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The Road Is Yours: The Story of the Automobile and the Men Behind It
by Cleveland, Reginald M. And S. T. Williamson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +/good
- Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Greystone Press, 1951. Not stated. Hardcover. Good +/good. 304 pages, indexed and illustrated with many black and white photographs. The history of the automobile, from the early horseless buggy to the modern car of the early 1950's, with a prediction of how the industry would continue. Bright green cloth with antique car imprinted in black on front cover and black titles on spine. Minor edge wear to cover, lettering bright, corners and spine ends a little bumped, interior pages bright and clean with a little tanning to end papers, binding tight. Black illustrated jacket with white and yellow titles on front cover and spine is chipped at top edge of front cover and at spine ends, wrinkled and worn a little along edges, some creasing, mostly at back cover, small closed tear at top edge of back cover and a few chips along leading edge and spine edge of front and back covers, $3.75 price not clipped.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01515
- Title
- The Road Is Yours
- Author
- Cleveland, Reginald M. And S. T. Williamson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Not stated
- Publisher
- The Greystone Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- science, technology, history, automobiles,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Scraps of American History
Biblio member since 2012
Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
Unique bookstore in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We specialize in vintage and antiquarian volumes with an emphasis on history, but carry books on many subjects. Currently we are building a catalogue from a large collection. We have been members of Biblio.com since around 2001 under the name Greenberry House. Our descriptions are detailed and careful and we try to note every flaw. ALL of our books are photographed and show you the exact item you will receive. We ship within one business day of receipt of orders and generally do not add shipping charges to the amount on your original invoice.
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