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192559044Naugatuck CT & Santa Monica CA: U.S. Tires Clifton & Marshall Complete Car Service Lincoln & Colorado ca. 1925. Oblong 4to. 10.5 x 10 in. One colour lithograph 100-piece puzzle assembled and backed on board shrunkwrap to preserve the pieces with original printed souvenir mailing envelope NF/VG copy. First edition of this nicely executed jigsaw puzzle automobile safety advertisement touting the 1920’s innovations by the U.S. Rubber Co. tires with this one featuring “Cog Wheel Traction and tempered rubber to ensure traction in rainy driving conditions. The puzzle depicts a boy and overturned wagon at an intersection underneath the bumper of a 1920’s sedan being admonished by a dapperly dressed driver. U.S. Rubber Co. one of the original 12 stocks listed on the Dow Jones originally produced rubber gloves and rubber footwear and by the 1920’s were producing automobile tires. They later purchased Gillette Safety Tire Co. and are now known as the Uniroyal brand. Clifton 1892-1957 began as chauffeur for the Venice CA police department before World War I and later owned a popular service station with Marshall 1894-1974 until the Great Depression when he went to work as landscaper for a movie studio while Marshall would become an automotive parts store owner. No copies located in Worldcat. U.S. Tires, Clifton & Marshall, Complete Car Service, Lincoln & Colorado, unknown
2012BN22332Cadmos 2012. 2012. Hardcover. 196 x 114 x 2 cm. Das Destillata Handbuch 1 So produziere ich die besten Destillate zählt seit Jahren zu den anerkannten Fachtiteln für Destillateure und solche die es werden wollen. Für die dritte Auflage wurden neun Fachautoren Wissenschafter Techniker Sensoriker und Produzenten eingeladen ihr Wissen über den neuesten Stand der Technik und zahlreiche Tipps zur Edelbrand-Produktion zusammen zu fassen. Der Ratgeber beginnt beim Anbau der einzelnen Obstarten deren Standortansprüche Erntezeitpunkt und Eignung erläutert dann die Voraussetzungen und Vorgänge der alkoholischen Gärung und widmet sich ausführlich den praktischen Grundlagen der Destillation sowie den Brenngeräten und deren Handhabung. Für Geruch Geschmack Reifungsverhalten sind eine Vielzahl von Inhaltsstoffen verantwortlich auf die im Kapitel Fertigstellen eingegangen wird. Die gesetzliche Reglung von Spirituosen in der EU wird ebenso behandelt wie die Destillatverkostung und die Beurteilung und Beschreibung von Spirituosen. Zwei neue Kapitel die Verarbeitung von stärkehaltigen Rohstoffen Getreide Kartoffel Kastanien und die Holzfasslagerung von Destillaten ergänzen das umfangreiche Spektrum des Ratgebers. AutorManfred Gößinger hat als Fotojournalist viele sportliche Höhepunkte begleitet. <br/><br/>Das Destillata Handbuch 1 So produziere ich die besten Destillate zählt seit Jahren zu den anerkannten Fachtiteln für Destillateure und solche die es werden wollen. Für die dritte Auflage wurden neun Fachautoren Wissenschafter Techniker Sensoriker und Produzenten eingeladen ihr Wissen über den neuesten Stand der Technik und zahlreiche Tipps zur Edelbrand-Produktion zusammen zu fassen. Der Ratgeber beginnt beim Anbau der einzelnen Obstarten deren Standortansprüche Erntezeitpunkt und Eignung erläutert dann die Voraussetzungen und Vorgänge der alkoholischen Gärung und widmet sich ausführlich den praktischen Grundlagen der Destillation sowie den Brenngeräten und deren Handhabung. Für Geruch Geschmack Reifungsverhalten sind eine Vielzahl von Inhaltsstoffen verantwortlich auf die im Kapitel Fertigstellen eingegangen wird. Die gesetzliche Reglung von Spirituosen in der EU wird ebenso behandelt wie die Destillatverkostung und die Beurteilung und Beschreibung von Spirituosen. Zwei neue Kapitel die Verarbeitung von stärkehaltigen Rohstoffen Getreide Kartoffel Kastanien und die Holzfasslagerung von Destillaten ergänzen das umfangreiche Spektrum des Ratgebers. AutorManfred Gößinger hat als Fotojournalist viele sportliche Höhepunkte begleitet. Cadmos hardcover
1995Q-0861458028Hunter Pub Inc 1995-02-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Hunter Pub Inc paperback
ANAIS-0670652490Grossman Publishers. hardcover. Good. 1.8x09x2.1. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Grossman Publishers hardcover
0670652490.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1941310304NP: CHRYSLER MOTOR COMPANY. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1941. Paperback. Original dealership sales BROCHURE. 9" X 11 1/2" 12pp. Near fine in pictorial stapled wrappers. 3/4"-inch tear at head of front cover Full-color throughout. LRC . CHRYSLER MOTOR COMPANY. paperback
