[HISTOIRE] - SIMSA (Paul)
BMW, la suprématie technologique automobile.
Paris, Éditions Presse Audiovisuel, 1984; grand in-8 (224 x 297 mm), 204 pp., cartonnage d'éditeur, coloris noir, sous jaquette illustrée. Très nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc et en couleurs.
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[LITTERATURE] - COLLECTIF
Code de la Route, texte officiel.
S. l. (France), Maurice Gonon, Éditeur, 1959; grand in-8 (164 x 232 mm), 2-248 pp., cartonnage d'éditeur illustré. Texte officiel et complet, nouvelle édition mise à jour et augmentée, suivi de l’Ordonnance générale du 1er juin 1969, réglementant l’usage des voies ouvertes à la Circulation publique à Paris et dans les communes de la Seine. Nombreuses illustrations en couleurs (illustrations en couleurs de DUBOUT).
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Rousseau, Jacques; Latca, Michel.
HISTOIRE MONDIALE DE L'AUTOMOBILE.
511 p. + Numerous photo illustrations in monochrome and color + Plus color plates from watercolors by George Ham. Text in French. Thick 4to. 265 mm. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Original cardboard slipcase mailer. Hardbound. Very good. A remarkable illustrated history of automobiles. Especially notable are the black and white photos, reproduced here in stunning brilliance. AUTO 1
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Philadelphia Suburban Publishing Company.
PHILADELPHIA SUBURBAN LIFE. Automobile Number, No. 5.
pp. xxvi [Illustrated Automobile Advertisements], 30 [Articles]. Numerous photographs of automobiles, garages, buildings. First 3 leaves worn with loss. 4to. Original pictorial wraps. Front cover very worn with loss. No spine. Rear cover worn with loss. Sheets loose. Fascinating ads and articles. PA PAMPH 20_17 BX1
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Pennsylvania Turnpike.
THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE. Harrisburg To Pittsburgh.
(14)p. Illustrated with maps and photographs. 8vo. Original gold wraps. Front cover decorated with a drawing of the Sidling Hill Tunnel in gold. Very nice little copy. PA PAMPH 20_1 BX7 x 3c.
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Pennsylvania Turnpike.
THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE.
13p. Pagination includes wraps. Illustrated with photographs, drawings and maps. Tall thin 8vo. Original pictorial wraps. Lists Interchanges, tunnels and service stations. PA PAMPH 20_1 BX7 x 3c.
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Budd Company.
BUDD.
28p. Illustrated with numerous photographs. Very mildly XLib. 4to. Original printed wraps. PA PAMPH 20_12 BX1
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Brandt, F. B. & Gummere, H. V.
BYWAYS AND BOULEVARDS IN AND ABOUT PHILADELPHIA.
320 p. Illustrated with photographs and five original drawings by Frank H. Taylor. 4to. Original gilt decorated blue cloth binding. Extremities worn with slight loss. This popular work is still of great value to the native historian or tourist. PA21 x4
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Faris, John T.
OLD TRAILS AND ROADS IN PENN'S LAND.
259 p. + Color frontis, photo illustrations and folding map on tissue paper. Top edge gilt. Uncut. Tall 8vo. Original pictorial cloth binding, slightly soiled. PA 7
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Faris, John T.
SEEING THE EASTERN STATES.
244 p. + Numerous photo illustrations. Uncut. Henry S. Engart's bookplate on front paste down. Tall 8vo. Original full orange pictorial cloth binding. Spine slightly faded. A companion for the traveler's journey through the Eastern United States. PA 7
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Faris, John T.
SEEING PENNSYLVANIA.
349 p. + Illustrations + Color frontis + Folding map. uncut. Inked ownership of Alice Starner on front paste down. Tall 8vo. Original pictorial orange cloth binding. PA 7x2
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Hale, Louise Closser.
WE DISCOVER THE OLD DOMINION.
374 p. + Full page illustrations by Walter Hale. Uncut. Top edge gilt. Inked and penciled ownership of Alice E. Starner and J. D. Shannahan on front paste down and first fly leaf. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding. Front board decorated and lettered in gold. Extremities rubbed and worn. A auto tour from Virginia through Pennsylvania to New York. PA 20
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Haupt, Lewis M.
A MORE FOR BETTER ROADS. ESSAYS ON ROADMAKING AND MAINTENANCE AND ROAD LAWS. Introduction by William H. Rhawn.
pp. xvi, 319. Floral end papers. Tall 8vo. Original full orange cloth binding. Soiled. Important document on the law and technology of Pennsylvania roadmaking. Anticipation of the need for better roads for bicycles and automobiles, etc. PA 26
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Zerger, Harry F.
