50 Years Of Watching The Fords Go By by Ford Motor Company Australia; Mahony, William Francis (drawings and cover art) - no date (1953)

Geelong: Ford Motor Company of Australia Pty Ltd printed by Geo. A. List & Sons, no date (1953). 1st Edition. paperback. Good. landscape 12mo. b&w illustrations Scarce piece of Ford (Australia) memorabilia, only one copy in Australian collections (National Library); illustrated potted history of Ford cars, published to mark the company's 50th anniversary (1953); includes b&w photo illustrations and cartoons/drawings throughout by Francis William Mahony, who also provides a nice piece of cover art showing three Fords from a Model T to a family sedan; rear cover shows the future of Ford cars in the form of two colour images of the XL-500; fragile item, stapled wraps (holding), some light edgewear and creases to pages, occasional light stains, o.w. Good throughout; wraps edgeworn and rubbed, knock to foot of spine with subsequent creases.