EUROPEAN SPORTS CARS OF THE FIFTIES The Survivors Series INSCRIBED BY DON RICARDO by Henry Rasmussen (Arroyo Grande, California: Picturama Publishing Corporation, 1978). First edition. Oblong quarto (9" by 11 3/8") [128] Pages Near fine in brushed chrome cloth with bright silver stamping; in a near fine, color photo-pictorial dust jacket with a small white abrasion to the cover and a few nicks. Twelve famous sports cars (and their current owners) of the early postwar era are the focal point of this lavishly illustrated volume. Big-band-era orchestra leader and car collector, Don Ricardo, is featured with his car (a Mercedes-Benz) in text and vintage photographs. Don Ricardo has inscribed and SIGNED this copy: "To my Wonderful Friend Howard Lucraft With sincere thanks Don Ricardo Sept- 84". Howard Lucraft was an orchestra leader, as well, and an arranger and composer. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST SIGNED EDITION BOOKS THANKS!