[AUTOMOBILE - MAGAZINE]. La France automobile. The official - Lot 20

[AUTOMOBILE - MAGAZINE]. La France automobile. The official publication of the automotive industry and related sectors. A complete year’s run of this pioneering magazine on the French automotive industry. Paris, n.p. [Printed by C. Lamy], January 3 – December 28, 1901 52 issues on coated paper bound in 1 large in-4 volume, red half-basane leather, smooth spine decorated with embossed and gilt bands, red speckled edges. 848 pp. (8 folios per issue), numerous black-and-white illustrations. Normal wear on the binding, small scuffs on the spine, a small missing section of paper on p. 271, tears on pages 366 and 826. Founded in 1896 and edited by journalist Paul Meyan (1852–1938), one of the founders of the Automobile Club de France, *La France automobile* covers news about automakers, mechanical innovations, competitions, auto shows, races, and rally events. A fine copy in its original binding.