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Logoz, Arthur . INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE PARADE VOLUME II
Zurich 1958 Arthur Logoz. Volume I was published in 1957, Volume II is complete in itself. Text in 6 languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. Alphabetical listing of cars manufactured worldwide with fully descriptions and statistics. 4to., 289pp., illustrated with color photos, hardcover. Hundreds of car illustrated including the new Edsel. Good, rear hinge cracked, rear board hasfaint red pencil scribbles, text somewhat toned. Volume II only but volume is complete in itself. (a12658)
$24.00 Presbrey, Frank . MOTORING ABROAD
NY 1908 1st Outing Publishing. Hardcover. 8vo., 294pp., photo illustrations, pictorial cloth showing a car on road. Good plus, inner hinges cracking. no dj. Text clean; no ownership marks. (a12661)
$22.00 Chevrolet Automobiles . COLLECTION OF 5 PAMPHLETS ADVERTISING CHEVROLET CARS
All first editions. 5 pamphlets: THE MAKING OF A MOTOR CAR - SOUVENIR GUIDE BOOK TO CENTURY OF PROGRESS INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITIONS, Chicago 1933; USED CAR SELLING (no date c. 1955) , 8vo., photo illus, 18p. CHEVROLET DEALERS GIDE TO FAST PROFITABLE TURNOVER OF USED CARS (no date) 8vo about 14p. MODERN METHODS TO SOUND USED CAR MANAGEMENT (1960) 42p. 4to.; SING OF THE USA WITH CHEVROLET (1964) (Songbook) 24p. 4to. Photo illustrated. Range from Good to VG. All wraps. 1933-1964. Set of 5: (a12670)
$45.00 (automobiles) . MAKING OF A MOTOR CAR
1933. Souvenir guide book to the Chevrolet-Fisher Manufacturing exhibit, General Motors Building. A Century of Progress, International Exposition, Chicago 1933. Octavo, photo illustrated foldout brochure. Fine. (a12671)
$24.00 (glass negative) . ORIGINAL GLASS NEGATIVE OF A MODEL T CAR
no date, c. 1900. 4x5 inch image shows car with 5 people sitting on the edge of the car. (We think it is a model T type car.) (a15260)
$20.00 Ford Motors . 1977 CAR SHOP MANUAL VOLUME 3 ELECTRICAL
1977. 4to., wraps. Good plus. (a23645)
$29.00 Shoemaker, Michael Myers . WINGED WHEELS IN FRANCE
NY 1906 1st Putnam. Automobile tour of France. 251pp., photo illustrations, gilt illustrated tan cloth hardcover. Top edge gilt. VG, crudely removed pastedown on inside rearcovert and small wrinkle on spine. (a24986)
$32.00 Vernon, Paul E. . MOTORING IN NORTH AFRICA
NY 1923 1st Author. 72pp., numerous photo illustrations, hardcover. Owner signed. VG plus, slight cover wear, in Fine later glassine removable jacket. (a26102)
$75.00 (nissan motors) . NISSAN IN TENNESSSEE
Smyrna 1983. Oblong sm. folio, 127pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. VG in VG Box. (a28879)
$25.00(automobiles). FIFTH INTERNATIONAL ROAD CONGRESS MILAN 1926 REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONGRESS
Rennes Paris 1927 Oberthur. In English. 8vo., 476pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. All delegates listed. Good, some wrinkling on titlepage, a bit of light staining on cover. (a30478)
$45.00 McCarthy, James F. and John P. McGill . HIGHWAYS, TRUCKS AND NEW INDUSTRY A STUDY OF CHANGING PATTERNS IN PLANT LOCATION; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND MOTOR CARRIER SALES
Washington 1963. Department of Research and Transport Economics American Trucking Associations. Highways,Trucks and New Industry reports findings of a 2 year study conducted under the supervision of ATA's Director of Research. Industrial Development and Motor Carrier Sales is a how-to-put-the-study-to use supplement written by the Secretary of ATA's sales council.' (promo letter laid in.) 2 volumes, 4to., 111pp., 36pp. 111pp., wraps. VG in VG box. (a32656)
