From Steam Carts to Minicars: A History of Motor Cars
by Snellgrove, L. E
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Longmans Green & Co, 1961. Grey cloth, black text on spine. Black & Red stamped vignette of an early model car on front panel. 128pp. includes Land Speed Records & Index. B/w Plates & Drawings. Slight wear to upper and lower edges. Trace of foxing to endpapers & text block edges. From Horse-drawn carriages, Steam Coaches and Edwardian cars to The Le Mans 24 Hour Race, The Fastest Man on Earth, Lorries and Buses, The Monte Carlo Rally and much more. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by T. Jacques and G. Lane . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- All Booked (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003483
- Title
- From Steam Carts to Minicars: A History of Motor Cars
- Author
- Snellgrove, L. E
- Illustrator
- T. Jacques and G. Lane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans Green & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- History Transportation Automobile Motor-car
- Bookseller catalogs
- History - General; Transportation;
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