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The Original Highway Code: Reproductions of Highway Code Booklets from the Thirties, Forties and Fifties

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Original Highway Code: Reproductions of Highway Code Booklets from the Thirties, Forties and Fifties
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 173,Width 113
Category/GenreRoadcraft, driving and the Highway Code
ISBN/Barcode 9781843172925
ClassificationsDewey:629.2830941
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Imprint Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Publication Date 10 April 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

"The Original Highway Code" takes you on a nostalgic trip down memory lane, recalling a golden age of motoring from more than half a century ago. The booklets are a fascinating illustration of changing times, from the instructions for signalling with your whip before the introduction of indicators to the appearance of traffic lights in the fifties. The first booklet, published in 1931 was a mere twenty-four pages, including advertisements for BP, the AA and motoring publication "The Autocar".It is drawn upon and illustrated in the introduction, and the booklets from 1935, 1946 and 1954 are reproduced in full with commentaries to establish them in their social and historical context. In the 1935 booklet the advertisements are jettisoned and in their place the new road signs and rules of the road are fully explained. In 1946 the booklet is smaller due to post-war austerity measures and the final booklet from 1954 introduces colour in order to explain the new traffic light system. A fantastic gift for everyone interested in motoring, "The Original Highway Code" is a charming glimpse back to a bygone age.