$65.00 Thevenet, Jean-Paul and Peter Vamm . CABRIOLETS
Osceola 1986. Lg.4to., 207pp., illus. Fine in Fine DJ. (a36725)
$40.00 Caunter, C. F. . HANDBOOK OF THE COLLECTION ILLUSTRATING MOTOR CARS PART II: CATALOGUE OF EXHIBITS WITH DESCRIPTIVE NOTES
London 1959 HMSO. Science Museum. 8vo., 187pp., photo illustrations, wraps. Good, light cover wear. (a39814)
$33.00(automobiles). THE AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS HANDBOOK ENGLAND & WALES SCOTLAND 1958-59
London n.d. (1959). Hotels, Garages, Service Map, General Information. 8vo., 272pp. plus 48 maps, boards. Good, light soiling. Text toned. (a40864)
$35.00 Zimmer, Dr. Fritz . NITROCELLULOSE ESTER LACQUERS THEIR COMPOSITION, APPLICATION AND USES
NY 1934 first edition Van Nostrand. Translated by H. K. Cameron. Used largely in furniture and automobile manufacturing. Hardcover. Octavo, 246pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Owner signed. VG, no DJ. (a41004)
$65.00Calculus. SPEED FROM THE SPORTS CAR, TUNING FOR EFFICIENCY
Los Angeles 1951 Clymer. A handbook for owner, driver, enthusiast. octavo wraps., 90pp., a few diagrams and photo illustrations. VG, light wear, slight toning; no owner marks. Binding secure. no tears, no chips. (a4150)
$39.00Pichat, J. M.. BRAZZAVILLE-PARIS
Paris 1933 Larose. Journal de route du premier raid automobile entrepris de Brazzaville a Paris par quatre coloniaux francais avec un seul camion du 28 Janvier au 31 Mai 1932. Preface de Philippe d'Estailleur Chantereine. In French. 8vo., 206pp., photo illustrations, wraps. Good, leaves browned but not brittle. (a41562)
$29.00Boisgirard. AUTOMOBILES DE COLLECTION - 1991
1991 first edition. Wraps. Glossy, color illustrated catalogue of antique autos for sale June 1991 in Paris at the Hippodrome. 4to., 47 cars described and most illustrated with color photos. VG+. (a4159)
$25.00 Frear, J. A. Secretary of State . LAWS REGULATING USE OF AUTOMOBILES AND MOTOR CYCLES
July 1911. 12mo., 11pp., wraps. Good plus. (a4162)
$25.00 (new york state) . STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY MAPS SHOWING STATE AND COUNTY SYSTEM OF HIGHWAYS
Albany (?) 1907. "As Approved by Chap. 715, Laws of 1907" Folio, 57 folding color tone highway maps of the counties of New York State (excluding the counties of New York City), bound in cloth folder. Maps measure 33 inches by 28 inches when unfolded. Maps VG, folder lightly worn, lightly soiled. (a43022)
$850.00 (automobiles) . AUTO DEAL COSTS FOR 1968
Liberty 1967. For American cars. 8vo., 70pp., wraps. Plus 7 loose leaves (14pp.) of additional prices including some foreign cars (leaves punched at left margin for insertion in a binder). VG. (a43688)
$50.00 White, Eston T. (comp.) . STUDIES IN DEFENSE
Washington 1983 1st National Defense University. Includes: Ethics and the Military Profession by William Stayton, The B-1 Bomber by Ornstein and Elder, UD Automotive Industry in Crisis by National Research Council, US Shipbuilding by James Fisher and Philip Coady, Aerospace Defense Industry by Industrial College, and Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 by Richard Leighton. 8vo., 203pp., index, hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a45189)
$39.00 Hawley, John K. . CAN AUTOMOTIVE AIR POLLUTION BE CURBED?
