Holiday Gift Guide Motorcycle Engineering, P.e. Irving, Temple Press Books, Second Impression Revised, 1964, Very Good Hc W/dj. Save 75% Now [UX4EZDSR]

Irving, P. E. London: Temple Press Books, 1964.

English, Second Impression (Revised), Very Good, HC, 8vo, 8 3/4" x 5 3/4", 326 pp.

Third Impression (Revised), hardcover in green cloth in second impression dust jacket. Slight cocking to spine, minor bumps to head and top tips, some toning, small mark to pages 149-150, ex-libris paper and postage stamp to front pastedown, some pen annotations to the front and back endpapers, else, clean and tightly bound. Good pictorial dust jacket, notable wear with small tears and chips to head and tips, some soiling and toning, now in Mylar. 326 pp. Includes black-and-white images and illustrations for reference, which depict motorcycle features from the earliest renditions to the present (1960s). Written by Australian engineer, motorcycle designer, and author Philip E. Irving, this book sets out to explore everything that is needed to know about the machine, from ignition and carburation to manufacturing methods and materials. Also discussed is a contrasting view of constructional methods from the present-day (1960s) motorcycle to the past.