SHUNT: The story of James Hunt. [Foreword Jody Scheckter; Prologue by Striling Moss.] [Author SIGNED copy.]

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn,but author's handwritten, blue felt-tip pen ink signature - without dedication - to half-title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy subject b/w portrait photographic illustrated front panel+spine of dw/dj with author's capitalised,black-lettered name; capitalised,white lettered part-title and lower case,white-lettered sub-title and other capitalise white-lettered information - Foreword + Prologue by SHECKTER & MOSS respectively - also with a black circular adhesive roundel with white-lettered 'Signed by the author at Waterstone's',spine/backstrip with b/w continuation of front photograph with thumbnail portrait photograph detail to its head with similarly capitalised+coloured title from front; capitalised,white-lettered author name and black-lettered publisher's name to foot,rear panel with two red background horizontal bands/strips,top+ lower,with friends' black-lettered quotes within same,a central white background horizontal and with subject's thumbnail,portrait colour photograph and a black lettered potted biography.Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks, tears or splits present,front panel with some minimal scoring though one scoring penetrated to board beneath leaving a light impression,and other minor superficial indents to both panels.Top+fore-edges though lightly aged/toned,still bright and clean without any foxing or spotting; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a navy blue headband,and clean, repeated red monochrome photograph of subject racing on a circuit track.UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,vi-xxxvipp+1-764pp [paginated] includes verso of dedication page,Contents list/table, Appendices list/table (XV - 15), an Epigram (by Rudyard Kipling from poem,IF) with blank verso, author's Acknowledgements,a Prologue by Stirling Moss,a prologue separator page,Foreword by Jody Scheckter,title separator page,a Preface,46 chapters each with subject's thumbnail b/w autobiographical photographic chapter headpiece,64pp contemporary autobiographical b/w+colour photographs in 4 blocks of 16pp apiece,between pp125/25,pp252/53,pp476/77 and pp604/5 respectively,Appendices (15),a 2pp Bibliography and an Index.Plus [unpaginated] author SIGNED half-title,title page,and a dedication page. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particulalrly internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the dw/dj exterior faults that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is still an exceptional copy for its cleanliness,brightness and an uncommon SIGNED example from this well-known and specialist author. James Hunt is remembered more for his girlefriends and wild personal exploits than for his skills in a race car.But the excesses of his glamorous life cannot hide the fact that he was,in many people's opinion,the fastest driver on the Formula One circuits in the 1970s. In an era dominated by the likes of Emerson Fitipaldi, Niki Lauda and Ronnie Peterson,Hunt stood out in terms of raw speed and his seemingly effortless ability to plant a Formula One car on pole position.In this full and comprehensive account of the life of James Hunt, the author and his researchers have examined every detail of the driver's life - from his very earliest days to the last hours of his existence - as well as the lives of the people he left behind.It is the story of a man who started his racing career penniless,earned millions in a lifetime of success,but,in an astonishing twist of fate,at the end of his life,died exactly as he had begun - penniless.It is a story many have tried to tell; but never in such a complete way.This is that story. Please contact seller,because of the heavier weight and the value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded, after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then 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. **