Self-Propelled Vehicles (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Published in 1912, this enormous volume is (to quote the title page of the book) “A Practical Treatise on the Theory, Construction, Operation, Care and Management of All Forms of Automobiles–with upwards of 500 illustrations and diagrams, giving the essential details of construction and many important points on the successful operation of the various types of motor carriages driven by steam, gasoline and electricity.” Enough said.