A Fair, fragile copy of a book which ".has been compiled with three general classes of readers in mind, i.e., the student, the repairman, and the car owner." From the Title Page:"Simple, Thorough and Practical; Twenty-Second Edition" Extensive wear to blue boards with the white lettering on the spine still readable. Label residue on front boards. Spot on rear boards. Slight fraying near top of spine to front boards. There are three Front End Sheets to explain the revisions. Some of the folded plates have not been refolded correctly, causing pages to protrude along the top page edgings. Wear to page edgings with sunning. Separation between the Verso & Preface pages goes down to the spine. The Table of Contents include the following subjects:"General Assembly; The Gasoline Engine; Carburetion; Cooling And Lubrication; Electricity: Ignition; Engine Starters; Electric Generator; Electrical Systems; Troubles, Testing, Adjusting; Storage Battery; Tires; Operating And Car Of A Car; Automobile Repairing; Commercial Cars & Tractors; Miscellaneous Subjects; Addenda" There are 86 Instruction Numbers. Some illustrations are in color. From "Front End Sheet No. 1":"There are Two Indexes.There are Six Sections of Addenda.There are Ten Inserts.Two Kinds of Specifications.There are 1,483 Pages" From Verso:""Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia" has passed through 22 editions and many impressions, and is recognized as an authority throughout the English-speaking world." Due to the weight of the volume, extra postage will be required for overseas shipment. Seller Inventory # 002798

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Title: Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine ...

Publisher: The Goodheart-Willcox Company, Inc., Chicago

Publication Date: 1950

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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