PAWLOWSKI GASTON DE [Copy on green paper]. - Lot 317

PAWLOWSKI GASTON DE [Copy on green paper]. My racing car. Copy on green paper with original drawings Paris, 1923, Ollendorff, collection "Le roman de Sport", in-12 full flamed chagrin, square spine with alternating gilt and blind motifs, gilt head. Bound by Capell. 192pp. black illustrations in text by Jean Routier. Cover boards and spine preserved (both copies). Bound with a copy on green paper enriched with 3 original drawings by Routier. First edition. "I've never been able to stand small cars. They make me feel good. That's because we weigh about the same." Today, G. de Pawlowski (1874-1933) is best known for his science-fiction work "Journey to the Land of the Fourth Dimension", published in 1911. But he was above all a sports journalist, editor of La vie au grand air and director of the weekly Le Vélo. A friend of Tristan Bernard and Apollinaire, he enjoyed cycling, mountaineering and motor racing. Henri Capelle, bookbinder at 72 rue Rodier in Paris, worked from the early 20th century to around 1950 (Fléty, p.38).