Malcolm Campbell, My Thirty Years of Speed, first edition, 1935
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Malcolm Campbell, My Thirty Years of Speed, first edition, 1935

Campbell (Sir Malcolm) My Thirty Years of Speed

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London, Hutchinson, [1935].

First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 10/6.

Land speed record holder, adventurer, treasure hunter and avid motor racer Sir Malcolm Campbell recounts his exciting life.

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A very good copy of the book, in somewhat spotted and frayed and jacket, but overall very good.

Photographic plates.

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