THE BEST WAYS OUT OF LONDON; THE BEST WAYS TO AVOID LONDON; THE WORST - Rare Book Insider
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MONTAGU, Lord

THE BEST WAYS OUT OF LONDON; THE BEST WAYS TO AVOID LONDON; THE WORST

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(AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL GUIDES) MONTAGUE, Lord. THE BEST WAYS OUT OF LONDON; THE B WAYS TO AVOID LONDON; THE WORST HILLS IN ENGLAND. London: "The Car Illustrated," Ltd. n.d. (circa 1908). 8vo. Printed green cloth. viii, 79, (6) pages, folding map, Third edition. Scarce work. OCLC records three editions: the first one in 1904, second in 1 and the undated third ediion. All known editions come to a total of only fou copies in the U.S. There are 35 route maps in the text for the traveler. "T continual increase of the suburbs of London, and the fact that until the automobile era began very few persons indeed were ever under the necessity of finding their way out of London except by train, have rendered this present generation entirely ignorant of the methods by which the main trunk roads leading into the country can be reached." (40135).
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