Lot 257
Grand Prix Racing 1906 - 1914 by T.A.S.O. Mathieson
published by Connoisseur Automobiles, 1965. 260pp with good illustrations and text concerning the golden age of motor racing under the auspices of 'De Automobile Club de France'. In sound condition, but the illustrated slipcase split, with applied tape. By the same author, Racing Cars 1919 - 1939, a rare book with a DJ but torn; Motoraces and Motor-Racing with Mercedes-Benz, both by George Monkhouse, 1937 edition, without DJs; Speed on Salt by Eyston and Bradley, 1st ed.,1936, much foxing and no DJ; A Racing History of the Bentley by Berthon, 2nd ed., 1962, without DJ; A Record of Motor Racing 1894-1908 by Gerald Rose, published by Motor Racing Publications, being a quality reprint of the 1909 1st ed., this one dated 1949, 322pp, detailed text of most of the well-known motor-car races between 1894 and 1908, with mechanical specifications, appendices, entry lists and results, torn and soiled DJ, and other titles. (10)
