Epilonian Books

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Description

American Automobile Association, Published 1957. Wraps, 240 pp.; 24 cm; 1957-58 edition; illustrated with black-and-white photographs, maps, and period advertising.

Condition & notes

In Good condition. Red illustrated paper covers, light bumping and creasing to edges and corners; mild to moderate overall shelf wear with some spotting and soiling to both covers and mild color loss to the edges and along the spine. Staple bound, binding tight. Light spotting to the text-block edges. Pages lightly toned with occasional light foxing and spotting, otherwise unmarked.The American Automobile Association's annual motor-touring guide to Mexico and Central America for the 1957-58 season: border-crossing procedures, road logs and highway descriptions, city-by-city listings of hotels and points of interest, mileage charts, a Spanish vocabulary, and service-station directories, interleaved throughout with period advertising. A mid-century artifact of cross-border automobile travel.Contents: At the Border; Mexico by Motor; Crossing the Border; Tips on Touring Mexico; Mexico, the Country; Where to Go, What to See, Where to Stop; Mexico's Highways; Inter-American Highway; Speaking of Spanish; Automobile Agencies and Service Stations in Mexico; Index to Mexico's Cities and Towns; Index to Mexico's Points of Interest.

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