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Magic Motorways 1st Printing (1940) Bel Geddes 1939 NYWF Futurama General Motors
Magic Motorways 1st Printing (1940) Bel Geddes 1939 NYWF Futurama General Motors
Magic Motorways 1st Printing (1940) Bel Geddes 1939 NYWF Futurama General Motors
Magic Motorways 1st Printing (1940) Bel Geddes 1939 NYWF Futurama General Motors
Magic Motorways 1st Printing (1940) Bel Geddes 1939 NYWF Futurama General Motors
Magic Motorways 1st Printing (1940) Bel Geddes 1939 NYWF Futurama General Motors
Magic Motorways 1st Printing (1940) Bel Geddes 1939 NYWF Futurama General Motors
Magic Motorways 1st Printing (1940) Bel Geddes 1939 NYWF Futurama General Motors
Magic Motorways 1st Printing (1940) Bel Geddes 1939 NYWF Futurama General Motors
Magic Motorways 1st Printing (1940) Bel Geddes 1939 NYWF Futurama General Motors
Magic Motorways 1st Printing (1940) Bel Geddes 1939 NYWF Futurama General Motors
Magic Motorways 1st Printing (1940) Bel Geddes 1939 NYWF Futurama General Motors

Magic Motorways 1st Printing (1940) Bel Geddes 1939 NYWF Futurama General Motors

$ 290.39

Availability: 23 in stock
  • Region: North America
  • Topic: Automobiles
  • Year Printed: 1940
  • Place of Publication: New York
  • Subject: Automobiles Classic Cars
  • Special Attributes: 1st Edition
  • Language: English
  • Publisher: Random House
  • Modified Item: No
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Condition: Outstanding vintage condition, please see all photos, which are self-explanatory. Spine: Great Pages: Looking pretty much pristine Cover: Outstanding Dust jacket: There, but with some wear, taped rips.
  • Original/Facsimile: Original
  • Author: Normal Bel Geddes
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    General Motors 1939 New York World's Fair Futurama Exhibit brought in 5 million visitors.  Here is a book that related directly to the phenomena of the exhibit that caused miles-long lines of visitors clamoring to get in:
    Norman Bel Geddes 1st Edition Magic Motorways 1940 First edition, Random House, New York, 1940. 8 x 10”, 297 pages; numerous black & white photographic illustrations and diagrams; this copy appears to be in outstanding condition, with some wear on the dust jacket, and not much age, save age related yellowing behind the cover, which is in original beige & brown cloth. A detailed history of roads, streets, highways, and automotive traffic in America, as well as solutions to automotive complications.
    Book Title:
    Magic Motorways
    Publication Year:
    1940
    Narrative Type:
    Nonfiction
    Language:
    English
    Country/Region of Manufacture:
    United States
    Publisher:
    Random House
    Format:
    Hardcover
    City:
    New York
    Author:
    Norman Bel Geddes
    Special Attributes:
    1st Edition