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1961 Motoring Guide of India
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Description
Colour Plates, First Edition, Folding Maps, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce
The very scarce first edition of this work. Many editions were subsequently published from the 1960s to the 1980s, all of which are very scarce.
A fascinating guide to motoring in twentieth century India, produced by the Automobile Association of Eastern India, which was founded in 1904, and is the national body representing all major vehicle and vehicular engine manufacturers in India.
Retaining the acetate Dunlop bookmark.
With vignette and photographic illustrations throughout, with a folding colour map, and with two large folding maps in a pocket to the rear.
Collated, complete.
With contemporary advertisements throughout.
A comprehensive guide to motoring in India, with notes on touring, car care, and currencies, and suggested itineraries.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Boards bright. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with a touch of fraying in these regions. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Significant closed tears and chipping to one folding map, with half of map detached but present.
Very Good
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