H E Ashfield (2 results)

soft. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Publication: Meltham, David Brown Tractor Club Ltd., 2003 Formatting: 8vo, pp. 96. Condition Report: Near Fine. The book remains in tightly bound, unread condition, presenting exceptionally well for a softcover volume of its vintage. The glossy pictorial card wraps are bright and entirely free from reading creases to the spine or panels, exhibiting only the most negligible traces of shelf contact to the extreme corner tips. The text block is square and firm. Internally, the pages are crisp, bright, and uniformly clean, devoid of any foxing, age-toning, or structural weakness. An excellently preserved, collector-quality copy. Catalogue Note: Published in 2003 as a direct continuation of Ashfieldâs first volume (My Career as an Engineer), this iteration was produced exclusively by the David Brown Tractor Club Ltd. The text provides an invaluable, granular insight into the post-war mechanical evolution and corporate history of the David Brown Corporation, authored by a man whose professional tenure with the company spanned over four decades. The volume is profusely illustrated throughout with archival photographs, schematics, and personal snapshots documenting everything from tractor design idiosyncrasies to international marketing ventures. While copies can still be sourced directly through enthusiast club networks, the title remains decidedly uncommon across standard open-market antiquarian platforms, rendering this well-preserved copy highly desirable for agricultural historians and David Brown collectors. Spanning more than forty years of dedicated service with the David Brown Corporation, H. E. Ashfield's second volume of memoirs offers a captivating, behind-the-scenes look at mid-century British agricultural engineering. From the intricacies of diesel engine design and the challenges of independent front suspension, to humorous anecdotes of global tractor sales in Quebec, Poland, and India, Ashfield delivers a richly detailed and highly personal corporate history. It is an essential read for both tractor enthusiasts and historians of British manufacturing. N/A (illustrator).…

Laminated Pictoral Stiff Card. Condition: Fine. First Edition. B/w Illustrations in Text. (illustrator).