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197641947Stuttgart: Porsche 1976. 1st Printing. Printed self-wrappers. Light wear. VG. Unpaginated fold-out brochure though 6 pages. Illustrated with 9 graphs & 3 car views Side Front & Rear. Oblong format: 8-1/2" x 12" <br/><br/>Scarce Porsche brochure for the UK market discussing specs for the 911 Lux Carrera 3 & Turbo models. Porsche unknown books
192336961Lowell MA: Automobile Legal Association 1923. Periodical. 4to pp. 31. August 1923. Paper wraps. Illustrated with photographs maps hi-lighting construction and cartoons. Cover somewhat stained a few spots on inside some light creasing o/w a VG solid copy. Automobile Legal Association unknown books
190638003Cleveland: Automobile Institute 1906. First edition. Blue cloth. A very good copy. Unpaged. 128 pp. 9 pp. adv. Illus. with 102 in-text b/w drawings. 12mo. Purporting to be an informational how it works book on automobiles for the novice it was actually a soft-sell piece which praised the features of the Winton Model K and Type XIV produced by the Winton Motor Carriage Company Cleveland though without ever naming the company or its specific cars. The advertisements for the book appeared widely and stated: "So simple and logical that any 14-year old school boy can read it intelligibily and thereby know the difference between a good car and the other kind." Issued in three formats leather cloth and paper wrappers. Automobile Institute hardcover books
191621599New York: Ward Motor Vehicle Company 1916. A snappy-looking simple electric vehicle design in fine pen and ink and hand-colored in blue yellow and heightened in white; chain-driven steering 'bar' instead of wheel open top plush interior visible; side and front views; bottom third of drawing with pencil details of parts; approx. 13" x 18 1/2" size; on 'onionskin' engineering linen-paper; old fold lines; some rubbing-away of surface at bottom corners fold lines; fraying towards edges; still in good condition colors bright and very well-accomplished; not signed or credited and with good provenance from the family of the founder of the Ward M.V. Co. which specialized in electric vehicles and eventually trucks in the first part of the 20th century; interesting automotive ephemeral material & electric car history. . First Edition. Not Bound. Good. Ward Motor Vehicle Company Paperback books
1926WRCAM28593Boston & Indianapolis: Scarborough Motor Guide Company 1926. 814pp. including maps and advertisements plus large folding double-sided map. Green fabrikoid. Cover rubbed worn at the head and toe of the spine. Two closed tears to the map of 7 inches and 3 1/2 inches and a few tears at the folds. Else very good. Directions distances and road conditions for nearly 1000 routes in the eastern half of the United States. Also includes a list of golf and country club courses in the states east of the Mississippi River and eastern Canada. Scarborough Motor Guide Company unknown books
197645761Stuttgart Germany: Porsche KG 1976. Original Porsche red vinyl 4 ring binders with printed title label in spine compartment. General wear & soiling. Some foxing to paper. Some leaves detached some dividers chipped. Overall Very Good. 4 volumes. Divers paginations. Plastic tabbed section dividers. Illustrated with photographic images drawings schematics graphs etc. 12-1/8" x 10" <br/><br/>Covers Assembly Groups: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0. Essential reference for 1970s Porsche 911 enthusiasts. Porsche KG unknown books
1920002340Los Angeles: Touring Bureau Route and Map Service Automobile Club of Southern California 1920. First Edition. Very good. Two maps n. d. 1920; 10 1/2 x 3 3/4; beige card stock printed in black; small creases to corners; a minor spot to lower margin of one of the maps; very good condition. Early 20th century road maps they detailed the routes from Truckee by Lake Tahoe north to Clio Plumas County. It also showed rivers terrain elevations hotels and gas stations and so on. Not in OCLC; not in the trade as of December 2018. Touring Bureau Route and Map Service, Automobile Club of Southern California unknown books
1919MXG514-2Los Angeles:: Prepared by the Route Department of the Automobile Club of Southern California 1919. Second Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Folded Map. 9 5/8 x 3 5/8 inches. Open to 14 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches 4 panels each side. Scale is approximately 1:150000. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights distances in miles along routes between different cities noted in circles and squares Map Number 322 dated 8-2-16 E. J. B. but copyrighted 1919 on front panel; text clean unmarked light toning. Very Good. This is an early Automobile Club of Southern California map showing automobile roads from Santa Cruz to San Jose via California Redwood Park. Prepared by the Route Department of the Automobile Club of Southern California, paperback books
1925305325Los Angeles 2601 South Figueroa Street ca. 1925. 1925. 3 3/8" x 6" pictorial brochure folds to form eight panels. Eight b/w halftone photographs. Very good. No signatures or bookplates. No Binding. Very Good. Los Angeles, 2601 South Figueroa Street, ca. 1925. unknown books