193458094Chicago: Sinclair Oil Company Rand McNally & Co. 1934. 8vo. sized 4 x 9 in. which folds out to 19.75 x 26.75 in. colour maps and colour lithograph printing on recto and verso self-printed cover w/ panoramic cover art of stylish 1930’s Streamline 2-door coupe w/ boy pulling a Sinclair dinosaur model minor toning & dustsoiling to creases slight shelfwear still VG copy. First edition thus of this Sinclair souvenir road map for the Chicago area during the final months of the Century of Progress Chicago World’s Fair which ran 1933-1934. Sinclair has included an illustrated panorama for their Dinosaur Exhibit at the Fair a recreational map of the United States and the Chicago & Vicinity map even identifies all the local golf courses and country clubs. Worldcat locates 3 copies Newberry Wisconsin Hist. Soc. Wisconsin Archives. Sinclair Oil Company, [Rand McNally & Co.], unknown
192058920Portland OR: Broadway Auto Service Co. Inc. Stand: NW Corner Broadway & Morrison ca. 1920. Tall 8vo. 4 x 8.75 in. 8 pp unpaginated. With photo illustrations throughout. Self-printed illustrated softcovers w/ pen & ink of Mt. Hood as head-piece photo of Multnomah Falls by Cross & Dimmitt on front cover minor dustsoiling slight shelfwear rough cut fore-edge to first couple leaves still VG copy. First edition of this nicely photo-illustrated brochure for the aspiring automobile tourist following World War I wishing to visit the Columbia River Highway. The Broadway Auto Service fielded a fleet of 7-passenger touring cars including the Packard Twin-Six Pierce Arrow the Daniels Eight and the Aero Cole Eight. Of interest is the fact that the Daniels Motor Car Co. operated for only a few years and it’s believed less than 15 examples survive. The Cole Motor Car Co. was a pioneering auto firm using V-8 engines and the 1920 Aero 8 was one of their bestselling models. Worldcat locates 1 copy Bancroft. Broadway Auto Service Co., Inc., Stand: NW Corner Broadway & Morrison, paperback
192022175Los Angeles: Golden State Auto Tour Corporation 1920. 8 3/4" x 4" folded. 8 pages unnumbered. The pamphlet folds out into four panels for illustration and describing the tours. Illustrations; map. Illustrated staplebound wrappers in near fine condition light general wear. Founded in 1911 the Golden State Auto Tours offered a range of auto tours throughout Southern California including Los Angeles Hollywood and the beaches Pasadena area Topango Canyon Universal City San Gabriel Mission San Diego Redlands Riverside and Santa Barbara. Golden State Auto Tour Corporation unknown
0905522273.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
19870851702Motor Books 1987. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. b/w Illustration. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. In blue cloth with silver titling 4to 583pp. A scarce and informative collection documenting the Shelby automobiles in existance. Motor Books hardcover
1997b30860Shelby American Automobile Club CT 1997-01-01. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Hardcover with dust jacket. Book is in excellent condition text is unmarked and pages are tight. Dust jacket has a few tiny closed tears on corners. Dust jacket now nicely protected in mylar cover. Shelby American Automobile Club, CT hardcover
193857167Portland OR: Motor Vehicle Inspection Bureau 1938-1942. Seven colour-printed transfer stickers to be adhered to windshields still mounted on original paper backing papers with instructions sized approx. 2.5 x 3 in. all colour-printed stamped numbers all 7 w/ added gilt highlights some w/ remnants of scrapbook or old mounts on versos adhering to the printed instructions for properly affixing them couple w/ minor scuffing VG set. A set of exceedingly scarce City of Portland Motor Vehicle Inspection stickers depicting such themes as salmon swimming upstream Art Deco streamlined trains planes & steamships Chief Multnomah tall trees and mountains Skidmore Fountain covered wagon and the Veterans Hospital. Some time in the early 1930’s after the Federal Government had adopted a gasoline tax similar to Oregon’s pioneering move required driver’s license applicants to pass vision and road rules tests and registration fee the City of Portland began requiring twice-yearly inspections for vehicles. Reproductions can be obtained for the first three stickers 1938-1939 but the final four are relatively unknown. See: Joseph Rose A Brief History of Oregon Vehicle Fees and Fuel Taxes Jan. 10 2019; Bob Hoyt Classic Windshield Inspection Stickers Oregon 2020. Motor Vehicle Inspection Bureau, unknown
1970HVD-28427-OS-0Warne. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1970s. Hardcover. Wreckers & Recovery Earthmoving American Trucks of the Late 30s Fire Fighting Fire & Crash and Cross County Vehicles included and in great overall condition for the year. DJs in great condition but a few have been price clipped. Minor wear.; - We're committed to your satisfaction. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. . Warne hardcover
