 1930, as well as a chapter dedicated to breaking records and an epilogue. Illustrated with six maps, sketches in text by the author, and thirty-two full page photographs. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding over paper covered boards. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, with minor soiling to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. With a minor faint spotting to the fore edge, affecting only the occasional leaf, otherwise the pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with six maps and sketches in text by the author, as well as thirty-two full page plates. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 795A63
- Title
- Motor Racing
- Author
- S C H Davis
- Illustrator
- S C H Davis
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Iliffe and Sons Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- first editions motoring racing sammy davis motoring
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Shelf Wear
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fore Edge
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- First Edition
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