1981138961Los Angeles: Automobile Club of Southern California 1981. 21.3 cm pp. 1-3 4-39 40: blank cover illustration 5 maps pictorial wrappers stapled. First edition. Describes access regulations accommodations and other services interpretive and other recreational activities and principal points of interest. Includes short sections on the history geology and ecology of the parks together with a section on hiking and backpacking including day hikes and major backcountry routes. Reprinted with revisions several times at least through 1995. Cover edges tanned mostly along bottom edges a very good copy. #138961 Automobile Club of Southern California unknown books
40709AUTOMOBILE RACE PROGRAM AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF HARTFORD. OFFICIAL PROGRAM. ENDURANCE RUN OF THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF HARTFORD HARTFORD - MIDDLETOWN - WATERBURY ROUTE. Hartford: The Transcript Press May 16 1908. 8vo. Printed pictorial wrappers.24 pages. Rare automobile race program with only one copy recorded on OCLC - Connecticu State Library. The official race program of the earliest Connecticut automob race which includes the fifty entrants by name place of origin and names an specs of automobile being driven. Most came from Connecticut and Massachuset a few from New York. With two-page map of the circular route on pages 11-12 from Hartford to Middletown to Southington to Waterbury to Bristol to Farmington and back to Hartford. There are many rules for the run listed wit the sanction of the Racing Board of American Automobile Association. Also included is a history and the awards sponsoring company of the person blank form for tracking time of each round and advertisements. Very good. unknown books
191157940New York: Automobile Club of America 54th and 55th Streets West of Broadway 1911. 8vo pp. 876; photo-engraved frontispiece of the ACA building in New York; 48 leaves of maps 1 folding; original limp brown morocco stamped in gilt on the upper cover; the leather somewhat degraded with tears and some loss but the post binding is sound and internally clean. A national guidebook covering routes from New England to California Minnesota to Texas. Also includes ferry and steamship connections hotels etc. <br/><br/> Automobile Club of America, 54th and 55th Streets West of Broadway hardcover books
1997215393Harare: the Association 1997. 19p. staplebound booklet reprint with amendments through May 1997. the Association unknown books
200653673Bath UK: Parragon 2006. 4to pp. 96. Index. Color photographs with explanatory text. A nice copy in slightly curled dj. Parragon unknown books
190741990Newark: Mora Motor Car Co. 1907. 1st printing. OCLC records no institutional holdings. Printed beige paper wrappers stapled. Light wear. Ownership stamp "H. Cuntz. Palace N.Y. 1907" to front wrapper. VG. Unpaginated though 20 pp. 7 b/w images of Mora automobiles including 4 of the Mora Racytype & Tourer both 4 cyl & 6 cyl models. 4-1/2" x 5-3/4" <br/><br/>A very rare promotional brochure from this short-lived 1906 - 1911 early 20th C. automobile manufacturer which entered bankruptcy proceedings in 1910. Mora Motor Car Co. unknown books
191142013Detroit Mich: Chalmers Motor Company 1911. 1st printing. Light brown paper wrappers printed in dark blue & white stapled. Minor wear & soiling to wrappers. Very Good Plus. 32 pages. Illustrated with 45 figures 3 color tinted of the company automobiles & their divers parts e.g. Chalmers "Thirty-six" Touring Car. <br/><br/>A scarce early promotional brochure from the Chlamers Motor Car Co. "The Chalmers was formed when Hugh Chalmers bought out the interests of ER Thomas in the Thomas-Detroit company in 1908 and renamed the company Chalmers-Detroit. The name was changed to Chalmers in 1911. Chalmers flourished in the 1910s and then faltered in the 1920s post-World War I recession. It merged with the Maxwell Automobile Company forerunner of Chrysler in 1922 and ended all production in late 1923." Wiki. OCLC records two holding institutions: Rochester Museum & Library of MI. Chalmers Motor Company unknown books
191242011Jackson Michigan: Cutting Motor Car Co 1912. 1st printing. Blue paper wrappers with embossed gold & white 'Cutting' logo to front wrapper stapled. Front wrapper with "Jesco Electric Starting Device' leaflet affixed to verso. Minor wear to wrappers. Center bifolium detached. Very Good. 23 1 pages. Illustrated with 20 figures of the company automobiles & their divers parts e.g. Transmission and Clutch. 10" x 5" <br/><br/>A rare promotional brochure from the Cutting Motor Car Company which only existed from 1911-12. The Cutting was a powerful automobile using engines from Milwaukee Model and Wisconsin ranging from 30-60 hp. Cuttings were entered into the Indianapolis 500 in 1911 & 1912. The company failed in 1912 due to lack of sufficient capital. Wiki. Herein are featured Models A-40 & B-40 both with 40hp motors. No copies found on OCLC. Cutting Motor Car Co unknown books
