BERTHON, DARELL (SECRETARY TO BENTLEY DRIVERS CLUB). A RACING HISTORY OF THE BENTLEY (1921-31). THE BODLEY HEAD, LONDON, 1956.

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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

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