Bruce McLaren: Life and Legacy of Excellence, Karl Ludvigsen

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Bruce McLaren: Life and Legacy of Excellence, Karl Ludvigsen

Name: Bruce McLaren: Life and Legacy of Excellence, Karl Ludvigsen
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Bruce McLaren: Life and Legacy of Excellence, Karl Ludvigsen — 1st Edition

Publication: Sparkford, Haynes Publishing, 2001

Formatting: 4to, pp. 208.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The primary blue cloth boards remain cleanly preserved and sharp, featuring bright, unoxidised gilt lettering to the spine. The binding is remarkably tight and square, suggesting the volume has been sparsely read or handled. Internally, the pages are uniformly bright, crisp, and entirely free from foxing, moisture damage, or internal markings, retaining a fresh, well-kept quality throughout. The original dust jacket is likewise in excellent order, remaining bright, fully intact, and unclipped, exhibiting only the faintest trace of superficial shelf-wear to the extremities, presenting beautifully overall.

Catalogue Note: First Edition. This volume is comprehensively illustrated throughout with period black-and-white and colour photographs documenting McLaren's career on both sides of the Atlantic, accompanied by a dedicated portrait frontispiece and a foreword by Robin Herd CBE. The physical construction is robust, and the primary blue cloth binding confirms this as the true first edition, first impression.

Given its enduring appeal to motorsport historians and Formula 1 enthusiasts, well-preserved first printings of this specific title, especially those retaining a tight, unread binding and a crisp, damage-free dust jacket, have become increasingly sought after in the secondary market, elevating its scarcity compared to standard, high-circulation automotive biographies.

Bruce McLaren arrived in Europe in 1958 on a scholarship from the New Zealand Grand Prix Association, virtually unknown except for an endorsement from Jack Brabham. The impact he made was sensational. As this fascinating biography relates, by the time of his fatal testing accident twelve years later, he had established himself on both sides of the Atlantic as a driver-engineer of extraordinary versatility, simultaneously founding the team that went on to become one of the most successful in Formula 1 history. Extensively illustrated with a wealth of period photographs, this enthralling volume, the sixth in the respected Ludvigsen/Haynes driver series, honours the man who gave motor racing an unparalleled legacy of excellence.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Karl Ludvigsen

Book Publisher: Haynes Publishing

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Autobiography, Biography & Memoirs

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 208

Book Publication Year: 2001

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: Ludvigsen/Haynes driver series

Country/region of manufacture: Sparkford, United Kingdom

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