'WILD FLOWERS BY THE WAYSIDE'.
43 p. Photo frontis. Very XLib. 12mo. Original publisher's cloth binding. Little book recording the wildflowers seen on a trip from Columbia, PA to California and back. Presented by the author. PA 29
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Chemin de Fer de Paris a Orleans.
BRETAGNE. Cote Sud.
np. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. 8vo. ** Original decorated Porchoir color printed wraps. Fine copy. TRAVEL/3
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Allen, Frederick Lewis.
THE BIG CHANGE. America Transforms Itself 1900-1950.
pp. xi, 308. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, very worn with loss. First edition. Coldwar/Economics 7 x2
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Hergesheimer, Joseph.
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHILD.
66p. Title page bordered in black. Printed by Bruce Rogers for Alfred A. Knopf, at the Press of William Edwin Rudge, Mount Vernon, NY. Uncut. Inked ownership of Clifford J. Oller, May 29, 1944. 8vo. Original cloth backed floral paper binding. Original slightly worn spine label. Edges of paper boards slightly darkened. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 638 of only 950 copies. Signed by the author on limitation page. Nice copy. PRESS/W34 x2
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Stout, Wesley W.
SECRET.
pp. (4)[Title page and Forward], 67 + Color frontis. Illustrated with numerous black and white and color photographs. Presentation insert from the Chrysler Corporation. 8vo. Original full black cloth binding, lettered in gold. Hardbound. Essential to the creation of the Atom Bomb, all the pure uranium metal to be had in the U.S. in 1941 came from the laboratory of a Westinghouse lamp plant at Bloomfield, NJ which was closely linked with Chrysler automobiles. "In the tremendous endeavor which produced the atom bomb, and thus brought World War II to a sudden close, Chrysler Corporation had an important part" - K.T. Keller, President of Chrysler Corporation. Very nice copy. SPACE/6
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Chevrolet Motor Division.
CHEVROLET TRUCK OPERATOR'S MANUAL. For 1955 . Chevrolet Light, Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks (Second Series). First Edition.
96p. Illustrated. Damp stained. 8vo. Original printed wraps, worn and damp stained. First Edition. AUTO/1
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American Auto Supply Company.
AMERICAN AUTO SUPPLY COMPANY. Midsummer 1914 Special Price BULLETIN No. 17.
32p. Numerous illustrations. Original order form. Price sticker on rear leaf. Tall thin 8vo. Original full printed wraps. Original mailer sent to Mr. A. Bushnell, 3 Pleasant St., Brattleboro, VT. Wraps very slightly soiled. Includes things like: electric headlights; batteries; gas lamp lighter; glass frost; spark plugs; tools; gloves; goggles; linen coats; auto robes; ford door pockets; etc. Excellent copy. Quite scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AUTO/1
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Autocost System.
AUTOCOST. KNOW ITS COST-DON'T GUESS. A PLACE FOR EVERY EXPENDITURE. SIMPLE. EFFICIENT. A COMPLETE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.
30p. Charts to be filled in to know the cost of operating one's automobile. Automobile sayings top and bottom of each page. For example "Dobbin is passing. But "horse sense" is still useful in driving". 16mo. Original full printed wraps with touring car pictorial on front cover. Original paper jacket, tiny tear at top. Generally a fine and crisp copy. Very scarce. AUTO/1
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Asbestos Brake Lining Association.
AUTOMOTIVE DATA BOOK. ASBESTOS BRAKE LININGS AND CLUTCH FACINGS. 1933.
124p. Damp stained. 4to. Original full red printed wraps, soiled and worn. Some of the autos mentioned are: LOCOMOBILE; KENWORTH; INDIAN MOTORCYCLE; HAWKEYE TRUCK; YELLOW COACH; WILLYS-KNIGHT; PIERCE-ARROW; PACKARD. FIRST EDITION. AUTO/1
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Automobile List Book.
AUTOMOBILE LIST BOOK. Showing Models, List Prices and Serial Numbers For Passenger and Commercial Automobiles. May, 1930.
292p. 16mo. Original full printed wraps. Price list for used cars and trucks from about 1924 to 1930. Includes: Nash; Durant; Chrysler; Haweye; Graham; Fisher; Dodge; Ford; and many other automobiles, trucks, hearses, ambulances, etc. A fine crisp copy of one of the earliest automotive "Blue Book" price guides. Scarce. AUTO/1
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Chevrolet Motor Division.
