A HISTORY OF COACHBUILDING
Written by George Oliver
Published by Cassell
in 1962
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A HISTORY OF COACHBUILDING
Written by George Oliver.
Stock no. 2131931
1st.
1962.
Hardback.
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.
Front cover
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