Spritely Years – signed first edition with dust jacket, excellent condition

by John Sprinzel

$400 · Offered by eBay

First edition

While working at Moss Motors, I became good friends with Ken and Barby Smith. Ken, aka Mr. MGB, had received this copy of John Sprinzel's book back in 2005, and John personalized it with the inscription, "Proves I'm still alive!" Sadly, neither John nor Ken can claim that anymore. Ken gifted me the book and I enjoyed the heck out of it. I'd been fortunate to work with Mr. Sprinzel on a few articles for the Moss Motoring magazine and chatted with him several times about our shared love for sailing. If you're reading this and were/are a Moss Motors customer and are wondering how an ex employee can ask $400 for a car book... well, let's just say Moss wasn't known for making its employees very wealthy, even those of us who were there for a long, long time. And... this is a fairly rare and precious book. A few years ago it was selling for $550. But, I know the LBC hobby is changing. I suspect my asking price may go down in time. Regardless, this book is a delightful piece of history. Some collector is going to enjoy it immensely. If you're looking at this listing, you likely know what the book is about. For those that don't, here's a quick overview: Renowned for his sportsmanship, his keen sense of humour and debunking wit, John Sprinzel is a natural communicator and his previous books, articles and television work introduced many to the excitement of competition motoring. As well as recounting John's own illustrious motorsport career this book also details the development and com

• Publisher: Patrick Stephens Limited
• Year: 1994
• Condition: Very Good

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