{"product_id":"1968-the-james-flood-book-of-early-motoring-1st-edition-automotive-history-book","title":"1968 The James Flood Book Of Early Motoring 1st Edition Automotive History Book","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e\n  1968 The James Flood Book Of Early Motoring 1st Edition Automotive History Book\n \u003c\/b\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\n  \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003c\/font\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  The James Flood Book Of Early Motoring\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  Edited by H. H. Paynting\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\n  Published by James Flood Pty Ltd: VIC 1968 1st Edition\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\n  \u003cstrong\u003e\n   In Original Unclipped Dustjacket - Limited Edition Copy #2586\n  \u003c\/strong\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n         \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n           \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n            \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cbr\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\n               \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n                \"\n               \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n              \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               The James Flood Book of Early Motoring is a substantial and richly illustrated history of the formative years of motoring in Victoria and Australia. Edited by H. H. Paynting, General Manager of the James Flood Group and an active member of several vintage and veteran car clubs, the book traces the transformation from horse-drawn coachbuilding to the earliest motor vehicles, placing this technological change within its distinctly Australian social and industrial setting.\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               Central to the work is the history of James Flood Pty Ltd, one of Victoria's most important early motor-body builders. James Flood emigrated from England to Australia in 1904 and subsequently established a major coachbuilding and automotive enterprise during the veteran and vintage eras. The book documents the company's activities, its 1908 Austin, historic body plates and changing coachwork styles, while reproducing period advertisements, catalogues, specifications and photographs associated with the firm.\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               Extending well beyond company history, the volume provides an absorbing survey of early motoring culture. Its contents include veteran and vintage vehicles, early RACV trials and rallies, Australian and overseas car clubs, motoring personalities, coachbuilding practice and numerous historic body designs. Detailed sections reproduce factory specifications, prices and photographs for hundreds of British, Continental and American automobiles of the period, together with pages from an early Thomson catalogue and line drawings illustrating many different body styles.\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               Published in 1968 to commemorate sixty years of James Flood business activity, this handsome Australian production is generously illustrated with rare archival photographs and impressive full-colour studies of restored vehicles. This first-edition copy carries registered number 2586 and retains its original unclipped pictorial dustjacket. An important and highly engaging reference for collectors of veteran automobiles, Australian motoring history, coachbuilding and Victorian industrial heritage.\"\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003c\/div\u003e\n           \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n         \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n       \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" rwr=\"1\" size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       General wear to dustjacket with some edge curling, chipping, minor peeling etc as shown. Covers and spine in excellent shape. Pages clean and well presented. No inscriptions. A nice copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cbr\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    Size 33cm x 28cm x 3cm - 320 Pages\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/font\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Antique Books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48929776468107,"sku":null,"price":188.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/0770\/0875\/files\/fcbe524a-0698-4338-886d-b1797475c131.jpg?v=1787022965","url":"https:\/\/antiquebooksaustralia.com.au\/products\/1968-the-james-flood-book-of-early-motoring-1st-edition-automotive-history-book","provider":"Antique Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}