NINE THOUSAND MILES IN EIGHT WEEKS. HON. MRS. VICTOR A. BRUCE. Heath Cranton Limited, 1927, 1st Ed.

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Short review: The Hon. Mrs. Victor A. Bruce (10 November 1895 – 21 May 1990) was a British record-breaking racing motorist, speedboat racer, aviator in the 1920s and 1930s, and later, successful businesswoman. She is less-commonly referred to as Mary Petre Bruce, Mildred Bruce, Mildred Mary Bruce, or Mary Victor Bruce, in contemporary references. She borrowed an AC Six car (PF6465) from Selwyn Edge. On 28 January 1927, she departed Monte Carlo on an 8,000 miles (12,875 km) endurance trial through Italy, Sicily, Tunisia, Morocco, Spain, and France. There, she drove the car 1,000 miles (1609 km) around the Montlhéry oval circuit near Paris, then finally returned to England. The book is the account of this epic journey, first of many in her full of adventure life.

Transcript of title page: Nine Thousand Miles / in Eight Weeks / Being an Account of an Epic Journey by / Motor-Car through Eleven Countries and / Two Continents / by / The Hon. Mrs. Victor A. Bruce / + [HC] / ILLUSTRATED FROM PHOTOGRAPHS / HEATH CRANTON LIMITED / 6 FLEET LANE LONDON E.C.4 / 1927`

Foreword: Robert W. Beare, Motoring Editor of the "Daily Sketch". Frontispiece: Mildred Bruce, photo by Lenare.

Language: The book is written in English.

Book Condition: Used - Good, for a copy of 90 years old. Lackluster cover (blue cloth discoloured), edges and corners with some light wear and bumped wear to head and tail of spine; the spine is also more obscured than the rest of the cover, with faded lettering. Some minor rips (only cutting lines, often imperceptible) in margins of 5 or 6 pages or plates. For the rest, inside, the pages are absolutely free of foxing, stains, moist or any type of browning; the interior is very clean; bookbinding is also tight, very strong, there no even unusual separation between pages at the whole book. Of course, the integrity of the work is full (no missing pages or plates). The overall condition of the volume is easily assessable in the photos.

About the book: Published by Heath Cranton Limited in London in 1927 (1st Edition). Size: 22 x 15,5 cm. (4,8 cm. thick). Hardback, blue published cloth. No dust jacket. Contains 51 illustrations in B & W (photographs) outside text and on glossy paper (plates) plus two identical double maps, in initial and end guards, as a decoration of the binding. 254 pages.

Weight: 0.727 Kg.

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Transcripción de página de título: Nine Thousand Miles / in Eight Weeks / Being an Account of an Epic Journey by / Motor-Car through Eleven Countries and / Two Continents / by / The Hon. Mrs. Victor A. Bruce / + [HC] / ILLUSTRATED FROM PHOTOGRAPHS / HEATH CRANTON LIMITED / 6 FLEET LANE LONDON E.C.4 / 1927

Prólogo: Robert W. Beare. Frontispicio: 'Mildred Bruce', foto de Lenare.

El libro está escrito en inglés.

Su estado de conservación es normal/bueno, con señales de uso y paso del tiempo normales para un ejemplar de unos 90 años de antigüedad. Cubierta deslucida, bordes y esquinas con desgastes puntuales y lomo oscurecido; algunos leves rotos (únicamente líneas de corte, muchas veces imperceptibles) en márgenes de 5 o 6 páginas o láminas. Por lo demás, las páginas no tienen en absoluto puntos de óxido ni manchas de humedad ni de ningún tipo; el interior está muy limpio; la encuadernación también es muy sólida, no hay ni siquiera separación de pliegos en ningún punto del libro. Por supuesto, la integridad de la obra es plena (no hay ninguna página o lámina faltante). El estado general del volumen es fácilmente valorable en las fotos.

Sobre el libro: Publicado por Heath Cranton Limited en Londres (Reino Unido) en 1927 (primera edición). Dimensiones: 22 x 15,5 cm. (4,8 cm. de grosor). Tapa dura, tela editorial en azul (con los dorados de las tipografías del lomo difuminados). No conserva la sobrecubierta original. Contiene 51 ilustraciones en B&N (fotografías) fuera de texto y sobre papel satinado (en láminas), además de dos mapas dobles idénticos, en guardas iniciales y finales, a modo de decoración de encuadernado. 254 páginas.