R. E. Olds, Auto Industry Pioneer by May, George Smith

Vintage Hardcover with DJ and related ephemera, First Edition 1977 William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co Grand Rapids, Mich 458 pages. Near Fine, in a NF DJ. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to green cloth boards with black spine titles - corners sharp. Just a whisper of shelf/edge wear to unclippedDJ - now in mylar. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Ransom Eli Olds (June 3, 1864 August 26, 1950) was a pioneer of the American automotive industry, after whom the Oldsmobile and REO brands were named. He claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1887 and his first gasoline-powered car in 1896. The modern assembly line and its basic concept is credited to Olds, who used it to build the first mass-produced automobile, the Oldsmobile Curved Dash, beginning in 1901. In 1897 Olds founded Oldsmobile. In 1905 Olds left Oldsmobile and established a new company, REO Motor Car Company, in Lansing, Michigan.14 chapters, 53 illustrations, appendix, bibliography and footnotes (priceless to any automobile historian) and index. Laid in is an article from the Royal Oak Daily tribune, Sunday Oct 1, 2006 titled Remembering REO Motor Car Co. A superb First Edition with DJ and related ephemera.ISBN-0802870287.LOC SSE-07

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ISBN: 0802870287

ISBN-13: 9780802870285

Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Year: 1977-10-01

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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