History of the Motor Car
by Matteucci, Marco
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Turin: New English Library. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1970. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full light brown cloth with a blind-stamped antique auto on the front cover, gilt lettering on spine. Profusely illustrated with b&w and color drawings and photographs. . Head and heel of spine are lightly rubbed, light shelf-wear to bottom edge of front cover, a small ding in the top edge of the front cover and light foxing on the title page, else unmarked, tight, square and clean. VERY GOOD+. . B&W and color photographs. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 376, xvi pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17080
- Title
- History of the Motor Car
- Author
- Matteucci, Marco
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus. 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New English Library
- Place of Publication
- Turin
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- Automobiles, Antique Cars, Reference, History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science, Medicine & Technology; Reference;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- Spine
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- Heel
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- Title Page
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- Gilt
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Tight
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- New
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