The Crown of the Road: The Story of the RACV Tapa dura - 1983

Melbourne: The Macmillan Company, 1983. Hardback with dust-wrapper. 170pp. Illus. 1st edition 1983. D/w spine slightly faded. A decent copy. (r42). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

South Melbourne, Macmillan first edition - hard cover in dust jacket People began motoring in Victoria at the dawn of the twentieth century when wind power, horse power, steam power and a little primitive gas and electric power turned the wheels of a sedate late Victorian age. In 1903, the Automobile Club of Victoria was begun with the 'aim of promoting members' use and enjoyment of the new vehicles'. This book tells of the first eighty years. 267 x 186mm., pp. 6 (prelim.), 170, b/w plates, index. Hard cover in d.j. Contents, NO INSCRIPTIONS. NEAR FINE/VG+ ISBN: 0333356292

Macmillan Co. of Australia, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very clean bright copy. The jacket has some dulling down and a short closed tear.

Macmillan, Melbourne, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. foreword by author, index. Cream coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with numerous contemporary and modern black and white photographs. Brown coloured boards with white coloured titles to spine. Very minor rubbing to the book corners and to the head and the heel of the spine. Minor shelf wear evident. Photographic dustwrapper, showing a Bugatti car taking part in an early hill climb, with light tan coloured background with blue coloured titles to front panel and backstrip. Minor rubbing to the dustwrapper corners with heavy fading of the backstrip. This is the first eighty years of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria -- RACV. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. 170 pages,. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel &… Leer más

Macmillan, Melbourne, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. foreword by author, index. Cream coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with numerous contemporary and modern black and white photographs. Brown coloured boards with white coloured titles to spine. Very minor rubbing to the book corners and to the head and the heel of the spine. Minor shelf wear evident. Gift (Christmas) tag affixed to the free front end paper. Photographic dustwrapper, showing a Bugatti car taking part in an early hill climb, with light tan coloured background with blue coloured titles to front panel and backstrip. Minor rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and panels. Sunning to the backstrip and to the top quarter inch of the front panel. This is the first eighty years of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria -- RACV. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. 170 pages,. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Please refer to… Leer más

Macmillan, Australia, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardcover. 170 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Macmillan, Australia, 1983. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Spine has heavy reading creases. Dust jacket has light creasing. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. Dust jacket has uneven fading and minor creasing. Taped tear at base of jacket spine. Minor edgewear to boards. Minor spine lean. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Automobiles & Vehicles; ISBN: 0333356292. ISBN/EAN: 9780333356296. Inventory No: 19120126.. 9780333356296

Macmillan, Australia, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Hardcover. 170 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Macmillan, Australia, 1983. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Spine has heavy reading creases. Dust jacket has light creasing. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. *** Quantity Available: 2. Category: Automobiles & Vehicles; ISBN: 0333356292. ISBN/EAN: 9780333356296. Inventory No: 18040469.. 9780333356296

Macmillan Co. of Australia, 1983. Unbound. Good.