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(London: The Bodley Head: 1956) First Edition Gilt decorated cloth pp. 144 (254 x 190 mm) Illust. First Edition. Near fine in good dust-jacket. which is chipped and somewhat worn.

London: The Bodley Head, 1956. Hardcover . Used/Good. 8vo (7-5/8 x 10). Dark green cloth with 4-inch crease marks to upper corner of front and back panel (apparently dropped on its corner, with no other signs of damage). In bright, illustrated DJ with chunks missing from extremities and rubbed and lightly stained back panel. 8vo (7-5/8 x 10). Dark green cloth with 4-inch crease marks to upper corner of front and back panel (apparently dropped on its corner, with no other signs of damage). In bright, illustrated DJ with chunks missing from extremities and rubbed and lightly stained back panel.

LONDON: THE BODLEY HEAD. BOUND IN CLEAN GREEN CLOTH WITH GILT TITLES TO SPINE, THIS 1956 HARDCOVER FIRST EDITION IS SIGNED BY AUTHOR DARELL BERTHON (SECRETARY TO BENTLEY DRIVERS CLUB0 ON VERSO OF TITLE PAGE WITH DATE OF SIGNING 24/3/1956; CONDITION IS VG. 144pp WITHAUTHOR'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, INTRODUCTION BY W.0. BENTLEY, WHO IS PICTURED IN RACING BENTLEY ON FRONTIS PHOTO. ALSO,SEVEN CHAPTERS AS FOLLOWS : INTRODUCTION, THE EXPERIMENTAL ENGINE, THE RACING ENGINE (1921-1930), APPENDICES LIST BROOKLANDS RACE SUCCESS (SEVEN RACES), MAP OF RACING CIRCUITS, TABLE OF STATISTICS AND DRIVERS WITH PHOTOS AND THEIR RACES. CLEAN ENDPAPERS, SOUND BINDING WITH GILT BLOCKED BENTLEY WINGS TO FRONT BOARD. CONDITION VG . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1956.

United Kingdom: Bodley Head, 1956. First Edition. Complete record of the racing history of the Bentley Car to 1931. Gift inscription to front endpaper. Jacket is edgeworn in places with several small closed repaired tears/scuffs plus a small patch of loss against the front head of spine. Clean condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 144 Pages.