OWNER'S MANUAL 1941 TRUCKS. First Edition.
pp. 55, (9)[Lubrication Record]. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Damp stained. 8vo. Original printed wraps, worn. First Edition. A classic line of trucks. The windshield in the pick-up opened from the bottom for ventilation. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AUTO/1
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Automobile Supply Company.
AUTOMOBILE SUPPLY COMPANY. CATALOG NO. 8. Fall and Winter Wearing Apparel.
19p. Numerous illustrations. Original order blank. Very small tear on rear cover. Tall thin 8vo. Original full printed wraps. In addition to the expected tires, lamps, volt meters, spark plugs, and other car parts - this catalog contains wearing apparel for Fall & Winter driving in 1908 (including: a wide range of Winter clothes and jackets; rubber automobile shirts; detachable fur collars; fur hats; fur robes; fur gloves; and a variety of foul weather gear). Excellent copy. Very scace. AUTO/1
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Chevrolet Motor Company.
OPERATION AND CARE OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CHEVROLET TRUCKS. INDEPENDENCE SERIES; 1 1/2 TON TRUCKS. NOVEMBER 1, 1930. FIRST EDITION.
pp. 55, (1)[Index]. Illustrated. 8vo. Original blue printed wraps, slightly worn. Covers all sorts of Chevrolet trucks, including the Independence Series and one and a half ton trucks, etc. First Edition. Nice copy. AUTO/1
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Ford Motor Company.
FORD MANUAL. For Owners and Operators of Ford Cars.
94p. Numerous color auto part illustrations. Text printed in red and black. Text soiled. Contemporary newspaper clippings on car care. Small 8vo. Original full printed wraps, soiled with motor oil and age. Very nice copy considering usage. AUTO/1
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Engleman, Roy A.
ENGLEMAN'S AUTOCRAFT. Being an Instructive Study of the Automobile; Its Care and Management; How to Drive; Locating Troubles and Repairing Them; With Chapters Exploiting Some of the Latest Devices Used in Automobile Construction.
pp. viii, 240. Illustrated with numerous drawings and charts. 16mo. Original full patterned cloth binding, gold lettered and decorated with a touring car. Lacks spine. Binding worn. The scarce original 1915 edition. AUTO/1
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Lacer, E. B.
E. B. LACER. AIR COMPRESSORS. HYDRAULIC AUTO HOISTS. PACIFIC COAST PRODUCTS. Effective January, 15, 1928.
Bound together in one volume: Bulletins 1 to 10; Bulletins 15, 17, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30. Typed price list for 1928. Numerous illustrations. Printed in blue. 4to. Original full gold lettered wraps, slightly worn. An unusual group of catalogs. Rarely found in such good condition as here. AUTO/1
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Chrysler Corporation.
PLYMOUTH INSTRUCTION BOOK. (CODES P1,P2). For Plymouth De Luxe Models After Serial Number 2,641,401. For Plymouth Business Models After Serial Number 1,111,701. Third Edition February, 1936.
40p. Illustrated with numerous auto parts and designs. 8vo. Original full printed wraps, only very slightly worn. Excellent copy. AUTO/1
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Dixon. (Joseph Dixon Crucible Company).
LUBRICATING THE MOTOR. Dealing with the Care and Lubrication of Automobiles and Motor Boats.
pp. 28, (1)[Dixon Crucible Company's distributors]. Portrait endorsement photographs of famous drivers with their cars; Teddy Tetzlaff; Barney Oldfield; Harvey Herrick; A. L. Westgard; Mort Roberts; Dave Lewis; Hughie Hughes. 8vo. Original full printed wraps. Crisp copy. Starting in 1827, Joseph Dixon discovered the merits of graphite as a stove polish and an additive in lubricants, foundry facings, brake linings, oilless bearings, and non-corrosive paint and manufactured lubricants, pencils, stove polish and graphite crucibles; refractory vessels used for melting metals and minerals. By 1870, The Joseph Dixon Crucible Company was the world's largest dealer and consumer of graphite and had garnered worldwide recognition for its superior product quality. The Joseph Dixon Crucible Company continued to prosper throughout the 20th Century by growing through a series of mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations which included the pencil making firm - Dixon Ticonderoga Company. Fine copy. Quite scarce. AUTO/1
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Electric Storage Battery Company.
EXIDE BATTERIES for Automobile Starting, Lighting and Ignition Service. Parts Price List. Effective August 15, 1923. Fifteenth Edition.
31p. Illustrated. Tall thin 8vo. Original full printed wraps. A picture of the Philadelphia factory illustrates the rear wrap. Spine punched otherwise a crisp copy. AUTO/1
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Friedlander, Charles & Company.
