Automobile Fortnight in Ireland - The Official Guide
Sold for £478
(including buyers premium)
Lot details
The official guide, authorised by The Automobile Club of Great Britain & Ireland to the 'Automobile Fortnight in Ireland'. A superb 185 page book format souvenir, produced in 1903 to detail the history of motoring in Ireland, incorporating that years Gordon Bennett run, with competitor information & much more. The piece contains fold out/supplement pages, including a large circuit map & period advertisements. This superb piece of Irish motoring history piece has been in the vendor's personal collection for over 50 years & over that time, the printed card covers did separate & have been repaired with tape, to protect the internal pages. The covers do feature some wear (including a vertical fold line), whilst the internal pages & supplements appear good, with only minor reading wear. Seldom-seen & great reference material for the pioneer motoring enthusiast.
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