Stella & Rose's Books

CHALLENGE ME THE RACE
Written by Mike Hawthorn.
Stock no. 2139534
Published by Aston Publications. 1st thus 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New edition, with corrections. Autobiography of a racing driver. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 240 pages. ISBN: 0946627207. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Contents are browned but clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is faded to spine.

FERRARISSIMA 2
Written by Giancenzo Madaro.
Stock no. 2139329
Published by Automobilia. 1st ITALY 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Showcasing Ferrari road and racing cars. Limited edition of 5000 numbered copies. Large format. Black cloth boards, red title to spine. Colour photos. B/w diagrams. Text in English, French and Italian. 127 pages. 8 colour reproductions of paintings on Ferraris in pocket at rear. Some light wear to covers. This is Copy No. 2737. Artwork in pocket to rear is still present.

FERRARISSIMA 1
Written by Giancenzo Madaro.
Stock no. 2139328
Published by Automobilia. 1st ITALY 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Showcasing Ferrari road and racing cars. Limited edition of 5000 numbered copies. Large format. Colour photos. B/w diagrams. Text in English, French and Italian. 122 pages plus interview with Ferrari technicians and workers to rear. Italian facsimile booklet in pocket to rear (Il libretto di uso e manutenzione delle 212 Inter - 250 Mille Miglia - 340 Mexico 342 America. This is Copy No. 2806. Facsimile booklet to rear is still in rear pocket. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

CORVETTE: AMERICA'S SPORTS CAR
Written by Randy Leffingwell.
Stock no. 2138638
Published by Motorbooks International. 1st USA 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book chronicles the history of the Corvette, from the earliest first-generation solid-axle Corvettes, to the latest fifth-generation C5. Almost square format. Red cloth boards, white title to spine. Colour photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 0760301352. Pages 49-54 are miscut (publishing error), which means a little bit extra has been left on these page edges, with some creasing. Dustwrapper is covered in clear film, stuck to verso of wrapper, also stuck with sticky tape to pastedowns. Spine of dustwrapper is a little faded.

THE FORD THAT BEAT FERRARI: A RACING HISTORY OF THE GT40
Written by John S. Allen; Gordon J. Jones.
Stock no. 1823067
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. The GT40, placed 1-2-3 at Le Mans in 1966 and won the next three consecutive years. ISBN: 1844251136. Light score mark to front board. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at corners.

FERRARI 250 GTO: THE HISTORY OF A LEGEND
Written by Anthony Pritchard.
Stock no. 1822851
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Celebrating the 250 GTO by combining a detailed account of every aspect of this charismatic car's history with a magnificent collection of over 250 period photographs gathered from all over the world. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781844255467. Board corners lightly bumped. Contents fine. Red pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly rubbed at corners.

FERRARI CATALOGUE RAISONNE 1946-81 VOLUME 1
Written by Augusto Costantino.
Stock no. 2135418
Published by Automobilia. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Volume 1 ONLY of a 2 volume set. Red cloth with prancing horse vignette. White title to spine. Text in English, French and Italian. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. 199 pages. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Light edge-creasing to dustwrapper.

DAN GURNEY: THE ULTIMATE RACER
Written by Karl Ludvigsen.
Stock no. 1822626
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A stunning tour de force opens this new biography of Dan Gurney as Karl Ludvigsen chronicles one of the most dramatic periods of the American racer's career - the 60 days in May and June of 1967 in which he qualified on the front row at Indy and won at both Le Mans and Spa. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour photos. ISBN: 1859606555. Some light crinkling to some pages through fingering (not grubby). White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and slightly grubby.

FORMULA FERRARI
Written by Umberto Zapelloni.
Stock no. 1822015
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Glazed boards. The first official inside story of the most successful team in the history of Formula 1. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0340834714. Boards a little scuffed. Contents fine.

FERRARI IN RACING 1950-2001
No author listed.
Stock no. 1821767
Published by Haakman B.V.. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Oblong format. Colour & b/w photos.

INSIDE FERRARI
Written by Maurice Hamilton.
Stock no. 1821761
Published by Mitchell Beazley. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

For three dramtic F1 seasons, Ferrari granted photographer Jon Nicholson unprecedented, behind-the-scenes access to its factory, test facilities, and race garage. The result is this stunning collection of photographs revealing the private passion at the heart of this extraordinary team. Photography by Jon Nicholson. Large format. Red glazed boards with black and white titles. Colour photos throughout. 287 pages including index. ISBN: 9781845332709. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Red dustwrapper is faded at front spine edge and spine.

NIKI LAUDA
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 1821712
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition.

Driver Profiles: 2. Biography of the famous racing driver. Niki Lauda's tenacious recovery from the terrible injuries sustained when his Ferrari crashed in the 1976 German Grand Prix elevated him to the status of an international sporting hero. One of the most pragmatic men ever to drive a racing car, this volume reflects the shrewd mind, iron determination and wry sense of humour of someone committed to perfection and success in whatever sphere he operates. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 109 pages. ISBN: 0905138686. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents fine.