[Rarebooks] FS: Motor Memories INSCRIBED to Eddie Rickenbacker, price reduced
Charles Agvent
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Sat Dec 23 15:45:11 EST 2017
Price reduced to $150 NET
LEWIS, Eugene W. (RICKENBACKER, Eddie). MOTOR MEMORIES. A SAGA OF
WHIRLING GEARS. Detroit: Alved, 1947. First Edition. Illustrated with
photographs and drawings. This copy INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author
on the front endpaper to an early automobile pioneer: "To Capt. Eddie
Rickenbacker,/My old friend of early/motor car days/with all good
wishes/and admiration for/his contribution then/and since to
higher/principles of living/and working./Eugene Lewis/Detroit/July 26'
48." Medal of Honor-winning aviator Eddie Rickenbacker served as
Pershing's staff driver before he became a combat pilot. He first gained
fame in the formative years of auto racing as a driver. Before owning
and operating the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he participated in some
of the first 500-mile races held there finishing in tenth place in 1914.
Rickenbacker flew a total of 300 combat hours, reportedly more than any
other U.S. pilot in World War I, and his 26 victories as a pilot
constituted an American record that stood until World War II. After the
war, he started an unsuccessful automobile company, but his most lasting
business endeavor was his lifelong leadership of Eastern Air Lines which
Rickenbacker transformed from a small airline to a major international
transportation company. Very Good, without dustwrapper. (#013938)
$250.00
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