[AUTOMOBILE - MAGAZINE]. La France automobile. The official - Lot 21

[AUTOMOBILE - MAGAZINE]. La France automobile. The official publication of the automotive industry and related sectors. Complete fourth year, rare. Paris, no publisher listed. [Printed by C. Lamy], January 1 – December 31, 1899. 53 issues on coated paper bound in 1 large in-4 volume, midnight blue half-basane, smooth spine decorated with gold fillets (later binding). 640 pp. (approximately 6 sheets per issue), numerous black-and-white illustrations. Founded in 1896 and edited by journalist Paul Meyan (1852–1938), one of the founders of the Automobile Club de France, *La France automobile* covered news about automakers, mechanical innovations, competitions, auto shows, races, and rally events. A very fine copy.