The Motor Year Book 1952 — Pomeroy & Walkerley | Rare Vintage Automotive Annual

2nd hand book, good condition, see images

Step directly into the post-war automotive renaissance with the highly collectible and authoritative reference volume The Motor Year Book 1952. Compiled by legendary technical editor Laurence Pomeroy and esteemed racing journalist R. L. de Burgh Walkerley, this rare original annual stands as a definitive historical ledger charting the global automotive evolution, mechanical breakthroughs, and motorsport triumphs of 1951.

The striking dust jacket features a brilliant, multi-paneled mid-century design: a meticulous cutaway engineering illustration showcasing the internal mechanics of a classic saloon, an archival monochrome photograph of a classic family touring car navigating a scenic European bridge, and a high-speed racing snapshot of the iconic Jaguar C-Type (No. 20) receiving the checkered flag. Inside, the hardcover volume is packed with exhaustive technical specifications, road-test summaries, expert engine analysis, track layouts, and classic motoring cartoons by Brockbank. Meticulously recording the technical trends and competitive milestones of legendary marques like Jaguar, Aston Martin, Ferrari, and Alfa Romeo, this original 1950s yearbook is an irreplaceable addition for serious automotive historians, vintage racing collectors, and classic automobilia archives.

Book Details

• Author: Laurence Pomeroy and R. L. de Burgh Walkerley
• Publisher: Temple Press Limited
• Published: 1952
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 226
• Language: English
• Dimensions: 248 x 185 mm
• Weight: 0.78 kg