1971 New York State Dept of Environmental Conservation. 4to., 17pp., stapled wraps. VG, light soiling. (a46874)
$50.00 Legge, Jerome S. Jr. . TRAFFIC SAFETY REFORM IN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN
1991 1st University of Pittsburgh. 8vo., 190pp., index, hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. (a47192)
$24.00 (league of nations) . REVISED REPORT OF THE PERMANENT COMMITTEE ON ROAD TRAFFIC REGARDING ROAD SIGNALLING
Geneva 1928. In English. Sm.8vo., about 20pp., illustrations, wraps. Fine. (a47353)
$45.00 Smith, James R. (editor) . MATHEMATICS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Oxford 1992 1st Clarendon. 8vo., 331pp., hardcover. Good, head of spine worn, corners lightly bumped, no DJ. (a49662)
$39.00(automobiles) (Corvettes). AUTO ACCESSORIES OF AMERICA. MANUFACTURING PRODUCTS TO FIT 1953-1991 CORVETTES
Boalsburg 1990 first edition. Auto Accessories of America. 4to wraps. 128pp., fully photo illustrated in color and bw; order envelope tipped in. Address label on rear wrap. VG. (a50550)
$65.00 (automobiles) . NAVIGATOR FROM LINCOLN
Promotional book for Lincoln Navigator car. 4to., about 26pp., full color illustrations. hardcover. VG, no ownership marks. Rare. (a50727)
$35.00 (motor vehicles) . ANTHROPOMETRY OF MOTOR VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. SPECIFICATION DRAWINGS
Washington 1983. 11 very large drawings folded into 4to. size in original paper folder. Small depository library stamp and date stamp stamp on front and inner flap. Drawings Fine (no stamps), Folder Good, light wear. (a50918)
$125.00 Coon, C. W.; Donald A. Hurter; et al . TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO AUTOMOBILE FUEL CONSUMPTION VOLUMES I, II, IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB
1974 U.S. Department of Transportation. Report no. DOT-TSC-OST-74-39. Six volumes. 4to., 4to. 9pp., 211pp., 389pp. (2 volumes), 445pp. (2 volumes), blue printed wraps with black spine. Depository library stamps and numbers on covers. Good, sopme wear on spines. Six volumes. (a50957)
$220.00 (radio) . RADIO SERVICE MANUAL FOR BUICK, CADILLAC, CHEVROLET, OLDSMOBILE, PONTIAC, GM OF CANADA, CHRYSLER
1969. Delco Radio Bulletin 6D-1969-1. 4to., about 100pp., diagrams, original printed stapled wraps Three holes at left for binder. VG plus. (a51127)
$45.00 (automobiles) . STANDARD AUTO-ELECTRICIAN'S MANUAL
Belmont 1923 Standard Engineering. First year published. Lg.4to., 971pp., diagrams, original boards bound with screws. Good, leaves browned, boards soiled, spine ends worn. (a51131)
$275.00Wyss, Tobias. UNCLE WALTER AND THE IDEA OF PROGRESS
Switzerland October 1980. Proposal for 90 minute documentary about Walter Wyss and the history of the automobile industry. In English. Producer: Peter Spoerri. 4to. , about 20 leaves (reproduced on rectos only), plastic spiralbound. Near Fine (just faint crease on cover tip). Scarce. (a51189)
$75.00 Segraves, Donald W. (director) . COMPENSATION FOR AUTOMOBILE INJURIES IN THE UNITED STATES
Oak Brook 1989. Hardcover 4to., 185pp., printed red cloth. Institution stamps on fore-edges and endpapers, label on heel of spine. VG, light wrinkiling, no DJ. (a51439)
$30.00 Fairless, Michael . THE ROADMENDER
NY 1922 Dutton. Like a drive through England-photos taken along roadside in central part of Sussex drained by the river Adur with accompanying text. 4to., 121pp., 20 photo illustrations by Will F. Taylor, dark green cloth. Owner inscribed and signed. VG, light spine end fraying, light stain on front cover. (a52007)
$40.00 Sedillot, Rene . PEUGEOT DE LA CRINOLINE A LA 404
Paris 1960 1st Plon. In French. 12mo., 174pp., 28 illustrations et 2 depliants, wraps. VG, small bit of residue from sticker on front blank end paper. (a54447)
$29.00 Wright, J. C. . AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR: INSTRUCTION MANUAL OF REPAIR JOBS VOL. I FOR THE GENERAL REPAIRMAN AND OWNER
NY 1928 (1922) Second Edition. Lg.8vo., 505pp., photo illustrations, index, printed hardcover, VG, no DJ. Volume I only, (a54881)
$40.00 (mobile homes) . MOBILE HOME SALES AND SERVICE
