Ken Purdy's book of automobiles - Hardcover

Hardcover with dust jacket. Author, Ken W. Purdy. 1972 - published by Galahad books by arrangement with Playboy Press. Printed in the USA. The pages are clean and unmarked. The spine is tight and straight. Approximate size, 6.25 x 9.50. Contains black and white illustrations. Total 364 pages. The boards are red/maroon cloth boards. The corners of the book has nice clean and sharp corners. The lettering on the spine are silver and burgundy. The dust jacket shows some light foxing on the inside of the jacket, lightly fading and rubbing on the edges with several tiny tears. The book itself is in great condition. Ken W. Purdy " is widely regarded as the dean of American motoring writers. He has written seven books on the automobile. He is the author of the Encyclopaedia Britannica's section on the historical development of the automobile and a three time winner of the Annual Playboy Award for the best short story or article of the year." Some of the contents include: "Classics of the Road; Blood sport; The Brothers Chevrolet; Diesels; Classic Cars of the Thirties; The Lincoln; The Bugatti; Italian Line; The Ferrari; Motoring's Classic Revival; The Mercer; The Duesenberg; Grand Prix; The Lady or the Bugatti; Targa Floria; Model Cars; Indy - The Golden Brickyard; Classic Car Collecting; The Mercedes-Benz C-111 - Wundercar!; The Wonderful Chain Gang Car; The Mini Revolution; The Jaguar Story; The Porsche; Mr. Royce and Mr. Rolls; The playboy Stable and many more articles and stories. A must read book if you love car books! Add this to your collection of collectible cars. Know a car lover, get this book for them! *8BC2