CHARLES FRIEDLANDER & COMPANY. 1916. WHOLESALE CATALOGUE. AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES. "CHASCO" PRODUCTS. "Not to Consumers at Any Price". "The World Our Field".
pp. (4)[Index and order form], 108. Profusely illustrated with auto parts. Some pages printed on yellow paper. Large 8vo. Original full printed wraps. Excellent example of a very scarce auto parts catalog. AUTO/1
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Imperial Automobile Supply Company.
AUTOMOBILE TIRES, SUPPLIES & ACCESSORIES. Season 1916. No. 25.
62p. Profusely illustrated. Paper beginning to brown but not brittle. 8vo. Original full printed wraps, slightly chipped at edges. Original mailer sent to M. Yost. Includes: tires; spark plugs; radiator ornaments; mirrors; folding seats; wind shield wipers; gasoline strainer; bicycles; seat covers; etc. AUTO/1
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Page, Victor.
THE MODERN GASOLINE AUTOMOBILE. ITS DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. A PRACTICAL COMPREHENSIVE TREATISE EXPLAINING ALL PRINCIPLES PERTAINING TO GASOLINE AUTOMOBILES AND THEIR COMPONENT PARTS. 1918 EDITION.
pp. 1032, (34)[Publisher's catalog including Aviation books] + Plus numerous folding plans and designs of automobiles. Numerous text drawings. Front inner hinge cracked. Endpapers foxed. Stamped ownership of Harold O. Thorne, McGill Building, Washington, DC. Large 8vo. Original full cloth binding, lettered in white. Front cover ruled in black with drawing of an automobile. Binding faded and worn at extremities. Hardbound. With all the folding plates. A useful reference. AUTO/1
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Huntington, Roger.
HOW TO "HOP UP" FORD & MERCURY V8 ENGINES.
159p. Numerous illustrations, graphs and photographs. 8vo. Original printed stiff wraps. Covers marred and worn. An early edition of the Hot-Rodders bible. AUTO/1
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Motor Car Equipment Company.
MOTOR CAR EQUIPMENT COMPANY. TRADE PRICE LIST EFFECTIVE MARCH 31, 1918.
34p. Small 4to. Original full printed wraps. Includes: all sorts of automobile accessories; tools; hardware; shop equipment; door anti-rattlers; shock absorbers; bumpers; goggles; coats; gloves; accelerator heel rests; clocks; horns; and seat covers. Crisp copy. Please do not cofuse this original with the modern reprints of this important catalog. AUTO/1
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Pioneer Auto Club.
INDIANA BUILT AUTOMOBILES. PIONEER AUTO CLUB, HAYNES-APPERSON CHAPTER.
16p. Illustrated with ads. 8vo. Original full printed wraps, very slightly browned at edges. Excellent copy. A listing of companies, city, models and dates of all automobiles and trucks built in Indiana prior to 1955 with ads. A very useful reference. AUTO/1
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Stuart, J. H.
AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES. 1914.
80p. Profusely illustrated. Old tape repairs. Worn. Damp stained. Small 4to. Original full printed wraps, worn with taped spine. AUTO/1
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Imperial Automobile Supply Company.
AUTOMOBILE TIRES, SUPPLIES & ACCESSORIES. Spring and Summer Cut Price Catalog No. 19.
63p. Profusely illustrated. Paper beginning to brown but not brittle. 8vo. Original full pink printed wraps, slight tear on front cover. Slightly soiled. Paper label removed from front cover. Original mailer sent to Mr. J. B. Metz, Huntington, Ind. Includes parts from the Imperial Automobile Supply Co. and Ford - especially: tires; spark plugs; radiator ornaments; mirrors; folding seats; wind shield wipers; gasoline strainer; asbestos packing; etc. AUTO/1
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Motor Car Equipment Company.
AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES, TOOLS AND HARDWARE SHOP EQUIPMENT 1917-1918.
269p. Profusely illustrated. Includes actual color material samples for seat covers and spare tire covers. Also includes: all sorts of automobile accessories; tools; hardware; shop equipment; door anti-rattlers; shock absorbers; bumpers; goggles; coats; gloves; accelerator heel rests; clocks; horns; and seat covers. Small 4to. Original full printed wraps, small loss at head and tail of spine. Very nice example. AUTO/1
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Johnson, Iver (Sporting Goods Company).
MOTOR CAR NECESSITIES. IVER JOHNSON SPORTING GOODS CO. (INCORPORATED). (Successors to John P. Lovell Arms Co.) (Established 1840).
