MOTORS ANd MOTORING, 1907

BOUND IN 4to BLACK HARDCOVERS, WITH CLEAR GILT TITLES TO FRONT BOARD, WITH RED/GILT MARBLED ENDPAPERS, GILT DENTELLES AND PORTRAIT OF EDWARD 7TH. THE BOOK IS A REVIEW AND HISTORY OF MOTORING AS IT WAS IN 1907, WITH CHAPTERS AS FOLLOWS. CHAPTER ONE TAKES US FROM EARLY EXPERIMENTS BACK TO THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY, THROUGH THE STEAM CAR TO THE MODERN COMBUSTION ENGINE HAS TURNED A MOTORING PUBLIC INTO A NATION OF MECHANICS. PHOTOS OF R.A.C SENOR MEN. INCLUDING PRESIDENT SIR DAVID SOLOMONS.CHAPTER 2 DEALS WITH R.A.C. AND BROOKLANDS (PHOTOS), CHAP 3 THE RISE OF AUTOMOBILISM AND THE MOTOR UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN. CHAP. 4 DEALS WITH THE SOCIETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS. CHAP 5. MESSRS STAKER AND SQUIRE AND THEIR PETROL BUS. CHAP 6. ON TALBOT CARDS. CHAP 7 ON ARGYLL MOTORS OF GLASGOW AND THEIR 4-CYLINDER CAR, PHOTOS OF 3 MODELS. CHAP 7. ON RENAULT FRERES, PHOTO OF RACING CAR. CHAP 8. ON ARROL-JOHNSON CO. AND DIRECTOR JOHN S. NAPIER INCLUDING 30 H.P. CAR. CHAP 9 ON THE WOLSELY TOOL CO. CHAP 10 ON VINOT CARS. CHAP 11,WATERLOO MOTOR WORKS. CHAP 12 THE GERMAN CARS OF THEO MASUL WITH 6 CYLINDER MODELS; PHOTOS SHOW CRANKS AND GEARS. WITH CHAINLESS CAR ILLUSTRATED. CHAP 13 ON REO CARS LTD; AMERICAN CARS COME TO BRITAIN. THE BOOK REVIEWS THE LATEST IN AUTOMOBILE DEVELOPMENT, WITH PERIOD PHOTOS ON EVERY PAGE. SOME LIGHT RUBBINFG TO SPINE AND LIGHT WEAR TO BOARD EDGES AND CORNERS.170pp CONDITION GOOD.…