A Pictorial History of the Automobile is a 9 x 12-inch, 256-page, three-pound book with several hundred captioned photos and text that cover the history of the automobile from its very beginning in 1769 to 1953.  Since the book was written in the early 1950’s, the significant events in automotive history from 1890 onward were still fresh in the minds of the author and the many people and resources available to him.

 

Some of the many facets of automobile history covered in the book include: The Automobile Before 1903, How Our Cars Got That Way – Famous Firsts, The Cars We Drove, The Places We Went, The Troubles We Had, Celebrities and Their Cars, The First National Automobile Show and many others.  Keep this book on your coffee table for handy reference and hours of enjoyable reading and study.

 

Due to its size and weight, this item will be shipped USPS Economy Shipping.  USA buyers only. Thanks for looking and please check out my other competitively priced listings.