Stirling Moss's Book of Motor Sports
by Stirling Moss; Wayne Mineau
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Cassell and Company Ltd, 1955. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7.5". None. An illustrated guide to motoring by International Motorsports Hall of Fame member, Stirling Moss. Illustrated highly throughout with photographs. Chapters include: how to become a racing driver, the art of driving fast, team control and tactics, and famous racing and sports cars of today. Written by Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss, a British Formula One racing driver and member of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. Winner of 212 of the 529 races he entered, he is described as "he greatest driver never to win the World Championship". Between 1955 and 1961 Moss finished as championship runner-up four times and in third place another three times. Edited by Wayne Mineau. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper also smart with light shelf wear, minor chipping and the odd small closed tear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting to the endpapers only. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 844T58
- Title
- Stirling Moss's Book of Motor Sports
- Author
- Stirling Moss; Wayne Mineau
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 10" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- Stirling Motor Sport Mineau Motor
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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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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- Chipping
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