William F. Nolan's Edited Books About Auto Racing
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William F. Nolan's first racing book was an anthology. He co-edited the book with Charles Beaumont, and it was Bill's first hardcover book. The anthology has forty-three stories and articles about auto racing, with the introduction and prefaces by Nolan and Beaumont.
"Omnibus of Speed: An Introduction to the World of Motor Sport"
Edited by William F. Nolan and
Charles Beaumont
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Hardcover - 1958 - 480 pages - 1st Ed
Trivia: Nolan and Beaumont also collaborated on unsigned pieces for several comic books, contributing art and stories in the 1950's.
"Omnibus of Speed"
London: Stanley Paul - 1961
Hardcover - 223 pages
1st British Edition
An abridged edition containing only twenty-two of the forty-three pieces and omits the illustrations.
Trivia: This was Nolan's first foreign book.
Bill's second edited race anthology collects fourteen racing driver profiles, of which three are printed here for the first time.
"Men of Thunder: Fabled Daredevils of Motor Sport"
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Hardcover - 1964 - 256 pages
1st edition
Men of Thunder: Fabled Daredevils of Motor Sport as:
"Selections from Men of Thunder"
New York: Bantam Pathfinder Ed.
Paperback - 1966 - 150 pages
Omits two of the fourteen profiles.
Trivia: The copyright information inside this book incorrectly lists the date as February, 1965 when in fact it was 1966.
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