[AUTOMOBILE - MAGAZINE]. Le Poids Lourd. Monthly magazine. O - Lot 22

[AUTOMOBILE - MAGAZINE]. Le Poids Lourd. Monthly magazine. On industrial motor vehicle transportation and public transit. A rare set comprising the first two years of this pioneering magazine dedicated to motor vehicle transportation. Paris, Dunod et Pinat, 1907–1908. 2 large in-4 volumes, each bound in ebony half-maroquin, spines with fine raised bands, original pale green covers preserved. 763 and 8 pp. (table of contents); 1,408 pp. Numerous black-and-white illustrations Slight scratches on the front cover of the first volume; one loose leaf in the first volume (table of contents). First edition of the first two years of this important technical journal. The inaugural year, 1906, saw only a single issue (November 25). Edited by Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914)—future co-creator of Fantômas!—the journal is devoted to industrial vehicles and public transportation (trucks, omnibuses, buses, utility vehicles, urban and military transportation). It also covers technical aspects (advances in engines, carburetion, transmission, etc.). Each issue also featured vehicle test drives, reports on competitions and exhibitions, studies on regulations, road infrastructure, operating costs, and innovations from major manufacturers (Renault, Delahaye, Gladiator, Westinghouse, etc.). An excellent collection, well-preserved in good later bindings.