The Metropolitan Automobile Guide.

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  • New York/Chicago: : The Automobile Blue Book Publishing Co.,, [1912].
By [Automobile].
Tall 8vo, soft blue leather covers with gilt title patch and advertisement on rear covers, illustrated, 547 pp. Covers worn and rubbed, some chips and tears to covers, top part of front joint split at top part of front cover, large folding map with small split at fold, normal aging; otherwise about very good. This edition focuses on the New York metropolitan area, including New York City, Long Island, and some of Connecticut. About 40 maps are included, along with many advertisements (one in color). This volume offers a trip down automobile "memory lane" featuring places and restaurants, and points of interest in the early days of motoring, that no longer exist.

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