FERRARI, Enzo.

Le Mie Gioie Terribili.

"THINK AS A WINNER AND ACT AS A WINNER. YOU’LL BE QUITE LIKELY TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL": FIRST Italian EDITION OF Ferrari's Autobiography Le Mie Gioie Terribili; Lengthily Inscribed by Him in the Month of Publication

Italy: Cappelli Editore, 1962.

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First Italian edition and true first of Ferrari's memoirs. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the month of publication on the title page, "a.. Napoleone" Pilogallo con viva cordiality Ferrari 1/12/62." The recipient, Lorenzo Pilogallo was a well-known motoring journalist and friend of Ferrari. He is also mentioned in the book Il Flobert by Enzo Ferrari in 1976. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. An exceptional association.

Enzo Ferrari was an Italian motor racing driver and entrepreneur, the founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently the Ferrari automobile marque. Notorious for his strong personality and controversial management style, Ferrari’s automotive career began when he won the Coppa Acerbo for Alfa Romeo, a success which encouraged him to build his own raceteam and factory Alfa cars in the early 1930s. It was during this era that the iconic prancing horse emblem created by Italian fighter pilot Francesco Baracca, now synonymous with the brand, emerged.