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| Shopify Unique ID: | 10561731494180 |
| Trademe Reference: | PR998 (151) |
| Category: |
Cars & Motorcycles Exploration & Adventure |
| New / Used: | Used |
Description
PEKING TO PARIS: A Journey Across two Continents in 1907
by Luigi Barzini
introduction by Luigi Barzini Jr
DESCRIPTION
ISBN: 0140095462
Format: small paperback
Published: Penguin Books 1986
Size (mm): 130 w x 200 h x 20 d
Pages: 357
SKU: A5/2508/U123
ABOUT
An amusing account of the maddest motor-car race of all time when the author and his devoted chauffeur Ettore travelled from Peking to Paris in 1907.
In March 1907, the Parisian newspaper Le Matin offered the world a challenge - 'Will anyone agree to go this summer from Peking to Paris by motorcar?' Prior to this time, the car was still a novelty, an expensive toy for a wealthy elite - hardly a dependable form of transport. the 14000km challenge was ultimately taken up by drivers of four different makes of automobile. There were to be no rules, no maps and for that matter, no roads for much of the route.
Includes monochrome images and map.
CONDITION
Excellent with light handling wear. Images depict all need to know detail.
REMARKS
See our other listing on the recreation 100 years later.
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