This work presents some of the world's most brilliantly conceived cars from the 1930s to the mid-1960s, the 'Golden Age' of car-making, including masterpieces by Bugatti, Duesenberg, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, and others.
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This work presents some of the world's most brilliantly conceived cars from the 1930s to the mid-1960s, the 'Golden Age' of car-making, including masterpieces by Bugatti, Duesenberg, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, and others.
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Add this copy of The Allure of the Automobile: Driving in Style, 1930 to cart. $8.94, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Skira Rizzoli.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. A celebration of the finest designs of the Golden Age of automotive design. 'The Allure of the Automobile' presents eighteen of the world's rarest and most brilliantly conceived cars from 1930 to the mid-1960s, including masterpieces from Bugatti, Dusenberg, Delage, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, and Ferrari. Created for the privileged few (and in some cases previously owned by Clark Gable and Steve McQueen), these luxurious, custom-built automobiles embodied speed, style, and elegance; they influenced and were influenced by contemporary art, architecture, fashion, and design. Many of the featured automobiles are one of a kind or were built largely by hand and in small numbers. The racing motorcar is a potent symbol of twentieth-century modernity, embodying speed, style, elegance, and good design. Whether a practical tool or part of a celluloid fantasy, the automobile remains a powerful symbol embedded in our collective cultural consciousness. This book contains an illustrated text with period photographs of the cars, exploring the evolution of the automobile from the opulent and luxurious French custom coachwork models of the early 1930s to post-World War II triumphs of German engineering to the supremacy of Italian sport-car design in the second half of the century. Oversized black cloth binding, blindstamped on the front, and lettered in silver down the spine. Mylar wrapped to preserve.
Add this copy of The Allure of the Automobile: Driving in Style, 1930 to cart. $34.00, good condition, Sold by Found Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Skira Rizzoli.
Add this copy of The Allure of the Automobile: Driving in Style, 1930 to cart. $34.01, new condition, Sold by A Book Corner rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Beaverton, OR, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Skira Rizzoli.
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New. Hardback with dust jacket. Dust jacket is in good condition. Cover edges and corners in good shape. Spine is tight. Pages are clean, no markings, notes or stains. Ships from Friends bookstore to benefit Beaverton (Oregon) library.
Add this copy of The Allure of the Automobile. Driving in Style, 1930 to cart. $250.00, like new condition, Sold by Thomas Dorn, ABAA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Canton, GA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by NY: Skira Rizzoli (2011). Second printing..
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NY: Skira Rizzoli (2011). Second printing.
Published:
2011
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
13551337087
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As New. Dust Jacket Included. Signed by Author(s) Foreword by Michael E. Shapiro. Exhibition at the High Museum of Art March 21-June 20, 2010, with guest curator Ken Gross. Principle Photography by Peter Harholdt. Oblong 4to. 144 pp. Profusely illustrated with color photographs, many full page. Original black cloth binding. With spectacular photography of some of the century's most beautiful cars, this book documents a show which did not travel after the exhibit. Primary text and car descriptions by Gross, one of the finest automotive writers, captures the importance and aesthetic allure of these cars. SIGNED by Gross on the front free endpaper. This is a tight, fine book in a bright, fine DJ. Very uncommon signed.
