SOFTBACK ?ALBUM 146 IN THE SHIRE SERIES,? SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: Reprint.* Date of Publication: 1996 (1985)* Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Colour photo-illustrated soft card covers. No bumps or rubs. No creases to spine or hinge spine faded. VG+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, bright & tight. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no reading wear or tanning. FINE* Illustrations: A number of b/w photos & line drawings within text throughout.* Pages: 32 pp. text.* Product Description:- A simple but informative book relating to those motor vehicles produced between 1919 and 1930 such as the mass produced Austin Seven and the Bull-nosed Morris Cowley and the more prestigious Rolls Royce and Daimler Limousines. It includes as well the exciting sports models such as the Frazer Nash, the Alvis and the Bentley together with the Vauxhall 30/98. The author covers the changes in road conditions, the impact of changes in social history and the modernisation of manufacturing processes. A general history of motoring which will be of interest to all who are aficionados of motoring between the two world wars.* This is a NEAR FINE copy with some fading to the spine reducing it to VG+*

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Bookseller: Cocksparrow Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 3526
Title: Vintage Motor Cars (Shire Album)
Author: Boddy, Bill
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - F/VG+/ND
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint
ISBN 10: 0852637764
ISBN 13: 9780852637760
Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd
Place of Publication: Aylesbury Bucks. UK 32
Date Published: 1996-01-01
Size: 15 x 0.3 x 23 cm

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Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Bumps: Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Crisp: A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...