in the original dust jacket. Red cloth binding with gilt title on the spine.

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Please view our photographs: Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A large, red coloured, hardback book, with gorgeous bold gilt title impressions, running along the spine. The book is in good condition, with normal wear and marks applicable, consistent with use and age. 352 pages all intact, all pages, text and illustrations are in good, clean, readable order. The book covers all significant makes of car offered for sale from pioneering days of the industry to the 1970’s. Listed from A to Z are more than 4000 marques, from AAA to Zwickau, each entry giving a concise account of the manufacturer’s history and recalling principle models. The text has been compiled by a team of experts and its accompanied by more than 1000 illustrations, including some photographs published here for the first time, along with contemporary advertisements. An introduction reviews the history of the automobile from the steam precursors of the first successful cars built by Daimler and Benz in the 1880’s to the sophisticated creations of the 1970’s, and includes sections covering the evolution of mass production, new model development and manufacture. There are also biographies of famous manufacturers and a comprehensive glossary of automotive terms. This book is an authoritative and highly readable reference work which will be valued by enthusiasts and historians alike.