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The New Necessity

The New Necessity

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Published as part of the Century of Progress Series to accompany the 1933 Chicago World's Fair exposition, this volume by Charles F. Kettering — inventor of the electric starter motor and head of GM Research Laboratories — and Allen Orth surveys a century of progress in transportation. The copy is of particular note as it bears a pencil autograph inscription by Kettering himself on the front free endpaper, reading "faithfully / Chas F Kettering." The dust jacket, though worn, is present — an uncommon survival on a copy of this age and context.

  • Author: Kettering, Charles F.; Orth, Allen
  • Publisher: The Williams & Wilkins Company
  • Place: Baltimore
  • Year: 1932
  • Physical: 22 x 15cm, 132pp, original cloth, dust jacket present
  • Inscription: Autograph of Charles F. Kettering (author) on front free endpaper, inscribed "faithfully / Chas F Kettering"; no recipient named, undated
  • Condition: Good
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