Man and the Motor Car (in original dust jacket)
New York: National Bureau Of Casualty And Surety Underwriters, 1936. Hardcover. Presumed first edition. Hardcover in navy blue cloth lettered in gilt. xvi+ 256 pp. with index. Illustrated with drawings and diagrams in the next. Fine in the striking three-color deco design dust jacket, with a few minor faults to the top edge, light soling to the blank rear panel. A guide book (of sorts) to driving in the 1930s. Includes chapters on the nature and habits of drivers, his psychology and attitudes, highways, "codes of the road", the "art of driving" (under special conditions, in traffic, etc), car maintenance, accidents, pedestrians. Fine / very good. Item #E24888
Price: $35.00
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