1915 AAA Automobile Blue Book: Vol. 4 The Middle West (NR)

Description

You are bidding on
an original copy of the American Automotive Association's
1915
Automobile Blue Book Volume 4: The Middle West
.
In the early days of auto travel and before there were adequate road maps, The
American Automobile Association
helped to produce a series of
Blue Books
; extremely informative touring guides with simple, concise information on the best routes (the so-called “blue routes”) between cities.
Recognizing the difficulty of traveling on generally unmarked routes, these Blue Books provided motorists with detailed, step-by-step directions:
0.0
Cleveland; Public Square. Go east with trolley on Euclid Ave.
0.2
9
th
St. Bear right with branch trolley to
0.8
Woodland Ave., turn left with trolley
2.3
5-corners, turn right with branch trolley on 55
th
St., crossing long viaduct 2.8. Go under RR. 3.4
etc.
This particular volume describes the routes to and from such major mid-western cities as Cleveland, Detroit, Toledo, Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, and all the little towns in between. 1096 pages.
This copy comes from a non-smoking household and is in very good condition for its age.
The front cover is loose, but the binding appears to be good and there are no loose pages.
In addition to the route information, there are many ads for motoring accessories, hotels, gasoline, tires, garages, etc.
This 1915 Automobile Blue Book is being sold “as is” and has been priced to sell with a low opening bid.
It will be shipped via USPS Media Mail with tracking.
If you collect memorabilia from the early days of motoring and auto travel, this book should be in your collection.
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