The Wonder Book of Motors: The Romance of the Road — Harry Golding (1926)

2nd hand book, good condition, see images

Step back into the golden age of early motoring with The Wonder Book of Motors: The Romance of the Road, edited by the acclaimed Harry Golding and published by Ward, Lock & Co. in 1926.

This rare, highly collectible vintage hardcover features a beautifully illustrated cover depicting an open-top vintage tourer cruising along a dramatic coastal cliffside road.

Inside This Classic Collector's Annual

Capturing the excitement of 1920s travel, this children's annual is packed with:

• 12 stunning full-page colour plates, including rare folding plates
• Nearly 300 monotone illustrations and photographs
• Detailed depictions of early motor cars, motorcycles, and engines
• Accounts of historic overland journeys from the pioneering era of motoring

Perfect For

• Automotive enthusiasts and vintage car collectors
• Antique book collectors and lovers of Edwardian/1920s ephemera
• Fans of vintage transport history and the romance of the open road

An unmatched window into the early romance of the open road — a piece of motoring history you can hold in your hands.

Book Variants

Publisher Ward, Lock & Co. famously bound their "Wonder Book" series using quarter-cloth bindings (cloth spines over illustrated paper boards) and routinely utilized multiple cloth colors during production runs.

• The Same Content: Both copies feature identical front board illustrations ("The Romance of the Road" car scene), identical dimensions, and identical internal pages/plates.

• Binding Variants: It was highly common for the publisher to release these annuals simultaneously with a variety of spine cloth colors—most frequently green, red, blue, or brown—depending on what materials were active at the bindery during that specific batch run.

While the red-spined version might visually stand out differently on a shelf, both represent the same classic title and hold the same vintage value.

Please Note: This vintage book was originally published with multiple spine color variants (including green and red). Orders will be fulfilled based on current stock availability at the time of purchase.