Motor Trade Law Simplified – A.C. Crane | Early Motor Trade Legal Guide

Language: English

Book Title: Motor Trade Law Simplified

Author: A.C. Crane

Genre: Law

An early and highly practical legal handbook produced for those working in the motor trade, explaining the legal principles governing buying, selling, hiring, operating and managing motor vehicles and associated businesses.

Written in plain language for practitioners rather than lawyers, Motor Trade Law Simplified was issued by The Institute of the Motor Trade (London) and reflects the rapidly evolving legal environment of early 20th-century motoring.

Subjects covered include:

• Contract law & sale of goods

• Hire-purchase agreements

• Landlord & tenant issues

• Petrol storage & filling stations

• Employment law (master & servant)

• Trade liens & insurance

• Driving licences & offences

• Trade numbers & revenue licences

• Motor trade customs & practices

A scarce and fascinating snapshot of the legal foundations of the motor industry, appealing to collectors of automobilia, transport history, and trade manuals.

Details

• Title: Motor Trade Law Simplified

• Author: A. C. Crane

• Publisher: The Institute of the Motor Trade (Inc.)

• Place: London (Great Portland Street)

• Format: Hardcover

• Language: English

• Period: Early 20th century (inter-war era)

• Original price: Five Shillings

Condition

Good vintage condition.

• Original cloth boards with gilt title to spine

• General age-related wear and patina

• Light foxing and toning to pages

• Binding sound and complete

• No loose pages

A solid, readable example consistent with age.

Ideal For

• Automobilia collectors

• Motor trade historians

• Transport & industrial history libraries

• Legal history collectors

• Early trade manuals & ephemera enthusiasts

Postage

Carefully packed. Combined shipping available.

Reference: 26001