Search Results: Automobiles from abookshop

NJ: Alfa Romeo, 1974. Bound in red glossy wraps, stamped in white. 17 pp. product brochure, handsome color photos of the car, the engine and the drivetrain. Scarce in this protected condition. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Oblong 4to.

UK: Porter Press International, 2018. Bound in stiff black boards, stamped in silver. A great history of the authors racing Porsche cars. 276 pp. with hundreds of black and white and color photographs. Quality production.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Oblong 4to.

MN: Cartech, 2013. Bound in stiff black wraps, with picture of a lime green show rod on the front panel. 159 pp. + ads. Scarce, well produced book. "The 1960s and 1970s were a time of artistic excess ... the 1960s and 1970s were also a time of intense automotive enthusiasm ... When these two forces came together the results were unforgettable. A new breed of car was developed -- the Show Rod. These creations were never intended for use on the streets, and many of them were never intended for any use at all. Customizers designed and built them to attract huge crowds to the big car show circuit that was traveling the country at the time, and they certainly succeeded. What began as visions of futuristic cars eventually morphed into cartoon-like representations of cars. things got wilder when the model car industry got involved, and then television shows and pop music acts jumped in too ... This one of a kind book is a round table discussion featuring all of these great customizers discussing the… Read More

Ingostadt, Germany: Audi Corporation, 2007. Bound in silver cloth, stamped in black, in matching dust jacket. A 211 pp. history of the Audi and the brand. Apparently given to their best U.S. customers. Quality production. Two lightly bumped corners. Text in English.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Very Good ++. 4to.

Bielefeld: Delius Klasing Verlag, 1998. Bound in red cloth, stamped in silver. A tight, clean copy of this 176 pp. book on everything you would need to know about the car in the latter part of the 20th Century. Quality production with lots of technical information about the luxury cars. . Third Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

UK: Austin Healey, 1959. One large sheet 16.5" X 18" folded into a four page color brochure for the 1959 bug eye Sprite. Dealer's stamp to front panel. Overall a tight, clean colorful brochure. All photos show the steering wheel on the right (the British side). Scarce in this protected condition. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Photo. Oblong 4to.

NY: Orion Press, 1990. Bound in black boards, stamped in silver, in illustrated dust jacket. A 191 pp. book on the history of the BMW car. Hundreds of color photos, ads, etc. The jacket maintains the original $50.00 price. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good ++. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Milan, Italy: CODELLA, 1979. This is the June/July 1979 issue that focuses on Lancia racing. Bound in stiff wraps. 32 pp. black and white and color illustrations and statistics, racing results throughout. Some uniform soliling to extremes. Rare.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket - As Published. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Los Angeles, Ca.: Spotlite Books, 1962. "Hot Rod Magazine Technical Library" S-523; digest magazine; Modification & performance tips; black & white photos; 48pp.. First Edition. Paperback Original. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Como, Italy: Oltrona Di S. Mamette, 1989. A great 48 page catalogue of the miniature cars (1:43) manufactures by Brumm. Hundreds of color photos of the cars + pictures of cars that were not available in 1989 (they are limited editions and were sold out). Quality publication -- Scarce.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

MI: General Motors, 1954. Tight, clean copy of this 19 page glossy magazine featuring the just released 1955 Model year of all of the Buicks. Lots of color photos throughout including color selections (interior and exterior) and other details on the '55 Buick. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Published. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

MI: General Motors, 1969. 18 pp. color brochure that has adds for the Corvette, the Camaro SS, The Impala SS427 and the Chevelle SS396. Interspersed with a few articles on college football. Great condition.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pamphlet.

Detroit: General Motors, 1957. Tri-fold glossy sheet -- giveaway from the car dealer -- pictures examples of all models of the 1957 Chevies. Tight, clean copy, now protected in mylar. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 21" X 29". Brochure.

New York: Exeter Books, 1981. Color and black & white photos and illustrations (mostly color); some spotting to DW; slight forward lean; stain and foxing to edges; 368pp.. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/VG+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Los Angeles, Ca.: Spotlite Books, 1962. "Hot Rod Magazine Technical Library" S-521; digest magazine; Modification & performance tips; black & white photos; 48pp.. First Edition. Paperback Original. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Minneapolis: The SL Market Letter, 1993. Bound in stiff wraps; black & white photos and illustrations; 228pp.. First Edition. Soft Cover. VG+/No Jacket.

Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell Books, Inc., 1985. 40 years of motoring history, 70 cars in alphabetical order; color photos and illustrations; 152pp.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

MI: Fisher Body - General Motors, 1927. Bound in gorgeous stiff wraps with illustration of a peacock on the front panel. This was a sales catalogue for their 1927 Cadillac models (Cabriolet, Roadster, Imperials, Brougham, Town Sedan, Phaeton, and a Convertible). Beautiful color lithographs of the interior and exteriors of the car and on the facing page -- a color illustration of a nature scene (where the colors were actually derived). 32 pages -- quality production (their focus was the high-end Cadillac marketplace). Bound in a library sleeve that has protected the catalog through the years. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Folio - over 11" X 14".

New York: Beekman House, 1985. Over 700 blue-chip automotive investments, domestic and foreign; with help from the Auto Editors of CONSUMER GUIDE; illus. in color and black & white; 416pp.. New Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/VG++. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

SC: Arcadia, 2016. Bound in glossy illustrated wraps with pictures of classic cars on the front panel. This is a 96 pp. book on car shows with colored photos throughout. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Published.