How to Be a Motorist by Heath Robinson (First Edition)
ROBINSON, W. Heath; BROWNE, K.R.G. How to Be a Motorist. London: Hutchinson & Co., [1939].
First edition. ‘In England nowadays it is practically impossible to be both law-abiding and a car-owner; try as the latter may to keep abreast of regulations, new ones pop up at the rate of six a week’ – Heath Robinson causing havoc on the roads. Chapters include “How a Car Works”; “How to Choose a Car”; “Road Sense and Etiquette”; “Special Bodies”, “Accessories”; “Foreign Touring and Caravan Life”, etc.
(x), 116, [ii] pp. Illustrations by Heath Robinson throughout. Crown 8vo, original red cloth, blocked and lettered in black, slight fading at foot of front board. Pictorial endpapers partly browned. A very good in copy in the original Heath Robinson dust-jacket (slightly nicked and chipped, a few short tears with slight loss to top of spine and top of rear face, but substantially complete and a welcome survival).