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Lot 109
Stevens-Duryea Automobiles. A prestigious hardbound catalogue, not dated but circa 1908, and covering particularly the Big Six, but also the Light Six and Four. Excellent full-page colour photographic images, well-defined component illustrations, detailed text about hill climbing, the factory, specifications, power graphs and body-styles. 64pp, with a gilt and green decorated cover. Exceptional condition, albeit a little creased on the outer edges (1)
Lot 110
The Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Co. A 40pp large format brochure for the 1914 Series 3 vehicles. The text discussing the factory models and specifications, together with diagrammatic illustrations of body-styles, code names and types, plan views of the seating arrangements, chassis components, engine cut-aways, dashboard arrangements, etcetera. The absolute joy of this publication are the many steel-etched plates depicting Scottish tourist sites by A. Mackinnon. Cord-tied with a dark grey card cover with just a hint of a light crease (1)
Lot 141
Laughs on Light Cars. A very rare portfolio by Temple Press Ltd., issued in 1916. Priced at 'One Shilling' a selection of cartoons by T. Smallwood. Produced as a supplement to Light Car & Cyclecar, each of the 23 full-page drawings have appeared in the pages of the magazine. The humorous cartoons are similar in style as Heath Robinson, but the ideas are unique to Smallwood. They are all signed and dated between 1915 and 1916. Each page is titled and captioned, to include: Outdoor Sports for Cyclecarists; Secrets of the Modern Factory; Motor School Development, etcetera. Page one is an illustrated introduction page to the portfolio, and this confirms that Thomas Smallwood was responsible for much of the technical drawings that appeared in The Light Car and Cyclecar, and that the first of his cartoons was published in the issue for 17 May 1915. The illustrated portfolio card folder has some paper loss and short splits, with drying adhesive tape to the top edge and spine. The pages are generally sound, albeit the title page has paper loss and the edges are a little scuffed (1)
Lot 142
Ford Motor Co. A brochure dated 1906, 24pp with a brown paper cover, illustrating the Models K, N, F and Runabout and illustrating the Light Weight Racer and 'Famous 999'. Also, a November 1911 dated pocket brochure detailing, with colour imaging, the Model T in 24pp, a promotional booklet for the Western Motor Works of Chislehurst and a Motorists Almanac for 1917, published in New York, containing useful hints and tips for the motorist, with illustrations by Gluyas Williams. 62pp with a hard cover. All in good, clean condition (4)
Lot 151
BEAN - A. Harper, Sons, Ltd. A 32pp, brochure covering the 1924 season, tinted colour images of the models, prices and full specifications. A small folio size 26pp including cover brochure discussing the '14hp', being a reprint of a Motor Owner article of November 1923, with the excellence of the Motor Owner's colour printing and layout. Also, an advertising pictorial postcard for the 11,9hp motor-car. All in good, clean condition, save for turned corners and a light crease (3)
Lot 152
Citro‰n. A 16pp brochure promoting the 'Twelve' and 'Light Fifteen'. A 1923 16pp vertical style brochure promoting the 11.4hp with a French body and a 11.4hp with an English body, together with the 7.5hp and Delivery Van. Two other similar brochures Together with three multi-fold illustrated broadsheets. All in very good, clean condition, English text (7)
Lot 154
Hillman. A rare 1925 two-fold brochure with three tipped-in colour depictions of the 10.4hp model. Printed on a lightweight grey card with black text. In good order, the front-page image slightly creased. Also, a similar two-fold brochure for the Standard 14hp 'Pall Mall' saloon, a single-sided sheet discussing variations in bodywork and specifications, together with a multi-fold chassis chart. In good fettle, several light folds (4)
Lot 159
