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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.222
EAN num: 9781858943480
ISBN number: 1858943485
Label: Merrell
Manufacturer: Merrell
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 296
Printing Date: October 30, 2006
Publishing house: Merrell
Sale Popularity Level: 123075
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In this unabridged compact edition of this bestselling title, over sixty of the most important – and beautiful – cars ever made give a unique overview of the key moments of car design worldwide, from the ‘horseless carriages’ of the early twentieth century to the thoroughbred Ferrari Enzo Ferrari of 2002. Each car is introduced by world-renowned car journalist Robert Cumberford, who highlights the history and essential design features of each vehicle, and is illustrated with exquisite photographs by one of the world’s leading car photographers. Biographies of the key car designers from the last hundred years, a full technical glossary and a directory of museums conclude the book.
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I bought this at a bookstore because I was completely bowled over by the photographs of the cars. Perhaps the other reviewer got a badly printed copy? Sumptuous photography of some really beautiful cars, some of which I wasn't aware of (1919 Farman A6B Super Sport, 1939 BMW 328 Mille Miglia Touring, 1937 Talbot-Lag T150 SS Figoni-Falaschi, 1935 Voisin C28 Aerosport, and the extremely weird 1936 Adler Trumph Rennwagen), plus three Citroens, a Jeep, a Mini, etc., some interior views as well. I liked it a lot.
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I bought this book for the images and expected it to be mostly a picture book. The photographs are excellent, but the text turns out to be extremely informative as well. The author is perceptive and has clearly had many decades of analysis and comparison under his belt. He draws fascinating connections between different car models and is almost always persuave in his assertions about which models were influenced by other designs. Highly recommended.
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I bought the Auto Legends book because of very good references about the photographer Michael Zumbrunn. However, when I received the book, I was very disappointed. I have expected to see very nice publication with sharp and bright images of the unique cars. Instead, the photographs were pale and colorless. I am not sure, if the authors did that in purpose, trying to imitate old pastel-colored photography's from 40s, 50s. May be it is just bad prints?
The text by Robert Cumberford is very interesting and informative. The photographs of the cars are professional and impressive. However, this book is not at all comparable with the fantastic publications of Michael Furman's 2 books; Motorcars of the Classic Era and Automobiles of the Chrome Age, with extraordinary sharp and surrealistic photographs of the unique cars.
Printed and bounded in China, the book has waived pages and bad bound.
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