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THE LURE OF SPEED

by Henry Segrave

Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1st. 1928

Good condition. Autobiography of Major Henry Segrave, an early British pioneer in land speed and water speed records. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 286 pages.

Spine is browned with some marks. Bumping to corners. A few marks to covers. '1st' written in red ink to front endpaper. Endpapers & text block browned. Foxing throughout.

Stock no. 2133952

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Contents

  • I. Speed Qua Speed
  • II. Racing - Past, Present, and Future
  • III. Why Firms Race
  • IV. On Accidents
  • V. The Grand Prix
  • VI. My First Year's Racing
  • VII. 1922
  • VIII. 1923
  • IX. 1924
  • X. 1925
  • XI. 1926
  • XII. 1926
  • XIII. 1927
  • XIV. My Arrival in America
  • XV. The Future of Racing Cars
  • XVI. Some Observations
  • XVII. The Romance of the Road and What it Means

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