0365891177.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
193558986Detroit MI: Hupp Motor Car Corporation 1935. Oblong folio. 12 x 9 in. 4 pp umpaginated. bifolium which opens into 24 x 16 in. dealer poster. Colour illustrations & black & white photos diagrams. Self-printed colour-illustrated softcovers cover art of 1935 Hupmobile streamlined Art Deco sedan couple minor closed tears at lower fore-edges flight bumping to corners very minor dustsoiling still VG- copy from the Boone & Company dealership in Seattle WA. First edition of this very rare dealer’s promotional brochure extolling the advantages and beauty of the 1935 Hupmobile Series 518 sedan wearing the distinctive Raymond Loewy designs. These Hupmobiles were attractive comfortable and reliable and renowned for their rounded lines sloping frilles headlights that flared in the fenders and the split “Sea Gull†front bumpers. The 1935 featured new “Mouse Ear†vents on the hood sides and a mesh grille. Unfortunately the popularity of the styles attracted a hostile takeover of the company and after fending off the attempt and unable to secure a Federal Reserve Loan the company ceased production in late Dec. 1935. No copies in Worldcat. Hupp Motor Car Corporation, paperback
193663623New York: D. Appleton-Century Co. 1936. 8vo. vii 3 293 7 pp. Frontisp. photo plates diagrams text illustrations tables. Black pictorial publisher’s cloth w/ orange signs on front cover orange lettering on spine w/ d.j. orange & black sign cover art minor darkening to spine minor soiling edgewear closed tear front cover still NF/VG- copy inscribed by Stoeckel to Morgan Bulkeley Brainard 1879-1957 senior vice president treasurer and director of Aetna Life Insurance Companies and was a noted book collector and Connecticut Antiques. First edition inscribed presentation copy of this groundbreaking automobile traffic safety study produced by Stoeckel Former Connecticut Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and transportation researcher May Professor of Educational Psychology and Kirby Assoc. Prof. of Engineering at Yale in the depths of the Great Depression. Triggered largely by the extraordinary rise in automobile accident deaths through the 1920’s and 1930’s to 36126 in 1936 resulting in a fatality rate of nearly 15 per million vehicle miles traveled out of approx. 24 million licensed automobiles in the U.S. as opposed to the 40900 deaths in the U.S. in 2025 and a VMT of 1.26 with nearly 300 million licensed automobiles today. They carefully outline the history of the automobile travel issues licensing traffic laws traffic control devices and how to settle responsibility amongst automobile drivers horse-drawn vehicles pedestrians bicyclists and animals. Their 17-point plan included variable insurance rates with more accident prone drivers penalized difficult driver’s examinations police endorsement legal reforms and fee systems increased road and safety engineering and more road safety. D. Appleton-Century Co., hardcover
193858105Chicago: Irving-Cloud Publishing Co. Tribune Tower March 1938. 4to. 72 pp. With photo & text illustrations throughout some in colour illustrated ads. Photo-illustrated softcovers front cover photo art of modern Art Deco service station with dial pumps colour ad for Wayne computing pump on back cover minor shelfwear rubbing slight creasing very minor dustsoiling minor tidemark to upper right corner front cover still VG bright copy. First edition of this installment in the noted merchandising magazine for one stop stations which touted offering automobile travelers and owners greater amenities to drive business and sales for independent service stations. A number of articles focused on developing Modern Art Deco designed stations many of them drawing upon the Century of Progress Exposition architectural cues featuring increased glass stylish modern lines and smooth stucco exteriors. In addition amenities specifically targeting women drivers receive emphasis from stylish waiting rooms to increased lighting and essential clean and modernized restrooms. Irving-Cloud Publishing Co., Tribune Tower], paperback
192856212San Francisco & Los Angeles CA: The Gray Line Association Inc. 1928. 4to. 16 pp unpaginated. printed in blue & orange colour-tinted photos text illustrations 1 large double-page centerfold map. Self-printed colour litho softcovers cover art views of California scenic spots & missions pictorial colour map on back cover center crease as issued minor shelfwear dustsoiling still VG copy. First edition thus of this nicely printed travel brochure for Gray Line tours in California during the late 1920s with this one including tours to Golden Gate Park the Cliff House Oakland Berkeley Giant Redwoods Chinatown after dark Mt. Tamalpais Santa Cruz and the special private car service available in Lincoln Pierce Arrow and Packard Limousines. Worldcat locates 2 copies. The Gray Line Association, Inc., paperback
