The Kings of the Road.

PURDY, Ken W.

$475.00

Item Number: 129712

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1952.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrations. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

This book is a classic in its field, and has been reprinted numerous times in various forms. It is an introduction to the world of classic cars and the people who designed and manufactured them, not only as means of personal transportation, but with an eye to artistic design, dependability and most of all, elegance. In the early years of automobiles, auto manufacturers, like Duesenberg and Rolls Royce manufactured the essential car.