128p. Profusely illustrated. Some pages have red and blue borders. Last page has a small tear without loss. Includes a 12 page insert of the 1913 Wholesale Price List. 8vo. Original full printed wraps. A generally fine and crisp copy of this scarce catalog. Auto parts, tools, and accessories of all types, including: horns; klaxonet; lamps; speedometers; thermos; mirrors; gas tank covers; steam vulcanizers; electric vulcanizers; tires; battery boxes; tool kits; carburetors; goggles; coats; ropes; illustrations; clocks; Schebler Carburetors; Stromberg Carburetors. Should also be of interest to collectors of Iver Johnson guns. AUTO/1
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Service Recorder Company.
HOW TO KEEP TAB ON YOUR MOTOR TRUCK.
14p. Numerous illustrations. 16mo. Original full printed wraps. Time-Stamped "Received Charles F. Kenworth Inc., Waterbury, Conn., Aug. 26, 1920. Old paper clip stain on front cover. Excellent copy. The service recorder is a device which keeps tabs on every movement of a motor truck in 1918. A very scarce and ephemeral item. Does anyone know if Mr. Kenworth of Waterbury has any connection with the great Kenworth Truck firm? AUTO/1
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Sears Roebuck and Company.
AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES.
92p. Numerous illustrations. Heavily damp stained. May lack order blank. 8vo. Original full pictorial color wraps. Worn and damp stained. Includes: all sorts of automobile accessories; gas headlights; electric lamps; tires; speedometers; tire patches; goggles; mirrors; ford parts; battery boxes; tool boxes; etc. AUTO/1
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Standard Oil Company of New York.
PRACTICAL LUBRICATION. For the Automobile.
63p. + Color pictorial frontis of the Standard Oil building. Profusely illustrated with some drawings in color. Title page decorated with Standard Oil's Socony Petroleum Products symbol. Printed in red and black throughout. Last page slightly torn without loss. Small 8vo. Original full wraps. Front cover decorated with a 1920's car and trees in black under a full gold moon or sun and title printed in dark blue in a light blue square. Wraps very slightly worn. AUTO/1
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Smith-Worthington Company.
SMITH-WORTHINGTON COMPANY. MANUFACTURES, JOBBERS AND WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS. Automobile Accessories and Equipment. Motor Car Supply Catalog No. 5.
88p. With a 4 page pink insert discount price list and a yellow advertising sheet from the Nation's Polish Co. illustrated with a black boy polishing silver. Profusely illustrated with auto parts and accessories. Oblong small 4to. Original full green printed wraps. Crisp copy. The accessories are amazing, Wombat fur coats and Black Siberian dog fur coats! Also includes: unvulcanized gum tires; seat covers; austrian muffs; raccoon fur coats; goggles; fire extinguishers; lubricants; batteries; spoke brushes; ostrich dusters; folding pails; etc. A fine example of a scarce catalog. AUTO/1
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Weiland, Chas.
CHAS. WEILAND, INC. AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES. Supplement No. 4. November 1915. Wholesale Exclusively. Automobile Accessories AND MECHANICS TOOLS.
36p. Numerous illustrations. Slightly soiled. Tall thin 8vo. Original printed wraps, slightly soiled on front cover. Nice example. AUTO/1
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White, J. J.
FUNABOUT FORDS.
pp. 57, (1) [Publisher's List]. Foxed. Age stained. Old tape repair. Penciled ownership of John Whitaker. 16mo. Original full paper covered boards binding, worn at edges. Front cover has a humorous pictorial of a man driving a Ford. First edition. AUTO/1
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Wholesale Auto Tire Company.
WHOLESALE AUTO TIRE COMPANY. WATCO. Fall and Winter Catalogue No. 20. 1917.
64p. Numerous illustrations. Paper browned but not brittle. Small loss on some leaves. 8vo. Original full printed wraps. Inked ownership of E. I. Bell, Durham Centre, CT. on front cover. AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES; ACCESSORIES; CATALOGUE NO. 20; ADVERTISINGS; GORDON RADIATOR; ENGINE ROBES; BUFFALO ROBES; LOCKS; TOW ROPES; TIRES; TIRE PATCH KITS; HORNS; BATTERIES; RADIATOR CAP ORNAMENTS; FORDS; AUTO/1
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James, Martha.
MINT JULEP. Illustrated by Reginald F. Bolles.
345 p. + Five Color Plates, by Reginald F. Bolles, including a frontispiece showing some folks taking their first automobile ride. Each page is framed in decorative page borders. 8vo. 210 mm. Original full red cloth binding, slightly worn at extremities. The author's true name was (Mrs.) Martha Claire Macgowan Doyle [born 1868]. LIT 2
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