{"product_id":"peking-to-paris-a-journey-across-two-continents-in-1907-by-luigi-barzini","title":"PEKING TO PARIS: A Journey Across two Continents in 1907 by Luigi Barzini","description":"\u003cp\u003ePEKING TO PARIS: A Journey Across two Continents in 1907\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby Luigi Barzini\u003cbr\u003e\nintroduction by Luigi Barzini Jr\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 0140095462\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Penguin Books 1986\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 130 w x 200 h x 20 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 357\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A5\/2508\/U123\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nAn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes monochrome images and map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent with light handling wear. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nSee our other listing on the recreation 100 years later.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55452334686500,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/2243772392.jpg?v=1793224486","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/peking-to-paris-a-journey-across-two-continents-in-1907-by-luigi-barzini","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}