Published by Edita, Switzerland, 1982
ISBN 10: 2880011205 ISBN 13: 9782880011208
Seller: CHARLES BOSSOM, Ely, CAMBS, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hard Cloth Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. Numerous Photographs & Illustrations. Full Page Colour Plates (illustrator). First Edition. Automobile Year Lausanne. Dust jacket unclipped. Orange cloth with gilt titling. No ownership marks. 143 pages clean and tight. For nearly forty years following the turn of the century, motoring was primarily a sport or hobby. Only the most prosaic could have referred to the motorcar as a means of transport and have been immune to its charms. Not that the road to final acceptance of the fire-breathing horseless carriage would be smooth - or even surfaced. For in those days of pot holes and mud when a "sedan" was still just a chair carried by servants, there were many who fought tooth and nail - indeed literally with sticks and stones - to prevent this latest outrage against tradition from gaining too firm a foothold. THE GOLDEN AGE OF MOTORING presents a fascinating account of contemporary attitudes during this time of change. Comments on topics as diverse as the longing for speed, machines which had minds of their own, what the well-dressed lady motorist should wear, the advent of the motor race, last ditch attempts to ban automobiles for good; all are faithfully recorded just as they struck writers and illustrators of the era. The authentic flavour of the period is captured here by the many extracts from novels and motoring journals, by newspaper cuttings, and by illustrations carefully chosen to reflect all the passion, drama and humour of the days when few could remain indifferent to the lure of the motorcar. Size: 4to.
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