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THE EARLY HISTORY OF MOTORING

by Claude Johnson

Published by Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd.. 1st. 1927

Almost very good condition. Also includes fascinating period adverts. White cloth spine, grey paper boards. B/w photos. Colour illustrations. 80 pages plus lxiv pages of adverts to front and rear.

Wear and scuffing to boards which are browned and have a few other marks. Original Rolls-Royce bookmark still attached and present inside front of book. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Contents are still very good.

Stock no. 2133371

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Contents

  • Chapter One: Introduction
  • Chapter Two: Gottlieb Daimler
  • Chapter Three: Benz and Others
  • Chapter Four: M. Emile Levassor
  • Chapter Five: The First Trial of Modern Vehicles
  • Chapter Six: The French Races
  • Chapter Seven: Some Events of 1895
  • Chapter Eight: Automobilism in England in 1896
  • Chapter Nine: Automobilism in 1897
  • Chapter Ten: Automobilism in 1898
  • Chapter Eleven: Automobilism in 1899
  • Chapter Twelve: Automobilism in 1900

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