{"product_id":"the-woman-and-the-car-dorothy-levitt","title":"The Woman and the Car [First Edition, Review Copy], Dorothy Levitt","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Woman and the Car\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA chatty little handbook for women who motor or want to motor\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBy Dorothy Levitt\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\"\u003eLondon:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\"\u003eJohn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\"\u003eLane,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\"\u003eBodley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\"\u003eHead;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\"\u003eNew\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\"\u003eYork:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\"\u003eJohn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\"\u003eLane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\"\u003eCompany,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e MCMIX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-d-streaming-word=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePrinted by Ballantyne \u0026amp; Co. Limited.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDorothy Levitt (1882–1922) was the first British woman racing driver. First published in 1909, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Woman and the Car\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an early motoring handbook written specifically for women, covering driving, car maintenance and practical advice for women motorists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal green cloth binding with pictorial decoration to the front cover. The binding is solid and intact, with some fading to the spine, which remains legible. The front cover retains good colour, with very light staining and general signs of age. The cloth remains intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fore-edge and lower edges of the text block are untrimmed and show foxing. The top edges are trimmed and retain their original dark green colouring reasonably well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternally, the pages are generally clean and in reasonable condition, with some age-related toning. Orange-brown staining is present on the first and last pages of the text block. The first page bears a previous owner's inscription dated September 9th 1916. The title page carries the embossed blind stamp, “Review Copy with John Lane's Compliments”. No further writing, highlighting or underlining noted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral leaves remain unopened, with their edges still joined. The book includes eight pages of publisher's advertisements at the rear, covering motoring products, clothing, motor accessories, tyres, and fiction published by John Lane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA well-preserved example of the 1909 edition, with publisher's review-copy stamp and unopened leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor any queries or further information, please contact us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little Lane Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61347939549518,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/6546\/8238\/files\/20261024_140126.jpg?v=1792854201","url":"https:\/\/littlelanebookshop.com\/products\/the-woman-and-the-car-dorothy-levitt","provider":"Little Lane Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}