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1930556351930. THE AUTOCAR. FOLDING MAP OF ENGLAND & WALES. London: The Autocar Offices circa 1930s. A 45.5" by 54" map on colored paper mounted on white cotton canvas. This is an ex-library copy with markings on the slip case and ink call number on the map. It is folded in an 8 by 9.5 inch blue cloth slipcover with paper title labels to the boards. Lightly soiled. There is wear to the edges of the slipcover which has a long closed tear to one of the title labels and a 2.5 inch chip to the bottom edge of both the upper and the lower labels. There is some light fraying to the edges of the cloth backing of the map. Overall a very good copy of this handsome driving map. unknown books
1996204248San Francisco: Cable Car Court 1996. Magazine. Fifteen souvenir programs for the event which was part of the Imperial Court system various pagination photos ads program entertainments awards nine of the programs are slick 8.5x11 inch magazines in stapled wraps the six earliest are folded tabloid newspapers all very good. Includes the programs for 1979-1992 & 1996. The Awards were first presented in 1974. Cable Car Court unknown books
1998171590Durham NC: Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University 1998. First edition. Softcover. Spring 1998. 144 pages. Features an interview of Bruce Springsteen by Will Percy. Includes articles by Susan Faludi an essay by Barry Lopez and Martin Scorsese. Poetry by John Updike and Donald Hall. Also includes photographs by W. Eugene Smith of his Pittsburgh series. Also includes images by Carl De Keyzer and Alan Lomax. A clean very near fine copy in wrappers. Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University unknown books
1973142105Paris: Filmsonor 1973. Vintage reference photograph from the 1973 film a striking image of Brigitte Bardot and Jane Birkin in bed together. <br/><br/>Vadim's attempt to explore female freedom and sexuality for women by changing the classical figure of Don Juan into the modern figure of Brigitte Bardot. The fifth film Vadim made starring Bardot and one of two released in 1973 after which she retired from acting. <br/><br/>Shot in Paris. <br/><br/>7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Filmsonor unknown books
196446196U.S.A.: Dodge Division; Chrysler Motor Corporation 1964. 1st Printing. Yellow and orange illustrated wrappers stapled. Slip is white card stock with decorative boarder printed in black ink. Both now housed in a mylar sleeve. A VG copy catalog and slip's edges and corners are rubbed light soiling internally clean and bright. 12 pp. unnumbered. Color illustrations. Catalog: 11" x 8-1/4"; Slip: 10" x 7" <br/><br/>"The Family Size Family-Priced Compact. Something new! A compact in the large economy size. Dodge Dart looks bigger acts bigger and is bigger than usual compacts. It's the compacted designed with the family in mind. There's an abundance of room for a family of six bag and baggage." The slip is stated the 5 year/50000 mile warranty. Dodge Division; Chrysler Motor Corporation unknown books
198849564Tampa Florida: Distinctly Styled Corvettes 1988. 1st Edition. All housed in 2 black leather zippered portfolios 13" x 16-3/8" with handles. One with gilt lettering applied to one side: "D S C Greenwood". Images generally clear & sharp Nr Fine. Portfolios show light wear VG. 57 primarily large format 11" x 14" color photographs of different Corvettes & divers aspects thereof one stamped on the recto "Michael Daniel xxx Photograph Tampa" <br/><br/>Here offered a no-doubt unique pair of sales portfolios compiled by Corvette customization firm and dealer Distinctly Styled Corvettes of Tampa Florida. <br /> <br />According to publicly available Florida corporate records the firm run by a Graddy Richard likely the Cajun ‘Ree-shard’ pronunciation operated from about 1986-1988 the height of production of the C4 Fourth Generation Chevrolet Corvette. Richard seems to have sourced fiberglass aerodynamic and ground effects packages from the prominent boutique customizer Greenwood also packaging his own custom-designed modifications to the seminal American sports car including options for wood-inlayed dashboards upgraded wheel packages etc… <br /> <br />The included brochures contain a photocopied appearance on the company in a 1987 issue of MOTOR TREND magazine: <br /> <br />"Distinctly styled Corvettes is another tuner that turns out high quality work. We had the opportunity to drive three examples from the company including a striking Callaway Twin Turbo and left quite impressed with the company’s commitment. Like Quality Motorsports Distinctly Styled Corvettes uses a number of Greenwood components. Special care is used in mating these pieces to the body and color-matching the paint. The company is also noted for individual touches like adding Corvette badges to the targa bar and gold lettering of engine identification. <br /> <br />Distinctly Styled Corvettes often uses BBB component wheels and mates them with Michelin XGT tires. Genuine wood dash panels are also a frequently installed modification. The firm’s prices vary considerably since each car is built to the owner’s preference. Typical modifications generally run between $2000 and $5000.†Motor Trend September 1987; p. 44 <br /> <br />A must-have primary source photographic archive depicting the iconic late 1980’s American Sports car. Distinctly Styled Corvettes 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
