Talbot-Lago Grand Sport The Car From Paris by Peter Larsen, 2 Vol. Slipcase Set

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These two books were published in a Very Limited Edition of 700 copies. 100 Deluxe Copies, Leather Bound with Slipcase, and numbered 1 to 100. An additional 600 Cloth Bound Copies, also with Slipcase, and numbered 1 to 600. The items for sale are #459 in the cloth bound edition.
The items for sale appear to be in "As New Condition", and do not appear to have ever been read.
By Peter M. Larsen with Ben Erickson.
The Talbot-Lago Grand Sport was an automobile destined for the grand cru sportsman and chic Parisian society in equal measure. It was a grand gesture, and the final flowering in France of the great tradition of the truly custom motorcar. The chassis was built to carry coachwork that was the last expression anywhere in the world of grand style and luxury. The Grand Sport was outrageously exclusive and something for the very few. Not just because of its price, which was stratospheric, or its limited practicality, which was irrelevant: this was a car that was chic, ritzy, aristocratic and sharp as a knife all at once.
Volume I tells the story of how the Grand Sport was born in the bleak post-war years. It is the story of how Talbot-Lago came into being, and the incredible tale of Anthony Lago’s life with his rise from refugee to penniless car dealer in London and finally luxury car maker in France. The post-war history of the marque is dealt with in great detail, additionally there is an in-depth discussion of the chassis and its components. A large section is devoted to a history of every single carrossier who bodied a Grand Sport chassis. 640 pages.
Volume II contains a detailed chassis by chassis history of every single Grand Sport laid down by the factory. 230 pages.
Winner of the 2013 Nicholas-Joseph Cugnot Award