3 - [AERONAUTICS - TRANSPORTATION]. L'Automobile. A Review of New Forms of Transportation. Year 1909.

[AERONAUTICS - TRANSPORTATION]. L'Automobile. A Review of New Forms of Transportation. Year 1909. A collection of the 26 issues from the second half of 1909 of this important journal dedicated to automobiles and new modes of transportation, illustrated with numerous period photographs. Paris, Revue des locomotions nouvelles, 1909. 26 issues (Nos. 301–326) in 1 folio volume, anthracite half-cloth, smooth spine adorned with a red leather title label. 417–832 pp. (continuous pagination), numerous black-and-white photographic reproductions in the text. Printed in 2 or 3 columns. Binding rubbed, spine slightly faded. A collection of the 26 issues published between July 3 and December 25, 1909. A major magazine founded in the early 20th century under the patronage of pioneers in the automotive and aviation industries, chronicling the rapid rise of the automobile, motorcarts, and omnibuses, as well as the early days of aviation (airplanes and airships). Richly illustrated with period photographic reproductions, this volume documents the latest automobile and chassis models presented at auto shows and racetracks, the rise of motorcycling and heavy trucks/public transportation, as well as the latest developments in the nascent field of aeronautics (the year 1909 being marked by Louis Blériot’s crossing of the English Channel and the great Reims Aviation Week, both of which were widely covered in transportation magazines). A fine copy, in solid condition.