- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used





Seller: Chase Rare Books, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomChase Rare Books
AbeBooks seller since October 6, 2022
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 150.00
Quantity: 1 available
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ROBINSON, W. Heath; BROWNE, K.R.G. How to Be a Motorist. London: Hutchinson & Co., [1939]. First edition. In England nowadays it is practically impossible to be both law-abiding and a car-owner; try as the latter may to keep abreast of regulations, new ones pop up at the rate of six a week Heath Robinson causing havoc on the roads. Chapters include How a Car Works; How to Choose a Car; Road Sense and Etiquette; Special Bodies, Accessories; Foreign Touring and Caravan Life, etc. (x), 116, [ii] pp. Illustrations by Heath Robinson throughout. Crown 8vo, original red cloth, blocked and lettered in black, slight fading at foot of front board. Pictorial endpapers partly browned. A very good in copy in the original Heath Robinson dust-jacket (slightly nicked and chipped, a few short tears with slight loss to top of spine and top of rear face, but substantially complete and a welcome survival).
Seller Inventory # CRB80
Bibliographic details
- Title
- How to Be a Motorist
- Author
- ROBINSON, W. Heath; BROWNE, K.R.G.
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co.
- Publication year
- 1939
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
Chase Rare Books
Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since October 6, 2022
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Established in 2022 by Florina Jenkins, Chase Rare Books is an online boutique specializing in first and rare editions in the field of modern and contemporary literature; travel; theatre; film and TV; fashion; biography & memoir. Florina is in constant pursuit of rare and fine books for her clients, she chases editions distinguished by their attractive dust-jackets, cover art and handsome bindings, as well as ‘one-of-a-kind’ copies bearing unique inscriptions, associations, and provenance. With a lifelong love for books, and over 15 years of experience in the rare book trade, Florina’s mission is to source beautiful, interesting, hard-to-get, out-of-print, and sometimes unique books. …
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Chase Rare Books
United Kingdom
Florina Jenkins
Chase Rare Books
3 Fulmer Chase, Stoke Common Road, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire SL3 6HB
florina@chaserarebooks.com
+44 (0)7776 198317
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