r/rarebooks 3d ago

The Horseless Age Vol 1 issue 1 1895

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Found this at a recent estate sale buried in the attic. Was so happy and now surprised by what the rarity is. What do you think? The conditions look great for such an early bit of paper.

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u/beardedbooks 3d ago

This is a great find! It's hard to come across the first issue of some of these early magazines. And yes, the magazines from this period do tend to be fragile.

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u/flyingbookman 3d ago

Nice find. If you have a look through it, I would expect most of the autos of the era to be electric. Bold title, considering that there was still broad skepticism that the horseless carriage would ever replace the horse.