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STRATHCARRON, Lord: : MOTORING FOR PLEASURE. [Uncorrected proof copy.]

LONDON.STANLEY PAUL & CO LTD.,March 1963.

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UK,8vo paper wraps,uncorrected proof on proofing paper,no dw/dj - as issued.[Often of limited availability,the text of a forthcoming book,is printed and bound in softcovers for use by the author,editors, proofreaders and some favoured reviewers. For undecorated printed wraps,with minimal publication data imprinted - the produced/ released number of copies would almost certainly be less than 500,and most probably would tend to be around 200 copies.For glossy pictorial illustrated wrappers,produced numbers are often higher than 200,but either have a scarcity to them.Often errors or earlier versions of text appear in these proofs.Versions where the text has changed considerably are obviously considered more desirable by their nature.] VG+.No owner inscrptn. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original,pale green paper covers with black ink lettering to front+ spine/backstrip,rear panel plain; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears,splits present.Spine/backstrip considerably wrinkled vertically,but these are not reading creases,these come from the production method of the "perfect binding" technique - i.e. glueing of the signatures,rather than the sewn method.Top +fore-edges with very lightly aged/toned - much less than normally encountered or would expect for a book of its age; contents bright,tight,clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, would appear unread - apart from my own collation.UK,8vo paper wraps,uncorrected proof,1st thus,9-175pp [paginated] includes 16 chapters,b/w frntis+8pp of double-sided contemporary b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book, plus [unpaginated] half-title,b/w frntis,title page and separate contents+ illustrations lists/tables. David William Anthony Blyth Macpherson, 2nd Baron Strathcarron,b. January 23 1924; d. August 31 2006.Obsessed with motorcycles and pro-motoring,he was Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Motorcycling Group.In 1985,he called for motorcyclists to be allowed to use bus lanes and he also campaigned for minimum speed limits.More successfully,he'd worked hard to create the basic training system for learner riders,which was introduced in December 1990.As a Conservative peer,he only ever spoke on a handful of debates and he was voted out of the House of Lords in 1999,at which time,he was the longest serving member.He often gave anecdotal after-dinner speeches to the motor trade at which he could speak with authority - he'd owned nearly every type of motorcycle. After his military service,he began motor racing and was a competitor with Stirling Moss in the pioneering days of 500cc racing.He owned - and raced - a collection of vintage fast cars,including Bentleys, Alfa Romeos,Austin Healeys and Jensens.He was still an accomplished racing driver in 2000 when he won the annual Lords v Commons race at Brands Hatch,clocking up the fastest lap.His book Motoring for Pleasure (1963) told stories of his life in motor racing.He started as motoring correspondent for the Field in 1954 and continued until 2002, by which time he was writing for the website Hoot!,where his column was entitled View from a Peer. Since April 2013 and in March 2015,again in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item,for correct and insured (where necessary) shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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