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A HISTORY OF COACHBUILDING

by George Oliver

Published by Cassell. 1st. 1962

Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper. An account of the changing trends in motor-car design in Britain, on the Continent and in the United States. A Montagu Motor Book. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, illustrations and diagrams. 216 pages including index.

SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to half-title page. Tape marks to endpapers, pastedowns and dustwrapper flaps. Minor foxing to outer page edges. Dustwrapper is price-cut with closed tear to top of front panel, grubby at edges. Includes postcard and a letter from the author.

Stock no. 2131931

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Contents

  • 1. The Forerunners
  • 2. Horseless Carriage to Motor-car
  • 3. The Move towards Simplicity and Unity
  • 4. All-steel Developments
  • 5. The Emergence of the Motor-car
  • 6. The Cult of the Compound Curve
  • 7. Return to Excellence
  • Appendix: A Summary of Body Types

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