Box set in two volumes
"The enterprising Monsieur Mégevet" tells the thrilling beginnings of the automobile in Switzerland. With "The Century of Dufaux", it is not a single adventure, but a real saga that is narrated, with its singular figures. Henri Dufaux, mechanic, pioneer of the Motosacoche and aviation, successful industrialist, then renowned painter, explorer, filmmaker, creator of a muscle-powered ornithopter, got married at 99 years old! Charles and Frédéric Dufaux, with their powerful racing cars and Armand Dufaux, visionary engineer, who juggles between Motosacoche and aviation and invents shock absorbers, are all precursors of modern times.
"The Century of Dufaux", illustrated by many unpublished documents, reveals an improbable, enormous, picaresque story, strewn with unexpected events, peppered with polychrome stupefaction.
A two-volume work with a total of nearly 500 pages abundantly embellished by more than 850 illustrations.
Two 24x32cm books bound in their protective box.
Weight: approx. 6 Kg
Expected release: May 2025

"Le Siècle des Dufaux" will be published in two editions, one in French and the other in German, with the support of the Verkehrhaus / Swiss Museum of Transport and SHVF (Swiss Historic Vehicle Federation)
Order your two-volume box set now using the form!
Price of the box without shipping:
CHF 320.-
Price of the box with shipping to Switzerland:
CHF 332.- (320.- + 12.-)
Price of the box with shipping to France:
CHF 356.- (320.- + 36.-)
Price of the box with shipping to Germany:
CHF 372.- (320.- + 52.-)
Please contact us for an order of more than three boxes! contact@fondation-mjvp1909.ch
Your pre-order will be validated after your payment to the foundation's account:
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