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Books, Postcards etc. - Civil War, Photos
9:00 AM PT - Nov 22nd, 2008

 

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1429 Danby Road

Ithaca, NY 14850-6071
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Lot 9002 save

Wallis-Tayler MOTOR CARS 1897 Rare Automobile 1st

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Title: Motor Cars or Power-Carriages for Common Roads
Author: A. J. Wallis-Tayler
Publisher: Crosby Lockwood and Son (London)
Printing Year: 1897 First edition

Condition/Details: Bound in pebbled blue cloth with bright gilt embossing, this antique volume is one of the earliest and rarest books on the automobile. The work contains numerous illustrations, diagrams, and technical tables, and three appendixes: A) Summary of the Provisions of Parliament; B) Local Government Board Regulations; C) The Carriage of Petroleum; D) Taxes on Motor Carriages. The volume shows light external age/wear, and is solidly bound with clean, bright pages. The book measures approximately 5.25" x 7.25" and contains 200/iv/48/16 pages. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $4.50

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