Grummer Philippe Gaston (2 results)

HARDCOVER. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Signed Edition. Oblong octavo hardcovers in black boards; 736 pp. Complete in two volumes in dust jackets and slipcase. Signed by both authors on half-title page. #243 of 600 cc. Silver foil title to spine and front boards.Extensively illustrated with 1,023 original photographs, press articles, and records.Tight bindings, clean throughout. Fine. DJs: Fine. Slipcase: 3 inch tear with loss to front of slipcase; scratches to front edges. A history of Gaston Grümmer, one of the leading French coachbuilding houses of the interwar period. Written by Grümmer's youngest son and automotive historian Friry, these volumes set chronicles the transition from horse-drawn carriages to the "Aéroprofil" designs that defined the golden age of French luxury cars. Details collaborations with various manufacturers and features high-profile achievements such as the Hirondelle.Volume I covers heritage of Gaston Grümmer and his activities through 1933. Volume II continues the story through 1935 and includes an exhaustive appendix with a drawing register and chassis listings.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Limited Edition. This is a two volume hardback book published with a pictorial slipcase. This is an extensively illustrated Limited Edition book - this being Number 489 of 600 numbered copies which have been SIGNED by both authors. Volume 1 explains Gaston Grummer's heritage in the coachbuilding world. At the end of World War 1 he re-launched the family business as Societe Anonyme des Establissements Grummer and in 1924 he created his own company to build custom cars under the name Carrosserie Grummer.Volume Two continues the story and describes some of his finest achievements - the Hiriondelle and the Aeroprofil. it is followed by an exhaustive index detailing inter alia the company's archive of chassis listings and the drawing register. This is a large, heavy book which will require additional postage. Inventory # M6662. Signed by Author(s).