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BERTHON, Darell. A racing history of the Bentley (1921-31). The Bodley Head, 1956.
Price: US$35.43 + shipping
Description: 1st edition, in dark green cloth with gilt. Internally VG; some loss of colour to cloth on boards; lettering on spine very dull & worn Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket)
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Price: US$38.65 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1956, 1st. Quarto. 143pp. Illustrated. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles. Minor shelf-wear. A 'Very Good' copy.
Seller: Kerr & Sons Booksellers ABA, Cartmel, CMA, United Kingdom
BERTHON, Darell. A racing history of the Bentley(1921-31). Bodley Head,, 1956.
Price: US$41.22 + shipping
Description: 1st edition, 1956, in dark green cloth with gilt; B&W illustrations. Internally VG; a little loss of colour / glaze on front board Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket)
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Berthon Darell. A Racing History of the Bentley (1921-31). BODLEY HEAD, 1956.
Price: US$48.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Classic account of the great years of the racing Bentleys with full details of all main races. 143pp, well illustrated. Generally a VG clean copy, a couple of small adhension marks to title page, in original green boards. The scarce dust wrapper is largely complete but has an area of loss to rear lower corner and some wear to spine ends. Size: Small 4to
Seller: Martin Bott Bookdealers Ltd, Felixstowe, United Kingdom
Berthon, Darell.. A Racing History of the Bentley (1921 - 31).. The Bodley Head., London., 1956.
Price: US$57.97 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition 1956. Illustrated throughout. Very good in original cloth. Heavily chipped and sellotaped dustwrapper. Generally very good. 144 p.
Seller: James Hine, Ilminster, SOMER, United Kingdom
Darell Berthon. A Racing History of the Bentley (1921-31). The Bodley Head, London, 1956.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Description: 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.
Seller: La Playa Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$96.62 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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
Seller: Camilla's Bookshop, Eastbourne, SX, United Kingdom
BERTHON, Darell. A Racing History of the Bentley (1921-1931). London: The Bodley Head, 1956.
Price: US$128.83 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Quarto, pp 144. Introduction by W.O. Bentley. Bound in green cloth covered hard boards with gilt lettering to the spine and a large gilt Bentley flying wings emblem to the upper board. In the original dust jacket which has the lower corner of the front flap clipped and a printed price of 30s net present. A detailed racing history of Bentley in the 1920's and early 1930's with appendices, racing records and maps of the main racing circuits at which the Bentleys raced. Fine condition book in a VG- jacket that is chipped at the bottom of the spine and edge worn.
Seller: Picture This (ABA, ILAB, IVPDA), Sunningdale, United Kingdom