Automotive History from Mare Booksellers

New York: National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, 1924. Wraps. Good. Illustrated card stock wraps. 230 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A catalog to various automobiles, including cars, trucks and other commercial vehicles, made by a variety of manufacturers. Includes cost, principal mechanical details and specifications. Manufacturers include Auburn, Apperson, Chevrolet, Durant, Haynes, Dodge, Studebaker, Olds, Nash, Pierce-Arrow,… Read more about this item

Cleveland: The White Motor Company, Publisher, 1947. Wraps. Very Good. Illustrated wraps. 16 pp. A financial report issued by the The White Motor Company, including the usual tables, as well as a text summary. Photographs throughout, including 16 depicting various types of trucks manufactured by the company. The White Motor Company was an US automobile manufacturer in operation… Read more about this item

No Place: No Producer. Unbound. Good. No producer, place or date. Perhaps 1970s. 1 5/8 inches in diameter. Stickpin style back. Advertising pinback for the VW or Volkswagen Beetle, reading "Bug Me" with the WV logo beneath. Small union slug on the curl. GOOD+ condition. General fading and scuffing to the face, with minor loss of blue ink… Read more about this item

Cleveland: The White Motor Company, Publisher, 1947. Wraps. Very Good. Printed wraps. 11 pp. A financial report issued by the The White Motor Company, including the usual tables, as well as a text summary that mentions transitioning from war to peacetime production, supply shortages and worker strikes. The White Motor Company was an US automobile manufacturer in operation… Read more about this item

No Place: Socony-Vacuum Oil Company. Wraps. Good. No place or date. Presumed New York, 1945. Illustrated wraps, with the red flying horse logo present on the front cover. 47 pages. Illustrations throughout. A promotional almanac promoting Mobil oil and gas for a variety of uses, accompanied by the usual monthly almanac information. GOOD condition. Wrappers a bit soiled,… Read more about this item

Long Island, NY: Hampton Press, 1949. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. 45 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A program guide to auto road races held in June of 1949. The Bridgehampton Road Races were first held on public roads from 1915 to 1921, with the races revived again starting in 1949. They were held on public… Read more about this item

New York: J.F. Taylor and Company, 1901. Half Leather. Good. #44 of 450 copies of the edition de Grande Luxe. Half leather with marbled boards. Folio. 411 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A history and survey of a variety of sports in the United States. This includes section on women's golf and records; men's golf and records;… Read more about this item

No Place: No Publisher, 1978. Wraps. Good. No publisher or place: 1978. Color illustrated wraps. 120 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A program to the 1978 auto racing Grand Prix held in Watkins Glen, New York, including news of the racing world, some mention of Mario Andretti, a recap of the other Grand Prixs held… Read more about this item

No Place: Ford, Presumed Publisher, 1970. Wraps. Very Good. Wraps. Quarto, approximately 8 1/2 by 11 inches. 8 pp., including covers. Color photos and illustrations throughout. A promotional booklet advertising Ford Club Wagons (passenger vans), including conversion vans designed for camping or travel. Including basic specs for the vehicles, as well as optional custom features. VERY GOOD condition.… Read more about this item

No Place: General Motors, Publisher. Unbound. Good. No place or date, presumed early to mid 1960s, based on Frederic G. Donner's name listed as chairman. Cream folder with 5 loose plates. Oblong format. Plates measure approximately 8 by 11 inches, with the illustrations printed in black on gold foil, and tipped onto the larger thin matte paper. Brief… Read more about this item

No Place: Ford, presumed Publisher. Wraps. Very Good. No place or date, presumed circa 1982. Color photo illustrated wraps. Square quarto. 19 pp. Color photos throughout. A promotional sales booklet advertising the various models of the 1982 Ford Mustang, including the GLX series, and providing a look at the technical aspects and features of the various modes. VERY… Read more about this item

Boston: Walker Lith and Pub. Co, 1909. Unbound. Good. Single sheet, folded, about 27 by 34 inches unfolded. Paper mounted on linen. A color road map of Eastern Massachusetts, depicting the Boston area, as well as parts of the North and South Shore. GOOD condition. Heavy browning, with moderate to heavy scattered soiling and staining to the map… Read more about this item

No Place: Chrysler, Presumed Publisher. Wraps. Very Good. No place or date, circa 1941. Wraps. 7 ¼ by 5 ¼ inches. 16 pp., including covers. Tan, black and white illustrations throughout, some cartoon style. A promotional booklet discussing the benefits and technical aspects of a new innovation in joining metal parts of a car, termed superfinish by Chrysler.… Read more about this item

No Place: Chrysler, Presumed Publisher. Wraps. Very Good. No place or date, circa 1941. Wraps. 12 pp., including covers. A promotional booklet discussing fluid drive by Chrysler, apparently an automatic transmission that eliminates the need for shifting gears. VERY GOOD condition. Light toning and edgewear.

No Place: Studebaker Corporation, Publisher. Wraps. Good. No place, perhaps 1946 based on the code on the rear cover '5-15-46.' Blue and brown wraps, with hood ornaments on the front. Small folio, oblong format. 20 pp., including covers. Black and white illustrations throughout. A catalog of various accessories available for the Studebaker cars, including electronic turn signals, hood… Read more about this item

New York: Privately Printed at the George Grady Press, 1941. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. One of 125 copies. Brown paper covered boards. 41 pp., plus four black and white photos in the rear. A short work providing a brief history of the club and its members, as well as providing a chronologically arranged descriptive list of events.… Read more about this item

Horncastle, UK: Mortons Media Group, Publisher, 2008. Wraps. Very Good. Glossy color wraps. Small folio. A magazine style book. Approximately 130 pp. Color and black and white photos throughout. A primarily visual look at the Triumph motorcyles , providing many photos accompanied by short descriptive captions and specifications. Interspersed throughout are lengthier sections giving the history and evolution… Read more about this item

Osceola, WI: MBI Publishing Company/Easton Press, 1999. Full Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. Green leather with gilt ruling and decorations. Pastedown color photo of a truck on the front cover. Silk endpapers. 160 pp., including index. No publication information from Easton Press on the interior, but their logo is present on the lower spine. With color photos throughout. A… Read more about this item

Brooklyn: Carbooks Inc. Soft Cover. Good. Un-paginated. With black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A manual to basic repairs, tune-ups, and maintenance for the 1966 to 1972 Corvette. GOOD condition with moderate soiling, minor staining and writing to the covers. General fading, scuffing and edgewear. Minor foxing and soiling to the page edges. Interior solid with minor… Read more about this item

Bern: Wagnersche Verlagsanstalt, 1914. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 314 pages plus index, as well as a fold out map in the rear. All text in FRENCH and/or GERMAN. A guide for the years 1914 and 1915 for automobiling and touring in Switzerland and the Savoy region of Europe. With many in text small and large road maps,… Read more about this item