AUTOMOBILE NUMBER. Vol. CXVIII, No. 1

(AUTOMOBILE PERIODICAL) SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. AUTOMOBILE NUMBER. Vol. CXVIII No. 1. New York: Munn & Co., January 5, 1918. Pages 1-48. Folio. Chromolithographic illustrated wrappers. The Scientific American was begun in 1845 as a monthly issued periodical. Mo issues featured architectural designs for houses and commercial structures wi appropriate building and design advertisements, but there were several which also focused just on the automobile which we have here. This issue, Vol. CXVIII, no. 1 for January 5, 1918 "Twentieth Annual Motor Number" includes articles "The Motor Car of the Future," "Development of the Pneumatic Tire," "Looking Forward; the Place of the Automobile in the Years to Come." It has brightly colored chromolithographic cover featuring examples of the new model of cars or other vehicles. This issues cover features the war with "Liberty Trucks in the Liberty War; rounding a Mine Crater on the Way to the Front." articles inside are about automobiles, the industry and the newest advancemen and features richly illustrated with black-and-white photographs.