[London] : Motor Racing Publications Limited. [1949]. First Edition
4to, 420 pps, 46 plates, (many fold-out) and line drawings through the text, together with an 8vo booklet, 32 pp, printed paper wrappers, “Supplement containing: Corrigenda and Addenda, Index, List of Line Illustrations in the Text, and List of Graphs” inserted in a pocket inside back cover, original publisher’s cloth, minor wear, a sound copy.
“This book is written with three distinct, if related, sections. The first of these gives a summarised history of Grand Prix racing in 1906-39 ; the second paints a broad picture of engineering development in this period by describing seventeen typical Grand Prix cars [including a Blower Bentley see p.182 et seq] with specification lists.... ; whilst the third section provides a contiuous historical narrative of technical change and relates engineering factors to road performance”. - from the Foreword.
The exceptional line drawings and cross-sectional views are by L. C. Cresswell, the finest engineering draughtsman of his age.