Search Results: Car Books from Appledore Books, ABAA

Phoenix, AZ: David Bell Publishing, 2006. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY BOTH THE AUTHOR (Murray L. Smith) AND THE ILUSTRATOR (Charles W. Queener) on the title page. An imaculate copy to boot of the 2006 1st edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Oblong octavo, 48 pgs. Signed by Author.

London: Dalton Watson Ltd, 1977. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1977 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG dustjacket, with very light creasing at the spine ends. Octavo, 196 pgs.

London: C. Arthur Pearson Limited, 1960. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1960 1st edition, in the uncommon dustjacket. Solid and VG in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with very light wear along the spine ends and tips. 12mo, 188 pgs., 95 illustrations thruout.

Lausanne, Switzerland: Edita S.A., 1958. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. The 1957/58 edition of this impressive annual Review. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light wear at the spine base and several small closed tears --and light creasing-- along the panel edges. Tall quarto, crisp black-and-white and wonderful color plates thruout.

Switzerland: Edita Lausanne, 1977. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1977 1st English language edtion. Clean and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 141 pgs. Translated by D.B. Tubbs. Nicely illustrated thruout by the author.

Minnetonka, MN: National Street Machine Club, 2005. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good. The 2005 1st edition. Clean and VG in its pictorial laminate boards, with light scuffing (and a bit of tearing) at the spine crown. Quarto, 192 pgs.

Bologna, Italy: Ducati Meccanica, 1969. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. First Edition. Uncommon 1969 Ducati Instructional Booket. VG in its stapled wrappers, with light soiling to the covers. 450 Mark 3/450 Mark 3 Desmo/450 Scrambler. Also includes a Ducati Work Shop Manual for "5-Speed Ducati Single Overhead Camshaft Motorcycles"

Osceola, Wisconsin: Motorbooks International, 1994. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. 1994 1st edition. "History of Oliver, Hart-Parr, Cockshutt & Cletrac Tractors, Model Development, Variations, Specifications". Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Quarto, 128 pgs. Crisp color photography thruout.

London: Boxtree Limited, 1992. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1992 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Oblong quarto, 160 pgs.

New York: MetroBooks, 1995. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. An immaculate copy to boot of the 1995 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 176 pgs. Signed by Author.

Munich: Franz Schneider Verlag, 1954. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Wonderful, very visual 1954 German study of car and land speed racing --and of futuristic car design. (Includes a tipped-in, original black-and-white racing photograph). Solid and VG in its pictorial boards, with very light creasing at the front panel. Dozens of crisp black-and-white photos thruout. Oblong octavo, 64 pgs. Part of an early 50s German series on the boundaries of speed, other volumes focusing on rocketry, aircraft and motorcycles.

France: E/P/A/ Editions, 1992. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1992 1st edition of this impressive guide to the Citroen. Solid and clean and VG+in its pictorial boards. Quarto, 125 pgs.

Chicago: Callaghan and Company, 1935. Collectible; Very Good. A handsome copy of the 1935 7th edition, complete in 6 volumes. All volumes solid and bright and VG+ in their dark-brown leatherette. Bright gilt-lettering at the spines, internally very clean. Thick quartos, over 4,800 pgs. all told. Each volume also includes its "1936 Cumuative Supplement" at the rear.

Los Angeles: Automobile Publishing Company. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1914-1915 Los Angeles County Automobile Directory. VG- in its blue cloth, with light soiling and spotting at the front panel and tender (but still perfectly sturdy) hinges. Octavo, wonderful local ads (several of them in bright color) thruout.

London: Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. First Edition. Uncommon look at the British Motor Car of the day, c. 1937-1939. Folio, 16 pgs., including 5 moveable color plates. VG- in its stapled pictorial wrappers, with light chipping and fraying along the spine and light soiling and spotting to the front panel. Essentially an advertising catalogue and a detailed, artsitic pitch for using "Shell Lubricaing Oil for Every Engine"

Lausanne, Switzerland: Edita S.A., 1984. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1984 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 232 pgs., hundreds of illustrations thruout.