Very Rare book on the Italian motorcycle racer Omobono Tenni "The Black Devil" who was twice European champion and raced from the mid 1920s-1940s and won 47 Grands Prix for Moto Guzzi including the 1937 Lightweight TT.
He also raced Maserati cars i 1936-7, in Grands Prix and was a class winner in the Mille Miglia.
He died in a track crash the same day as fellow Italian hero Varzi at the Swiss GP in 1948
195 large pages hardback issued in 1988. Italian Text.
Masses of period photos. Fascinating stuff on a rider who is perhaps less well remembered now, outside Italy, than he should be.Book is in very good condition, Jacket has some discoloring of the spine area where the white has gone ivory , as these are prone to do with age. (see photo) otherwise very good too. Italian Text
