Fábrica Española de Automóviles 'Elizalde'
Barcelona, A. Elizalde, 1925.
Octavo, 48 pages (albeit lacking leaf 19-20), with 23 illustrations (from photographs), including 9 full-page and 4 half-page illustrations of vehicles produced by the company.
Original saddle-stapled grey wrappers printed in black, red and gilt; excised leaf notwithstanding, in excellent condition.
A rare trade catalogue of cars, racing cars, trucks and aeroplane engines produced by this pioneering Spanish company (1909-1951). The founder, Arturo Elizalde, 'died unexpectedly on 4 December 1925 in Paris, where he had just signed a major contract with the Lorraine company involving a licence to build the engines to be fitted in the Breguet aircraft for the Spanish Air Force', and his widow took the company in that direction (this information, and much else about the company, may be found online at the Fundación Elizalde website).
Item #130116
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