The Modern Motor Car (500) Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd. Publisher: Shell-Mex Limited Publish Year: Publish Place: [London] Illustrator: BECK Maurice 1886-1960 Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 007937 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Soft cover Book Type: Unknown Edition: 1st Edition Inscription: Unknown £110 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information c1933, in slightly soilef soft paper covers, with 2 dramatic B&W photographs by Maurice Beck to covers, blue ink title. Internally. (16) printed pages, including 6 coloured plates (5 full page, which have hinged flaps that disclose the interior of the car, its internal construction and moving parts and the working parts of the engine), bound with 2 rusty staples, page titles in red, lower corner tips turned. Plate 1 with 2 large overlays; Pl 2 with 1 large flap; Pl 3 with 2 large flaps; Pl 4 with 3 flaps, 1 large & 2 small; Pl 5 with 4 flaps, 1 large & 3 small. A fascinating explanation of the engine components. (347*252 mm). 0