Palladium Autocars Ltd. A rare brochure for the Light Twelve model of the 1923 season, 12pp and cord-tied card cover illustrating various body types, detailed specifications, pre-war impressions, prices, competition successes. Coming with the publication is a reprinted 1922 Autocar report, a typed letter from the company and other documents. The card cover with the remnants of an agency sticker. Also, two Sunbeam items, a petit booklet illustrating and describing the factory models of 1924, 28pp, and 1924 large brochure discussing the models in more detail. Both in excellent condition (7)
Lot 164
The Napier Book. A prestigious landscape-style, 36pp, cord-tied brochure circa 1912. Promoting the 15hp, 30hp, 38.4hp, 59.9hp, commercial vehicles, colonial models, component parts, factory scenes, etcetera. There are colour profiles of the body-styles, with silk-tissue interleaves, decorative vignettes, detailed editorial with full specifications and prices. The decorative cream cover possesses its original cord tie, albeit with light soiling lower and upper edges, with some creasing to the upper right corner, the first tissue sheet with a gentle crease, and several pages a little rubbed, otherwise sound (1)
Lot 166
*A c1935 Bugatti Type 57 'Competition Model'. A very rare double-sided promotional card (A4 size) illustrating and outlining the 3.3-litre (3275cc) 'Competition 4-Seater' with chassis specifications recto. Issued by the Bugatti franchise in the Brixton Road, London. The English text is printed in red and black with a tipped-in monochrome photograph centrally positioned verso. The card comes with its original light blue figured card folder, the front cover with gilt decoration to the hinge, and Bugatti script. The folder in very clean condition with only light rubbing to lower edge. The card broadsheet with a little foxing and ink manuscript '1935-36' on top margin recto (1)
Lot 169
Bentley - Again 1928. A 29pp, Le Mans 24-hour race successes brochure, cord-tied gilt-embossed light blue card covers, describing and illustrating the second consecutive win for Bentley Motors, small 4to. Printed in red, well-defined monochrome images. Cover edges a little rubbed and but editorial very good, original spine and cord intact (1)
Lot 192
Seabrook R.M.C. Cars 1912. A rare 12pp brochure for the 'Car with an Underslung Frame', models 18-20 and 25-30, with good monochrome profile images, prices and specifications in 12pp. Also, a 1923 promotional reprint for the Napier 40/50hp from the Motor Owner magazine, 4pp. Also, a multi-fold, large format promotional sheet for Goodyear Cord Tyres, and a leaflet for the Lanchester Epicyclic Gear Change, all in good condition save for light rubbing and creasing (4)
Lot 195
Standard Light Cars. Three booklets, a 16pp publication dated January 1914, promoting the factory cars; a red and gilt folder containing 10 illustrated cards and a specification sheet for the 11hp, together with a similar, but grey and gilt folder, promoting the 14hp model. Some surface soiling and garage rubber stamps, otherwise good (3)
Lot 203
Lagonda, 1935 Sales catalogue illustrating and describing their range. 16/80, 3-litre, 3 1/2 litre, 4 1/2 litre, including tourers, 'S' types and saloons. Also, the 4 1/2 Rapide in tourer form (1934 Ulster TT) and Gurney Nutting high-speed touring saloon. Printed on dark green, light green pages. 20pp plus dark green, rusted staples missing, some chewing to the top edge, 8 3/4 x 11 1/4-inches (1)
Lot 204
Lagonda 4 1/2-Litre, 1935-36 Sales brochure celebrating the victory of the 4 1/2 at the 1935 Le Mans. Illustrating and describing the pillarless saloon, tourer and dhc coup‚. Lists colour schemes and extras, such as suitcases and badge bar. Pencil-style artwork throughout. Price change sticker dated 1st Sept 1936. 16pp plus gold and blue embossed pale blue card covers, with light soiling, 6 x 9 1/4-inches (1)
Lot 207
Alvis Speed 25. A 1938 prestige sales catalogue. 16pp, tipped-in full colour plates of a DHC, saloon 4-light and sports 4-seater. Beneath each plate is a dimensioned seating plan and elevation. Opposite each plate is a description with two more tipped-in colour plates illustrating features. Full page illustrations of chassis and of the engine with four others of gearbox, etcetera. Embossed in gold and black on deep cream. 10 x 12½-inches. A good clean condition (1)
