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rja438713 — <p>UK8vo HBdw/djillustrated1st edn. VG/VG-. No owner inscrptn but price-clipped dw/dj. Book is out-of-printas publisher ceased trading in the 1980's. Brightglossy laminated colour photographic illustrated dw/dj - subject's portrait photograph to frontand trackside racing-car scene to rear panel along with Rindt's white-lettered facsimile printed signaturewith some negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners as both topbottom edges of dw/dj are aged sellotape strengthened.Both inner flaps of dw/dj were once sellotaped to pastedownsbut now are free and have left residual ghosting of sellotape to pastedowns and both free endpapers.Top edges with some slight ageing/toningfore-edges similar with some sporadic foxing/spotting to same; contents generally brighttight and clean - text body near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners. Publisher's brightcleansharp-corneredoriginal plain black cloth boards with brightcrispblocked gilt letters to spine/backstripand the aforementioned affectedplain white endpapers with sellotape marks.UK8vo HBdw/djillustrated 1st edn11-207pp paginated includes an Introduction by Jackie Stewart with his facsimile signature towards foot of same32 chapters38 contemporary b/w photographs interspersed throughout the book and the texta Motor Racing World Champions list to rear; plus unpaginated half-titletitle pagesseparate ContentsIllustration lists/tablesNina Rindt's facsimile letter/tributeand dedication.<br />1970 was unique in one tragic respect in the field of Grand Prix racing.It was the first year in which the World Champion did not live to see his victory.Jochen Rindt was killed while practising for the Italian Grand Prix in Septemberat which time although he had won five Grand Prix races in the 1970 season his victory was still unconfirmed; it was not until the US Grand Prix was won by Emerson Fittipaldi that it was certain that no other driver could surpass his 45 points.And so knowledge of his winning the prize for which through so many set-backs he had struggled for seven years eluded him.<br />Born in 1942 of wealthy parentsJochen Rindt was brought up in Austriataking up motor racing seriously when he was 21. After some years with Coopersand a year with Brabham he joined Lotus in 1969to gain victory for them in 1970.With his rebellious temperament and love of the high lifehe became hero-worshipped by the crowdsand his presence gave motor racing a panache and excitement it had lacked for some years. <br />Jochen Rindt had begun work on this book with Heinz Pruller some time before his deathand after the tragedy it was complete with the help and support of Nina RindtJochen's beautiful Finnish wifewho writes of it 'I am sure this book will be the most true story about Jochen and his life.'<br />Heinz Prullerthe author of this book was a close friend of Jochen and they had actually started work on it before the tragic death of Jochen at Monza.<br />Heinz Pruller is a well-known motor-racing journalist and radio and television commentatorboth in his native Austria and on the international motor-racing scene.<br />Book is out-of-printas publisher ceased trading in the 1980's.<br />William Kimber himselfworked for Hutchinson for about 17 years before founding "William Kimber & Co" in 1950.It specialized in aviation war memoirs autobiographies and motor-racing titles until 1973 when "Haunted Cornwall" took off and the Ghost Stories became another specialty.The company was bought by Thorsons in 1988and therefore ceased publishing under that name.<br />William Kimber was purchased by Thorsons in 1988 and therefore ceased publishing under that name.Thorsons was purchased by William Collins in 1989.William Collins became wholly owned by News Corporation in 1990and was then incorporated into HarperCollins Publishers.The name of William Kimber has not been used for publishing since thatmaking all previously published titles by them out-of-printunder that name.<br />Please contact sellerfor correct shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! <br />N.B. ALL buyers please notethat stocks' actual shipping/Pp costs are adjusted and any difference is refundedafter order's receipt and before the order's despatchespecially if the items are offered either Pp included/FREE.<br /> N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can nowin some casescost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essencethen Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. </p> LONDON.WILLIAM KIMBER,1971. hardcover