193363335Los Angeles CA: Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles 1933. 8vo. 4 x 9 in. which folds out into large 24 x 36 in. street map street index references at right border inset pictorial Motor Map of Southern California on verso w/ Imperial Valley inset slight age toning very minor shelfwear still a VG copy. First edition thus of this popular map issued by Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles during the Great Depression as promotional tool and to offer quick references for tourists and business travelers to Southern California. Worldcat locates 2 copies UCSD Harvard. Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles, unknown
192862600Ottawa ONT: Natural Resources Intelligence Service 1928-1929. Four large folding colour maps. atlas folio w/ largest sized 45 x 35 in. w/ each sheet including an index map indicating there are 4 in total with outlines fold creases as issued minor age toning to fore-edges a few minor closed tears at fold creases still a VG set of maps. Early printing of this four sheet map depicting the automobile roads connecting Canada and the United States during the 1920’s as the Good Roads Movement rapidly expanded through the Northern Country following World War I. These maps depict the burgeoning highway and national road system which had been fostered by urban centers attempting to convince rural municipalities to replace their seasonal dirt roads with those of gravel or crushed stone and facilitate much greater movement of agricultural and manufacturing products across the continent and with the U.S. The Atlantic map stretches from the maritime provinces down to Washington D.C. and over to Niagara Falls and Buffalo NY; The Middle West map documents the main automobile roads and highways from Port Albert to Port Arthur and South from Denver to St. Louis indicating provincial federal and state roads and highways; The Great Lakes section tracks the extensive network of roads and highways surrounding the Great Lakes including those in Iowa Kentucky Wisconsin New York and the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario; while the Pacific Map records the highways from San Francisco to Denver and up through Alberta and over to British Columbia. Uncommon with all four maps present. See: J.I. Little Confronting Rural Localism: The Good Roads Movement in Quebec’s Eastern Townships 1897-1920 Social History/Histoire sociale Vol. 57 No. 117 May 2024. Natural Resources Intelligence Service, unknown
1942648Los Angeles: Automobile Club of Southern California 1942. 32 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches. Good condition with expertly repaired tear with archival mending tape minor separation at several fold junctions. The map runs from Los Angeles to San Francisco. it is a classic Selwyn Douglas presentation of clean lines a a definitive visual hierarchy. The tall map could easily be used for mobility by the user. See pics. Automobile Club of Southern California unknown
2000Q-0393319423W. W. Norton & Company 2000-03-17. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! W. W. Norton & Company paperback
1562519433.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
196259507Chicago - San Jose; Seattle WA: Standard Oil Company of California The H.M. Gousha Co. 1962. Four pieces. 1st - 12mo. 4 x 9 in. which opens to 18 x 37.75 in. colour map of Seattle on verso inset view maps of downtown on recto. Self-printed softcovers futuristic concept art of Space Needle towering over the Science Center with ALWEG monorail and pre-Fair concept of the Skyride before it’s construction featuring colourful open gondolas minor edgewear small tear lower corner front cover light toning 1 small closed tear still VG- copy; 2nd - Three colour-photo postcards sized 3.5 x 5.5 in. split-back all detailing trip to Seattle and the World’s Fair from the library of Archibald Angus MacDonald 1892-1977 stepson of famed southern California oil man William F. Byrne as well as oil company and drilling equipment company owner and manager of MacDonald & Burns Oil Producers to whom they are addressed. First edition thus of this nicely illustrated Seattle street map for the Century 21 Seattle World’s Fair in 1962 from Standard Oil of California. The three postcards from “Ada†describe the trip beginning with “May get out to see the Fair Next Week;†followed by Aug. 26 1962 describing “We expect to go to the Fair tomorrow.†Next postcard she writes that she “certainly have enjoyed my trip here and stay too short.†Very nice juxtaposition on one of the cards with early 1950’s Buick featuring the tooth grille below the futuristic ALWEG monorail cruising past and Space Needle in the distance. Standard Oil Company of California, The H.M. Gousha Co. paperback