Lot 220
De Dion Bouton - Journal de Route 1905. A 4to, cord-tied promotional brochure by Georges Cormier, discussing the 8000klm trip in a 15hp car, using Dunlop tyring, from Paris through Florence, Vienne, Belgrade, Bucharest, Cravovie and back to Paris. Printed on stiff paper, 16pp with gravure vignettes of panoramic views and landmarks of places visited. Georges Cormier was later to drive a De Dion Bouton in the 1907 Pekin to Paris race. Dedicated and signed in pen on the title page by Cormier. In very good clean condition, just very light rubbing to the brown cover (1)
Lot 231
L'Automobile Theorique et Pratique, in two volumes by Baudry de Saunier. Probably published by Omnia in Paris, dated 1899 and 1901, both (likely) 1st eds, 416 and 512pp plus advertisements and 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 ins. A fine and detailed work, volume one covering 'Motocycles et Voiturettes', and the 1901 volume, 'Voitures a P‚trole'. French text, detailed drawings and images on motorcycles and motor-cars, copiously illustrated. Light brown and light green bindings with original black and gilt tooling, lower edges a little scuffed, but bindings tight (2)
Lot 255
The Automotor Journal. Volume 12, from Issue No. 313, January 5th, 1907, to Issue No. 338, June 29th, 1907 only, complete. A quarto hardback volume, bound in modern light brown cloth with black lettering to the front cover and spine in a similar style to the original publisher's binding. Title page and index at the front of the volume. Issues bound without their covers/advertisements. Photocopied pages 267/8 and 591/2 bound in (1)
Lot 270
The Autocar, Volumes I to III, 1896 to 1898. The issues from Volume 1 No. 1, November 2nd, 1895 to Volume III No. 166, December 31th, 1898 uniformly bound in five small 4to volumes, half-bound in leather and dark green cloth with gilt lettering and binding to the spines. Volumes I and III bound without covers, but Volume II with the covers and advertisements. There are title pages for each of the three volumes as well as index pages following the title pages. The title pages and index pages for the first volume are repaired with sellotape and there is some light foxing and browning of the contents. The first volume has an ownership label on the front paste-down end-paper with the handwritten name and address of Dr. Henry Arthur Allbutt, member of The Motor Car Club, and the date Feb 26th 1897 (5)
Lot 324
The Automotor Journal. A complete run of 22 hardbound quarto volumes of this monthly magazine, commencing with Volume 1 No.1, October 15th, 1896 and ending with Volume 15 no. 521, December 31st, 1910. Originally entitled 'The Automotor & Horseless Vehicle Journal', the title was abbreviated to 'The Automotor Journal' from the April 1902 issue. The issues are bound without their covers, but with title pages and indices at the front. Volume 1, holding the issues from October 1896 to September 1897, is in the publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to the spine (a little rubbed and marked), with a small Temple Press Library stamp on the front paste-down end-paper. It contains the seldom found first issue, Number 1 Volume 1, together with an Illustrated Souvenir Number (8 pages plus neatly but heavily repaired covers) between issues 1 and 2, being the Programme of the First Legal Run of the New Automotor Carriages in England. Volumes 1 to 5 are in single volumes, Volumes 6 & 7 are bound in one volume, and the remainder as two volumes to each year. Many of the volumes are in the original bindings of the publisher, F. King & Co. Ltd., using yellow cloth with black lettering to the front covers and spines. The following are in a modern cloth binding (light brown cloth with black lettering) in a style matching that of the publisher's bindings: Volumes 6/7, 8 (two volumes), 12 (July to December), 13 (January to June), 14 (January to June), and 15 (two volumes). Apart from some page browning through age, a photocopied title page and index to Volume 6, cracked hinges to the front and back of Volume 11 (July to December) and soiling to the period bindings, the actual content of the volumes appears to be sound and in good condition. Well-illustrated with monochrome photographs, text figures, detailed line drawings, and event listings and reports, this collection amounts to a valuable period archive (22)
