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Intereurope Export Publications Ltd/Drake Publishers Inc.. Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1972. Second Edition. Pictorial Hardcover. Covers have small curl, ink writing inside front cover, 15 pages have tiny bit of ink markings, front paste down starting to separate from front cover along spine, 2 pages have very small chip; b/w photos; 140 pages .

Background: The Jackson Automotive Company was known for its extraordinarily well built cars; particularly, their luxury models built in 1914 with the Jackson Imperial at $1885.00 being their largest and most expensive and while sales were made all across the Eastern United States, the New York sales division was where the greatest number of sales took place. Earlier their focus was on racing cars and in 1908 the Jackson entry led at the Indianapolis 500 which was stopped at 235 miles due to poor track conditions and a deadly wreck; therefore, the organizers refused to declare a winner. After entering three race cars in the 1911 Indianapolis 500 they moved to emphasizing beautiful cars instead of the racing variety and at one time had 500 works producing 2,000 cars a year before the assembly line concept was introduced. E.A. Dorflinger with whom they worked closely and whose letters are in this collection was known for his craftsmanship and entrepreneurial life. Among the enclosed papers is the… Read More

Rare Hotchkiss greasing and maintenance manuel, for Hotchkiss model "type 411", 1935 model. Printed 1935. Perfect unblemished condition including bloc moteur foldout and 21 additional plans or photos on 40 pages and including a "Tableau permettant de déterminer rapidement la vitesse de la voiture".

Motorbooks International, 1990. 4to size hardcover with dust jacket; 96 heavyweight glossy pages with color and black and white photographs throughout. Contents include: AC Ace and Aceca Leaf Sprung AC Cobra 260 and 289 427 Cobra and AC 289 From jacket: "Exquisitely good-looking, hand made and quite reasonably fast, the AC Ace was launched in 1954 as a sports car of rare culture. It was to evolve through many guises: Bristol and Ford six-cylinder engines were fitted to endow a stronger punch, an elegant fixed-head couple arrived in the shape of the Aceca, and Carroll Shelby's Ford V8 transplant created the awe inspiring Cobra. Fifteen years after it's introduction, the Ace had metamorphosed into the fearsome Cobra 427, the fastest road car of its era. Yet in all this time a tiny number - just over 2000 - of Aces, Acecas and Cobras were built... Drawing from factory records as well as the accumulated knowledge of respected owners and enthusiasts, this book provides the evidence… Read More

Chapel Hill, North Carolina: The University of North Carolina Press, 1931. Presentation Copy, with slip pasted to front end page -"With the Compliments of The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill", above which the ownership signature of Joseph Hyde Pratt, noted North Carolina geologist, conservationist, civic and state leader, and activist in the North Carolina Good Roads Association. Near Fine, no jacket, one fold-out flow chart (Fine), one folded state map in pocket at rear (Near Fine, slight toning from pocket), a handsome copy with distinguished North Carolina provenance. SCARCE in current commerce. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presentation Copy.

Detroit: Motor Times, 1911. quarto. 34p. No copies recorded in OCLC. The publisher, in 1911 advertised he was desperate for subscription salesmen. Articles on Road, Track, Hill with pictures of Ray Harroun, Winner of the Indianapolis 500, also his race at Indianapolis Fair where he finished one minute behind after taking only 47 seconds to change his tire after the third mile. Articles on self-starters in 1912 cars; how owning a car saved people went there was a streetcar strike, "Milady at the wheel" (showing stylish women attired for riding in cars), Harvey Johnson employee of the E-R-I-T Company demonstrated how he could hurdle his car at high speed over railroad tracks, many photographs, ads. Very scarce in very good condition bound in original wraps.

Lansing: Reo Motor Car Company 1929. (Card covers) c.700pp. Very good plus. The Speed Wagon sales manual bound in a 6-ring binder. Black & white and color illustrations, photographs, tables. There are 7 great color illustrations showing the color schemes available. Bound with Speed Wagon Fleets of Five or More; Vocational and Geographical, & Story of Reo Castings, & Story of Reo Malleable Castings. (Transportation, Reo Motor Car Company, Reo Speed Wagon, Sales Manuals--Reo Trucks, Trucks--Reo).

Background: The Jackson Automotive Company was known for its extraordinarily well built cars; particularly, their luxury models built in 1914 with the Jackson Imperial at $1885.00 being their largest and most expensive and while sales were made all across the Eastern United States, the New York sales division was where the greatest number of sales took place. Earlier their focus was on racing cars and in 1908 the Jackson entry led at the Indianapolis 500 which was stopped at 235 miles due to poor track conditions and a deadly wreck; therefore, the organizers refused to declare a winner. After entering three race cars in the 1911 Indianapolis 500 they moved to emphasizing beautiful cars instead of the racing variety and at one time had 500 works producing 2,000 cars a year before the assembly line concept was introduced. E.A. Dorflinger with whom they worked closely and whose letters are in this collection was known for his craftsmanship and entrepreneurial life. Among the enclosed papers is the… Read More

Simon and Schuster, NY, 1956. ,HBDJ, 1956, First Edition, STATED First printing. VERY GOOD+ IN GOOD DJ WITH FOXING Tears wear TINY CHIPS extremities EDGES. Salmon boards with gold gilt & black cloth Spine cvr, 8vo. DJ SPINE End chips wear , SIGNED by Author, who was 12 yrs old when his grandfather a G.A.R.Officer & his beautiful mother took him across the continent & back on yr. long trek in model T FORD, includes Glory Girl , early Film star, Lucy Dooley, Miami in Twenties. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Stephen Longstreet,.

The original 1914 self-published softcover book. 78 pages plus end leaves. Extremely uncommon.Condition of the book is Acceptable. See photos. The softcover wraps show moderate wear. Both the front and back covers have partial tears at their spine joints, but are still attached. The spine itself also has some loss of paper.The text block of the book is complete. The first leaf, and the last leaf, appear to have previously detached from the staple binding, and have been glued in place (an amateurish repair, unfortunately). The last listing photo shows where 'overgluing' of the back leaf has resulted in an edge tear to the inside portion of that leaf. Inside pages are otherwise in good condition, with occasional edge wear. They include many illustrations and full page plates.In sum, a rare and important book, in less than good condition, but still readable.
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