Volkswagen Guide: Service and Secrets of the World's Most Talked-About Small Car
by Carroll, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good -/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Sports Car Press, 1958 Cloth. Gilt title and spine lettering (spine lettering damaged). Good-/No Jacket Scarce. Part of Modern Sports Car Series. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and diagrams. History of the Volkswagen and information about "fun with your Volkswagen" today (1958). First two chapters describe the early days: "Hitler Orders a Peoples Car," and "The Great Volkswagen Lottery," which discusses sales of the first VW's by pass-book savings plan and the fate of the project during the war years. Spine and upper third of front cover are sunned and show signs of damp-exposure. Narrow margin of light dampstain to upper page edges. Wide masking tape has been used to reinforce/repair front hinge and bottom edge of title page and verso; text unaffected. Otherwise clean and tight with only very light wear.
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- Bookseller
- The Curiosity Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10771
- Title
- Volkswagen Guide: Service and Secrets of the World's Most Talked-About Small Car
- Author
- Carroll, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Publisher
- Sports Car Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
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