Chasing the Title: MEMORABLE MOMENTS FROM FIFTY YEARS OF FORMULA 1.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn, no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour montage'd photographic illustrated dw/dj,with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - though there are a couple of inevitable,acquired minor indents/slight scoring marks to both panels of dw/dj.Described hard,but fairly and honestly. Top edge slightly aged/toned,fore-edges brighter; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - possibly unread? Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,b/w headband,and immaculate speckled,pale slate grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB +dw/dj,1st edn,6-304pp [paginated] includes contents list,foreword by Frank Williams,author's introduction,23 chapters/sections,32pp and 16pp of contemporary b/w+ colour photographs in 2 separate blocks between pp127/8 and 208/9 respectively,and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages.
The annual battle for the Formula 1 World Championship represents an astonishing expenditure of effort,involving thousands of people and millions of dollars,and attracting a vast global television audience.
Inevitably it breeds charismatic characters and breathtaking levels of skill and achievemnet.A fine blend of these men and moments forms the basis of this superb book specially written to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the World Championship,and illustrated with a superb collection of nostalgic photographs.
There are few motor racing journalists who can distil the essence and chart the evolution of Formula 1 as effectively
as Nigel Roebuck.Part autobiography,part reminiscence, part race record,'Chasing the Title' reflects high and low spots,conversations and encounters spanning his 30 years as a chronicler of Grand Prix racing.
Roebuck's finely crafted prose,familiar to readers of his popular Fifth Column in 'Autosport',is by turns witty and grave,moving and hilarious.We meet many of those central to the sport,past and present,re-live classic races,and gain a privileged insight into the characters and motivations of many of the great drivers,from Juan Manuel Fangio to Mikka Hakkinen,Ayrton Senna to Michael Schumacher.
Nigel Roebuch's authoritative and varied perspectives on the sport combine to provide a rare treat from one of Formula 1's most respected observers,whose material seldom appears in book form.
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