Lot 326
Voitures Automobiles. A four-volume small 8vo hardback set in French with light brown cloth covers with brown decoration to the front covers and black lettering to the front covers and spines. All are 1st eds, published by E. Bernard et Cie, Paris, the first two volumes dated 1898, and the latter two 1899. The full title is Traite de la Constuction, de la Conduit et de l'Entretien des Voitures Automobiles, Publie sous la Direction de Ch. Vigreux. Vol. 1 Elements de Construction; Vol. 2 Voitures a Vapeur; Vol. 3 Voitures a Petrole; Vol. 4 Voitures Electriques. Each volume contains numerous text engravings/illustrations, and period advertisements on the end-papers and some of the accompanying leaves. Content amounts to 302, 160, 160, and 268 pages respectively. The covers are a little soiled/rubbed (mainly Vol. 1), there is page browning through age, and a fair number of marginal annotations in French to the first volume, but otherwise an excellent set (4)
Lot 332
Early Motoring Handbooks. Auto-Cars: Cars by D. Farman, translated from the French by Lucien Seraillier, 1st English ed, 1896, the first book on motoring in English, with 112 illustrations; A Catechism of the Motor Car by John Henry Knight, 1st ed, 1908, decorated board covers, 29 text figures; Motors and Motoring, by Henry J. Spooner, 1st ed, 1905, 21 illustrations; The Light Car Handbook, by 'Candidus', c.1916, numerous illustrations, preliminary pages loose, folding frontispiece split at centre-fold (but complete); The Chauffeur's Companion, by 'A 4 inch Driver', revised 2nd Edition, 1909, board covers worn; Chauffeur-Schule, by Julius Kuster, Berlin,1909, 146 text figures, German text; Krausz's ABC of Motoring, by Sigmund Krausz, 1st US Edition, 1906; Automobile Catechism, by Forrest R. Jones, revised 2nd Edition, New York, 1906, limp cloth covers; and The Motorist's A. B. C., by L. Elliott Brookes, 1906, loose in limp cloth covers. All 8vo volumes, in good condition, unless otherwise noted (9)
Lot 340
Early Motoring. Hardback 8vo volumes, comprising: Light Motor Cars and Voiturettes, by John Henry Knight, 1st ed, 1902, 69 text figures/illustrations, 2 copies, covers of both a bit soiled/dull, period advertisements; Motor Cars, or Power-Carriages for Common Roads, by A. J. Wallis-Taylor, 1st ed, 1897, becoming loose in binding, 76 text figures, period advertisements; Motoring, by R. P. Hearne, c1908, 48 illustrations, period advertisements; The Motor Book, by R. J. Mecredy, 3rd ed, c1907, small 8vo, numerous text figures and plates; and Notes on Motor Carriages, with Hints for Purchasers and Users, by J. H. Knight, 1st ed, 1896, text figures, illustrations and period advertisements, board covers a little rubbed and soiled (6)
Lot 342
Early Motor Year-Books and The Light Car. Two early hardback copies of Methuen's The Motor Year Book for 1905 and 1906, both with decorated cloth covers, the first 8vo, with 53 illustrations, the other large 8vo, and sub-titled 'and Automobilist's Annual. Also, a good copy of The Book of the Light Car, by E. T. Brown, 1st ed, 156 pages, with text figures and several pages of photographic plates. The lot is completed by a 64-page brochure, somewhat worn, published by the RAC on Jan 1st, 1915, including a 'Table of Motor Cars Manufactured During the Years 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, and 1915 inclusive; a French brochure from 1913, hardbound, including the thin card covers (orange with black lettering), in brown cloth with a leather title label to the spine, entitled Le Catalogue des Catalogues, Guide de l'Acheteur Automobile, 1re Edition, Tous les prix, Toutes les caracteristiques, De toutes les marques, with numerous period ads; and a thick French paperback, L'Automobile, by H. Petit & P. Meyan, 404 pages (largely unopened), numerous text figures and 40 pages of photographic illustrations, 7th ed, Paris, 1913. All in good, clean condition (6)