191241984Chicopee Falls Mass: Stevens-Duryea Company 1912. 1st printing. OCLC records no institutional holdings. Orange & gold decorative wrappers with brown cord tie. Wrappers beginning to separate along spine text block detached. An About VG copy. 23 1 pp. 9 b/w images of the divers models offered. 9-3/4" x 5-3/4" <br/><br/>A rare promotional brochure from this short-lived early 20th C. automobile manufacturer. Stevens-Duryea Company unknown books
49195New York: Jaguar Cars Inc n. d. 1st printing ca 1961. Printed glossy white paper wrappers stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Very minor wear & soiling. A VG copy of an uncommon item. Unpaginated though 12 pp. 12 color images of 3 models of Jaguar. Oblong format: 3-7/8" x 8" <br/><br/>The brochure features 3 from the Jaguar line: the Jaguar Mark X Sedan the 3.8 Sedan and their newly introduced sports car the Jaguar XK-E Roadster & Jaguar XK-E Coupe. Jaguar Cars Inc unknown books
191542016Racine Wisconsin: Mitchell-Lewis Motor Co 1915. 1st printing. Two tone brown paper wrappers printed in dark blue stapled. Wrappers age-toned & show some soiling. Evidence of damping in lower right quadrant & along the lower gutter. Dealership stamps Wm T. Knauss & Son to front wrapper & to internal pages. Withal a VG copy. 48 pp. Illustrated throughout with images of the company's vehicles as well as divers parts used therein. 11" x 7-7/8" <br/><br/>Mitchell-Lewis Motor Company was founded in 1900 in Racine Wisconsin as a motorcycle maker spin-off from the wagon maker Mitchell & Lewis Company Ltd. The company began manufacturing automobiles in 1903. The wagon business and auto companies were combined into Mitchell-Lewis Motor Co. in 1910. The Mitchell car brand produced automobiles from 1903 to 1923. Mitchell offered four- six- and eight-cylinder models. The company was known for large fashionable touring cars. Wiki This a rare promotional brochure from this relatively short-lived early 20th C. automobile manufacturer. No copies located on OCLC. Mitchell-Lewis Motor Co unknown books
190841991East Moline Illinois: Moline Automobile Company 1908. 1st printing. OCLC records no institutional holdings. Printed grey paper wrappers stapled. Light wear. A Nr Fine copy. 19 1 blank pp. 7 illustrations of the 3 Moline automobiles the Model "A" the Model "S" & the Model "H". 9" x 6" <br/><br/>An early & rare promotional brochure from this short-lived 1904 - 1919 early 20th C. automobile manufacturer. Moline Automobile Company unknown books
190736911Chicopee Falls Mass: Stevens-Duryea Company 1907. 1st printing. Gold & green embossed paper wrappers. Wrappers soiled. A VG copy. 32 pages of text extolling the virtues & advantages of the Stevens-Duryea C-Six. Fold-out accordian-style advert sheet picturing the divers C-Six models offered by the firm with the reverse displaying cut-away veiws of the chasis. 9-3/4" x 5-3/4" <br/><br/>OCLC records no institutional holdings. A rare promotional brochure from this short-lived early 20th C. automobile manufacturer. Stevens-Duryea Company unknown books
191642009Elkhart Indiana: Crow Motor Car Co 1916. 1st printing. Off white paper wrappers with pale green embossed lettering to the front wrapper. Stapled. Faint age-toning & soiling to wrappers. VG. 12 pages. Illustrated with 15 figures of the company automobiles & their divers parts e.g. Chasis & Running Gear. 9" x 6" <br/><br/>A scarce promotional brochure for the Crow Model CE 30 from this very short-lived early 20th C. automobile manufacturer founded by Martin E. Crow in 1909. The firm went into receivership in 1922. This model vehicle only produced this year. OCLC records one holding institution: Indiana Historical Society. Crow Motor Car Co unknown books
195034416Coventry: Jaguar Cars Limited 1950. 1st printing. Pale blue-grey paper wrappers stapled. Some modest wear & soiling to wrappers. "Jim Baldwin Motors" stamp to front wrapper. A VG copy. 12 pages. 4 pages filled with divers images & graphs. Oblong format: 10" x 14-1/2" <br/><br/>The Mark VII was launched by Jaguar in 1950 at the London Motor Show. Powered by their famous XK120 engine this 3600 lb 4-door luxury sedan still boasted a top speed in excess of 100 mph. In the 6 years of production just under 31000 were produced with fortunately a few to still be occasionally found on the market today. Jaguar Cars Limited unknown books
1968149422N.p.: N.p. 1968. Archive of 48 vintage photographs of car accidents scenes in the Columbia County New York area from the years 1961-1965 1966 and 1968. With the stamp of Lee's Studio in Chatham NY on the verso of the majority of photographs along with occasional holograph annotations. Most photographs housed in sleeves with annotations detailing dates locations and occasionally noting whether or not the accident was fatal. <br/><br/>Also included are several accident reports prepared by Lee Studios for internal use and correspondence between Lee and law firms representing people involved in the accidents requesting copies of photographs. <br/><br/>The 1960s saw large increases in the number of vehicle fatalities as car ownership greatly increased over the previous decades and out of the six years documented in the archive 1966 and 1968 are both among the ten deadliest in US history. <br/><br/>Photographs variously sized with most being 10 x 8 inches. Generally Near Fine. Housed in a contemporary photo album and two folders. N.p. unknown books
