{"product_id":"nigel-mansell-my-autobiography-james-allen-1996","title":"Nigel Mansell by Nigel Mansell OBE \u0026 James Allen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNigel Mansell (Ted Smart Edition in Illustrated Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Formula One and IndyCar Champion's Own Account of His Racing Career, Written with James Allen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nigel Mansell: My Autobiography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nigel Mansell OBE \u0026amp; James Allen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ted Smart (first published by Collins Willow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers), London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1996\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780583323062\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0583323065\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ted Smart edition, 1996, first published in 1995 by Collins Willow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers. Reprinted 1995 (four times) as stated on the copyright page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's printed pictorial hardcover boards, with a dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Octavo hardcover with colour photographic plates. No maps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The dark boards carry a printed photographic design matching the jacket. They are clean, with only slight speckling or dust marks visible on the dark surface.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text pages are clean and bright, with no foxing or markings. The hinge and endpaper are clean, with a few tiny specks. The book opens normally. Colour photographic plates are included.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present, in a protective archival-type plastic cover. The glossy jacket carries a portrait of Mansell on the front and a family photograph on the back. It is clean and bright, with slight specks to the flap. A pink round price sticker is on the jacket spine near the foot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNigel Mansell: My Autobiography is the racing driver's own account of his career, written with the motoring journalist James Allen. It follows him from his early days in junior single-seaters through his years in Formula One, including his time at Lotus and Williams, and on to his IndyCar season in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMansell won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1992 with Williams and the PPG IndyCar World Series in 1993. In 1992 he set new single-season records for wins and pole positions. The book also touches on his family and life away from the circuit, and its colour plates include images from his racing and personal life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the Ted Smart edition of 1996, issued after the original Collins Willow publication of 1995. It is a clean, presentable copy in its illustrated dust jacket, and suits followers of British motorsport and collectors of Formula One biography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: James Allen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Allen is a British journalist and former television commentator, born in Liverpool in 1966. He began in motorsport in the late 1980s, working as a press officer with Brabham and Scuderia Italia, and later became ITV's lead Formula One commentator until 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis first book was this ghost-written autobiography of Nigel Mansell, published by HarperCollins. He has since written two books on Michael Schumacher, Quest for Redemption (also published as Driven to Extremes) and The Edge of Greatness, as well as Ferrari: From Inside and Outside, published in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNigel Mansell autobiography · Nigel Mansell My Autobiography James Allen · Formula One champion memoir · 1992 F1 world champion book · Nigel Mansell IndyCar book · Ted Smart edition 1996 · motor racing biography hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ted Smart (first published by Collins Willow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58794013163823,"sku":"TCB-000530","price":185.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/nigel-mansell06263_cover_1.jpg?v=1793996077","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/nigel-mansell-my-autobiography-james-allen-1996","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}