August 1980. Federal Trade Commission, Final Staff Report with proposed trade regulation rule (16 CFR Part 441). 4to., 629pp. plus appendices, wraps. Depository library stamp and numbers on cover and title. VG. (a54948)
$85.00 (electronics) . SENSORS FOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SP-404
1976 Society of Automotive Engineers. 4to., 65pp., library buckram with original wrap mounted on front, Ex-university library. VG. (a59402)
$45.00 (road accidents) . ROAD RESEARCH - PROCEEDINGS OF SYMPOSIUM ON USE OF STATISTICAL METHODS IN THE ANALYSIS OF ROAD ACCIDENTS HELD AT ROAD RESEARCH LABORATORY, CROWTHORNE, U.K. 14TH, 15TH AND 16TH, APRIL, 1969
1969 OECD. Octavo, 210pp., buckram hardcover. Ex-university library. VG, text clean, no DJ. (a61984)
$95.00(automotive). TRANSACTIONS OF THE SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS 1922 VOLUME XVII - PARTS 1 AND 2 (2 VOLUMES)
New York 1924. Papers and reports presented at the annual meetings. Hardcovers. Octavo, 898p. 949pp., photo illustrations, red cloth. Ex-university library. VG, text clean, nice solid binding; no DJ. 2 volumes: (a61998)
$39.00 (Road Research) . LIGHTING, VISIBILITY AND ACCIDENTS
Paris 1971 OECD. 4to., 110pp., printed wraps. Ex-university library. VG. (a62129)
$24.00 (automobile) . LOW CONSUMPTION / LOW EMISSION AUTOMOBILE - PROCEEDINGS OF AN EXPERT PANEL ROME 1990
Paris 1991 International Energy Agency. 4to., 254pp., printed wraps. Ex-university library. VG. (a62131)
$65.00 Moore, G. Denny . SELECTED WRITINGS AND ADDRESSES BY G. DENNY MOORE
1943. Moore wrote on Development and History of Gasoline Pump, Super Service in Every Station, Merchanizing in the Automotive Agency, the Past and Future of Gasoline Pumps, etc. 4to., 402pp., photo portrait of Moore as frontis, red cloth hardcover with gilt spine lettering. VG plus, lacks front free blank. Scarce. (a62627)
$250.00 Andrews, H. L. . MOTOR BUS TRANSPORTATION
1926. Offprint from proceedings of New York Railroad Club. Octavo, 7pp., photo illustrations of buses, original wraps. VG. (a66892)
$25.00Chapple, Joe Mitchell. TO BAGDAD AND BACK (inscribed/signed)
Boston 1928 1st Chapple. Automobile trip through Iraq. Octavo, 298pp., etching by Levon West, drawings by Chauncy Howard Peters, color inserts by Saul Arkin and Konrad Meindl, photo illustrations, hardcover. ***Inscribed to Daniel Marsh and signed by Chapple. Bookplate of Daniel L. Marsh. VG, cover faded and rubbed, no DJ. (a70063)
$195.00 McFarland, Ross A. . HUMAN LIMITATIONS AND VEHICLE DESIGN
1957. Article at pp. 5-20 in Ergonomics Volume 1 Number 1. Included in a complete issue with several other articles. Good plus, light wear on cover. (a71354a)
$35.00 Volvo . VOLVO SALES BROCHURE 1958
1958 Sweden. One long sheet folded to 6 panels, 10 x 13 inches when folded - opens up to 10 x 43 inches . Fully in color, printed in Sweden, 1958. Shows interior and exterior of Volvo PV 444 , The Family Sports Car. VG, lightly worn, no tears. Paper ephemera. (a71901)
$35.00 Macfarlane, Senator Jim . CRUISE OF MISTAKEN MEN OR AMBITION DESTROYS HAPPINESS, A TRAILER STORY AND ANECDOTES OF A VENTRILOQUIST
Towandaa 1934 1st Ventriloquist Publishing Company. Author was a ventriloquist and travelled 25000 miles throught the United States in his car-drawn trailer. Hardcover. Octavo, 40pp., cardboard cover with cloth spine. Signed by Macfarlane. VG, light wear.Cardboard cover with cloth spine. Good plus, light wear. (a71914)
$50.00 (crime) . PROFESSIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT AND CHOP SHOPS
Washington 1980 GPO. Hearings before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate. Octavo, 491pp., photo illustrations, original printed wraps. Depository library name stamp and numbers on cover and title, no bookplate, no spine numbers, no pocket. VG. (a75178)
$85.00 Rolls-Royce . A BRIEF GUIDE TO ROLLS-ROYCE AND BENTLEY MOTOR CARS 1925-1955
1965 3rd Adams & Oliver. Descriptions and specifications of several models. 8vo., about 40pp., illustrations, wraps. Promotional slip laid in. VG. (a9421)
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