From the Car Behind by Eleanor M. Ingram and similar items

From the Car Behind by Eleanor M. Ingram 1912 A.L. Burt From the Car Behind Eleanor M. Ingram New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1912 Copyright 1911 Fourth printing November 1, 1912 306 pages 3 color illustrations by James Montgomery Flagg The binding has breaks and the front end paper has been removed but all other pages are present and attached. The pages are tanned with foxing and brown age spots throughout, a name and date of 1932 is written in pencil in the front. The author's name is misspelled on the title page. All the cover lettering is rubbed and there is some edge wear and small stains. Acceptable. Hardcover. The story keeps pace throughout with the fast flying machines it depicts, whether a five-cylinder racer on the track, the huge touring car on the highway, or amid the bustle and confusion of the factory where the flyers are being built. Against this background of drivers, mechanicians, gasoline and grime, a beautiful love story unfolds itself. 1.3 (#00006)