Birkin henry tim (10 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Little wear to boards. Pages tanned with some spotting. DJ has tears and loss to edges.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Lacking Jacket. Little Sign Of Mechanical Wear But Has Foxing To Edges And Endpapers.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Sir Henry Ralph Stanley Birkin Bt., better known as 'Tim' after the children's comic book character, Tiger Tim, will be remembered as one of the most daring and sporting of pre-war racing drivers. A contemporary of Sir Henry Segrave and Sir Malcolm Campbell he was regarded as one of the most famous drivers of the period. He twice won the Le Mans 24 Hour race in 1929 and 1931. One of the glamorous 'Bentley Boys', silk scarf flying in the wind, he was a fearless and ferociously fast competitor. On one occasion at Le Mans he took on the challenge of pushing the Mercedes SSK of Rudi Caracciola to breaking point. He succeeded; passing the German on the Mulsanne straight, two wheels on the grass, one tyre in shreds, at 126 m.p.h. He continued driving, pedal to the floor, breaking the lap record in the process. Belying his daredevil image, Sir Henry was an unassuming, shy man who suffered from a stammer but was passionate in his belief that Great Britain should be a preeminent motor racing nation. Full Throttle captures at first hand Birkin's accounts of the excitement and thrills of racing that he so loved. It was first published in 1932, the year before he died at the age of 36 as a result of burns incurred from leaning on a hot exhaust pipe after finishing 3rd at the Tripoli Grand Prix. This illustrated Daredevil Books edition features a new foreword by Allan Winn, former CEO of Brooklands Museum and reflections on Birkin's life by Derek Bell, five times Le Mans winner.…

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Reprint . Foreword by Rt. Hon. the Earl Howe. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed. The boards are in good condition. There is light foxing around the block of the book and on the early and last pages of the book. Tightly bound and presented beautifully in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

G. T. Foulis & Co, London. 1945. Reprint . Harback no DW. Brown cloth boards. Illustrated in black and white. A well read copy with worn, partially faded covers and a lean to spine. Pages browned and slightly foxed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Dust Jacket Included. THE DUST JACKET HAS A PLASTIC PROTECTIVE COVER WHICH IS RUBBED. THE JACKET IS RUBBED, THE CORNERS AND EDGES ARE BUMPED AND CREASED. THE SPINE IS RUBBED. THERE IS A 5CM TEAR TO THE BASE OF THE SPINE AND A SMALL TEAR TO THE TOP. THERE IS A SMALL TEAR TO THE TOP EDGE OF THE REAR JACKET. THERE IS MILD FOXING TO THE PAGE EDGES. THE PRICE HAS BEEN CLIPPED AND THERE IS A SMALL TEAR. THE FRONT INSIDE BOARD HAS A SMALL STICKER TO THE BASE. THERE IS A PENNED NAME AND ADDRESS TO THE FFEP. THE BINDING IS TIGHT. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.…

8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, plates and full-page illustrations in the text, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; green cloth, gilt back, uncut, backstrip lightly faded (but all gilt wholly legible), a bright, crisp, clean copy.

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