THREE-POINTED STAR: THE STORY OF MERCEDES-BENZ CARS AND THEIR RACING SUCCESSES
Written by David Scott-Moncrieff, St. John C. Nixon, Clarence Paget
Published by Cassell & Company Limited
in 1955
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THREE-POINTED STAR: THE STORY OF MERCEDES-BENZ CARS AND THEIR RACING SUCCESSES
Written by David Scott-Moncrieff, St. John C. Nixon, Clarence Paget.
Stock no. 1810823
1st.
1955.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
The story of the rise of Mercedes-Benz begins in the middle of the 19th century with the early years of two great motoring pioneers, Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. xvi and 360 pages including index. Vertical crease to spine where the book has been read. Small inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block a little grubby but contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-chipped with fading and large amount of loss to spine (see photo) - tape repair now yellowed to verso, grubby to rear panel.
THREE-POINTED STAR: THE STORY OF MERCEDES-BENZ CARS AND THEIR RACING SUCCESSES
Written by David Scott-Moncrieff, St. John C. Nixon, Clarence Paget.
Stock no. 1711495
1st.
1955.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The story of the rise of Mercedes-Benz begins in the middle of the 19th century with the early years of two great motoring pioneers, Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. xvi and 360 pages including index. Spine and corners lightly shelf-worn. Foxing mainly to text block, prelims and endpapers. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge-creased, spine faded and rear panel a little grubby.
Front cover
Contents
- 1: A STAR IS BORN, 1900
- KARL BENZ
- GOTTLIEB DAIMER
- 2:RISING STAR, 1900-1922
- MERCEDES AND MAYBACH, 1900-1903
- MERCEDES AND MAYBACK, 1904-1907
- MORE BENZ
- PAUL DAIMLER
- 3: BLAZING STARLIGHT 1922-1934
- FERDINAND PORSCHE
- 4: STAR TRIUMPHANT, 1934-1939
- MERCEDES-BENZ v. AUTO-UNION
- 5: STAR PHOENIX, 1945-
- RENNLEITER NEUBAUER
- MERCEDES-BENZ, 1945-1966
- THE NEW GENERATION, 1966-1979
- APPENDIXES
- I: ROBERT BOSCH
- II: KARL BENZ'S FIRST CAR OF 1885
- III: GOTTLIEB DAIMLER'S ENGINE OF 1885
- IV: THE FIRST MERCEDES CAR
- V: THE MODELS 33/180K, 36/220S, 38/250SS, SSK and SSKL SUPERCHARGED SUPER SPORTS MERCEDES-BENZ CARS
- VI: BENZ-CARS 1885-1926
- VII: CANNSTATT-DAIMLER CARS
- VIII: MERCEDES AND MERCEDES-BENZ CARS 1900-1979
- IX: SUCCESSES ACHIEVED BY CANNSTATT-DAIMLER, PHOENIX-DAIMLER, BENZ, MERCEDES AND MERCEDES BENZ CARS FROM 1894