Lot 347
The History and Development of Light Cars by C. F. Caunter, large 8vo hardback, 1st ed, 1957; 4e Annee Agenda-Buvard du Chauffeur et de l'Alcool, Edite par Juliette Lockert, Paris, 1906, large 8vo, hardback, 230pp, well-illustrated with advertisements, theatre plans, cartoons, etcetera, the variously coloured pages interleaved with diary pages, some of which have neat ink entries for the day, pages browned through age, and the contents loose in the binding, which is rubbed and marked; Le Moteur Roi: Origines de l'Automobile, by Louis Bonneville, Preface by Gabriel Voisin, 1st ed, 1949, large 8vo paperback, 216pp, 55 text figures, a little worn; Modern Motor-Vehicles, by Lt.-Col. Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton, 1st ed, 1907, 8vo paperback, 122pp, text figures and 3 folding plates, presentation copy from the author to F. W. Lanchester, covers worn but contents good; Moroccan International Rally, April 23rd to May 3rd, 1935, Official Rules, Automobile-Club-Marocain, a 24pp stapled brochure, including rather soiled pictorial card covers, with good period advertisements and illustrations, and including a fold-out Route Time table to Gibraltar and Tangier as the last page, English text. Plus 6 other items (11)
Lot 50
*Maserati. A set of working clothing supplied by the factory, to include rare 1995 light blue overalls, with stitched Maserati wording on the back and company emblem badge on the left pocket. Also, a 1998 dark blue shirt (size L) and a beige-coloured Maserati zip jacket, all three items contained in a Maserati delivery bag. All in good, clean, useable condition (4)
Lot 528
*Frank Patterson (1871-1952): Medbourne, Leicestershire. A square format pen-and-ink drawing depicting a male cyclist coming towards the viewer, with a bridge over a river and dwellings in the background, drawn for Cycling magazine. Light blue colouring to a 'frame' design in the top left section. Signed and dated 1927 bottom right, with the work's title bottom centre. Medbourne is North of Market Harborough. Some light spots of foxing. Unframed. 18 x 18cms (1)
Lot 566
*Harry Tate in 'Flying'. A large, framed and glazed, colour-printed vertical format poster, apparently copied from an original, advertising the famed music hall and film comedian in one of his celebrated sketches. His smiling face is depicted centre, framed by the engine and blades of an aeroplane against a broad expanse of sky. There is a biplane upper left, and the lower part of the image shows a four-funnelled ocean liner steaming from New York on the right to London (symbolized by St. Paul's Cathedral) in the bottom left-hand corner. Some light horizontal fold marks, else a good, clean image. Print size 74 x 50cms (1)
Lot 584
*Quadrant 'No 17' Dwarf Safety Roadster. A circa 1889 sold-tyred bicycle in basically complete and sound order. It features a 30-inch front wheel with 3/4-inch tyring, and a 26-inch rear wheel with 1-inch tyring, inch-pitch block driving chain, which was a new addition a few years ago, sprung forks, mudguards, and a direct link plunger brake. The green-painted 21-inch frame possesses light strengthening rods fitted between the bottom bracket and behind the steering tube. Other characteristics include 20-inch sweeping handlebars, leather snub-nose saddle, period lamp bracket and rear mounting step. Useable, but later pedals fitted (1)
Lot 604
*Triumph Cycle Co. Ltd., 'No 2' Light Roadster. A largely original bicycle with signs of its original black enamel finish gilt box lining. With a 25-inch, sloping top tube frame, numbered 167418 on the headstock, it has a 'Resilient' front forks with oval crowns, 26-inch wheels with nickel-plated 'Triumph' designed stirrup braking operated by inverted levers and cable, split rubber pedals, 7-inch chain wheel driving a Sturmey Archer X-type three-speed rear hub with an early Sturmey Archer gear change on the top tube. Probably dating to the 1910 period, an interesting survivor (1)
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