20002312676s.n 2000. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. First edition. Wrapper edges lightly rubbed. 2000 Trade Paperback. 104 pp. "Norton Bus Bird a Raquette Lake native has in his memoirs written a vivid account of an extraordinary Adirondack life that spanned most of the twentieth century. s.n paperback books
1979211891San Francisco: Cable Car Awards 1979. Newspaper. 14p. folded tabloid newspaper format event program mild toning on newsprint. Photos program ads stories. Established by Bob Cramer in 1974 honoring Bay Area LGBT activists sports figures politicians educators and performers. Cable Car Awards unknown books
196139981n. p.: Fred Harvey Service Consolidated Tours 1961. 1st printing presumed. White paper printed in brown ink. Moderate wear to paper light soiling/foxing faint creasing to top left edge. Otherwise an almost VG example. Single sheet printed recto only. Small brown and white illustration of an Indian Chief's head to top left corner. 9" x 5-3/4" <br/><br/>"To serve you better and expedite service waiters are NOT permitted to serve orders given orally. Please write your order." Menu clean and unmarked. Includes choices such as Freshly Squeezed California Orange Juice California Select Prunes Grapefruit Rolled Oats with Cream Omelette with Stewed Fresh Tomatoes French Toast or Grilled Ham and Eggs. Fred Harvey Service, Consolidated Tours unknown books
199750899Cambridge:: Robert Bentley. Near Fine. 1997. Paperback. 0837603218 . Illustrated. Third printing paperback. Very near fine in oversize pictorial wraps. . Robert Bentley, paperback books
195019312New Haven CT: Yale University Press 1950. Cloth. Very Good /Very Good -. The 1950 1st edition of this charming instructional on swimming authored by the head swimming coach at Yale and published by Yale University Press. Tight and VG just a touch of soiling to the rear panel in a bright price-clipped VG- example of the pictorial dustjacket with roughly 1/4 of the rear panel missing. Still though quite presentable. Octavo hundreds of black-and-white photos supplementing Coach Kiphuth's text. <br/><br/> Yale University Press hardcover books
19391594941939. AUTOMOBILES. ACME Production Colors. WITH Rogers Automotive Color Mixing. 2 volumes. Thick 4to. 270 x 210 mm bound in original embossed black and maroon expandable binders respectively with company logos. Detroit: Acme White Lead & Color Works 1939-48. First Edition of two scarce automotive colour sample books recording automobile colours in the years preceding and following World War II with hundreds of paint samples arranged in sections separated by tabs for various cars: Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Lincoln Oldsmobile Packard Plymouth and more. The Acme White Lead & Color Works was a pioneering developer of the first automotive lacquers besides black a repertoire of colour that made the company an auto industry leader. Sherwin-Williams acquired Acme in 1920. unknown books
1988209754San Francisco: Freewheelers Car Club of Northern California 1988. 10p. 5.5x8.5 inches welcome statement entries Club history Concours history official ballot laid-in very good folded sheets loosely laid-in to form program with tan covers. Event program for the annual contest and celebration of the gay car club. Freewheelers Car Club of Northern California unknown books
196451658bdeDetroit: General Motors Corp. Cadillac Motor Car Division 1964. Small octavo gray ring-binder 117 pp. Photographs illustrations. Sales reference manual showing available models with their features styling options and specifications. 1964 models include: Series 62 Coupe de Ville Fleetwood Eldorado Sixty Special Seventy-Five and Limousine. Very Good. General Motors Corp., Cadillac Motor Car Division, 1964. unknown books
19388622bdDetroit: Hudson Motor Car Company 1938. Octavo stiff illustrated wrappers stapled 70 2 pp. Fold-out lubrication chart and wiring diagram photos illus. With several items laid-in: 1 Memorandum of Agreement dated 12/21/1938 for a Hudson 112 Black Sedan with original handwritten price trade-in value for a 1936 Terraplane and a Balance Due; 2 a Pennsylvania Automobile Transfer Certificate to transfer license tags from a 1936 Terraplane to a Hudson 112 dated 1/6/1939; 3_ original Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Registration dated 1/10/1939 for a Hudson Sedan signed by the original owner; and 4 an initial service invoice dated 6/2/1939 in the amoung of $1.50. Near-Fine; in a worn and torn original Hudson Owner’s envelope. Hudson Motor Car Company, (1938). unknown books
