1966 Ford.
N.p. [Detroit]: Ford Motor Company, 1965. Paperback. Oblong 48mo. Stiff textured tan wrappers. 72pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good. First edition. Handsome copy of this owner's manual. More
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The Kruse Professional Price Guide to Collector Cars.
Orlando: House of Collectibles, 1978. Paperback. Small 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. v, 488pp. Color illustrations. Very good. Tight, clean first edition. More
Official Paved Road and Commercial Survey of the United States....
Indianapolis: National Map Company, n.y. Hardcover. Folio. Black leather-textured limp cloth. 116pp, (1p). Extensive maps (many colored, others partly-color). Very good overall. Binding mildly edgeworn and text block typically a bit age toned; front board (only) a bit sunned. Nice, tight copy of this atlas crucial for motoring or touring..... More
A Wonder Book of Rubber.
Akron: The B.F. Goodrich Company, 1935. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff tan and gold wrappers. (46pp). Numerous illustrations. Very good. Probable first edition. Nicely illustrated pamphlet of the manufacturing history of rubber. More
Audels Foreign Auto Repair Manual.
Indianapolis: Theodore Audel & Co., 1964. Hardcover. 16mo. Black cloth, dust jacket. 584pp, (8pp ads). Illustrations, diagrams, decorated endpapers. Very good/good plus. First edition. Detailed, step-by-step procedural manual covering maintenance and repair for ten import cars including Fiat, Volkswagen, Volvo, Saab and others. More
The Automobile Association Members Handbook 1959-60.
London: The Automobile Association, 1959. Hardcover. 8vo. Yellow paper over boards. 272pp, 48pp maps. Text and map endpapers. Very good. Binding mildly mildly worn, with spine slightly sunned, but overall tight, clean, nice. First edition of this in-depth road guide to, as front board notes, "Hotels Garages Service Map General..... More
The Winnebago Story: 1958-1988.
Forest City, IA: Winnebago Industries, [1988]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue leatherette with pictorial silver gilt stamping. 214pp. Numerous illustrations (some color), pictorial endpapers. Fine. First edition of this company history. More
Powered Vehicles.
New York: Crown Publishers, 1974. Hardcover. 4to. Tan paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 240pp. Numerous line drawings (many color), pictorial endpapers. Very good/very good. Tight, clean first edition -- a mild ex-library copy, with relatively few markings. An excellent overview. More
The Caterpillar Story.
Peoria, IL. Caterpillar Inc., 1990. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. 80pp. Extensive illustrations (some color). Near fine. Edition not ascertainable, but a thorough self-published business history of this famed builder of tractors and other farm and construction equipment. More
Americana Calendar: Circus Wagon Edition.
New York: The Viking Press, 1954. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff pink wrappers (plastic spiralbound) with color front cover label housed in original presentation box with color label. Near fine/very good. Minor separations on the box corners, but archivally repaired, thus strong and attractive -- and the calendar itself, having remained in..... More
Illustrated History of Ford, 1903-1970.
Glen Ellyn, IL: Crestline Publishing, 1971. Hardcover. 4to. Blue paper over boards. 320pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine. Revised edition. More
Ford Times: The Car Owner's Magazine -- March 1961.
Dearborn: Ford Motor Co., March 1961. Paperback. (Vol. 53, No. 3). 16mo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 63pp. Numerous illustrations (many color). Very good. Slightest bit of edgewear. In honor of the centennial of the Civil War, this issue began a series: "A Motorist's Guide to Historic Sites in the Southland..... More
History of the Studebaker Corporation.
N.p. The Studebaker Corporation, 1924. Hardcover. Small 4to. Burgundy cloth spine and brown decorated paper over boards. xxvii, 229pp. Frontispiece, illustrations, tables. Very good. Slight edgewear; bookplate on front flyleaf. First edition. More
Chrysler: Outboard Motor Repair and Tune-up Guide.
Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1969. Hardcover. 4to. Blue paper over boards. 124pp. Illustrations, diagrams, tables. Very good. First edition, from "Glenn's Marine Series." More
Model T Times: November-December 1992 -- May-June 1996 (13 issues).
Chicago: The Model T Ford Club International, 1992-96. Paperback. 13 issues, running from 1992 (November-December), 1994 (full year, lacking July-August), 1995 (January-February, July-August, September-October, November-December) and 1996 (January through June). 4to. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers, all but one with stiff yellow decorative outer mailing wrappers still present. 48pp, 48pp, 48pp..... More
Vintage and Veteran Cars.
Adelaide: Rigby Limited, 1974. Hardcover. Illustrations by H. Murdoch. Small 4to. Red cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 52pp. Color frontispiece, color illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Near fine/near fine. First Australian edition. Accessible reference of the most famous British, American and European automobiles built between 1900 and 1930. More
Golden Milestone: 50 Years of the AA.
London: The Automobile Association, 1955. Hardcover. 8vo. Grey cloth, dust jacket. 240pp. Numerous illustrations (some color). Very good/good. 2" chip at lower edge of jacket's front panel; front flyleaves rather age toned, as usual. Tight, nice first edition. More
Ford Diamond Jubilee Recipe Collection: Favorite Recipes and Selected Food Articles from Thirty Years of Ford Publications.
Dearborn: Ford Motor Company, [1977]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Brown paper over board with gilt lettering and pictorial giltstamping, pictorial dust jacket. 176pp. Numerous small graphics. Fine/fine. First edition -- tight, handsome -- of one of the few automotive-related cookbooks you'll find! A sharp, lovely copy. More
The Ford Story: A Pictorial History of the Ford Tri-Motor 1927-1957.
Wichita: The Robert R. Longo Company, 1958. Hardcover. 4to. Blue cloth. 178pp. Numerous illustrations, 2 foldout blueprints. Near fine. Second printing of this scarce history of Ford Tri-Motors. Tight, clean, handsome. More
Never Complain, Never Explain: The Story of Henry Ford II.
New York: Richard Marek Publishers, 1981. Hardcover. Small 4to. Burgundy cloth, dust jacket. 307pp. Very good/very good. First edition, tight and nice. More
Autumn Leaves: Reflections of an Industrial Lieutenant.
Cleveland: Corday & Gross Co., 1945. Hardcover. Illustrations by Rockwell Kent. Foreword by Jerome C. Hunsaker. Small 4to. Blue cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 125pp. Frontispiece, line drawings, color charts, hand tipped illustration, decorations. Near fine/very good. Jacket slightly edgeworn, with small edge chips (mainly along top) and somewhat sunned spine..... More
Guts: The Seven Laws of Business That Made Chrysler the World's Hottest Car Company.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, [1998]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red paper over boards with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xiv, 226pp. Illustrations, tables. Fine/near fine. Tight, handsome second printing -- boldly signed by Lutz in black fineline on the front flyleaf. Copies of this title signed by the..... More
The Vintage Ford: September-October 1987 (Volume 22, Number 5).
Burbank: The Model T Ford Club of America, 1987. Paperback. 4to. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 57pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine. Tight, nice issue of this bi-monthly publication for vintage Ford aficionados -- restoration tips, how-to, adventures, anecdotes, etc. More
The Pictorial History of Motorcycling.
Greenwich, CT: Bison Books Corp, 1988. Hardcover. Folio. Grey cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 208pp. Numerous illustrations (many color). Near fine/near fine. First edition of this superbly illustrated overview, tight and nice. More
Model 'A' Old Time Auto Parts.
Oregon, WI: Old Time Auto Parts, Inc., 1974. Paperback. 4to. Pictorial wrappers, stapled. 17pp. Near fine. Outer wrappers (only) a tad age toned, else internally fine. Rather crude, homespun mimeographed production, a parts catalogue for Model A restorers -- with prices that bring a tear to one's eye. Interesting. More