$50.00
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Furman, Michael,
AUTOMOBILES OF THE CHROME AGE, 1946-1960.
. NEW copy, PAPERBACK.
(Abrams, 2004). 150+ photographs, index,
272 pages.
~~~ The postwar era marked the emergence of all things American, and in the 1950s,
cars led the way. The brilliant colors-pinks, blues, yellows, and reds-soaring
tailfins, and grinning, wide-mouthed grilles of the 1953 Buick Skylark, 1957
Ford Skyliner, 1953 Firebird III, and 1959 Cadillac tore up the country's
pristine superhighways and dotted the parking lots of new suburban shopping
malls. These and many other striking models, which expressed the national
optimism and pride of 1950s America, are featured in this elegant volume of
images by renowned automobile photographer Michael Furman.
~~~ The book
contains more than 150 stunning photographs of these motoring icons, many never
before published. An informative text and an illustrated index of technical
information describe the unique qualities of these spectacular cars, each more
imposing in design, size, and power than the preceding models. Furman's
technical virtuosity and exacting eye for detail make this unparalleled
collection of photographs an eye-popping delight, an invitation for car lovers
of all kinds to rediscover an era when the American automobile
was king.
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Furman, Michael,
MOTORCARS OF THE CLASSIC ERA.
. NEW copy, hardcover.
(Abrams, 2004). 150 color photographs, 269 pages.
~~~ An extraordinary collection of
photographs captures the graceful designs, premium craftsmanship, and unusual
materials used to create motorcars between 1925 through 1948. Take a visual tour
of the French Bugatti, Delahaye, and Delage, the American Duesenberg and
Packard, and the Italian Alfa Romeo.
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$13.00
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Frazier, Ian,
THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING 2003.
. NEW copy, PAPERBACK.
(Houghton Mifflin).
358 pages.
~~~ More and more readers are
discovering the pleasure of armchair travel
through
the hugely successful Best American Travel
Writing, now in its fourth
adventurous year. Journey through the 2003
volume from Route 66 to the Arctic;
go deep into Poland"s Tatra Mountains and
through the wildest jungle in Congo.
Selections this year are from equally far-flung
sources, including Outside, Food
& Wine, National Geographic Adventure, Potpourri, and
The New Yorker.
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Benjamin, S.,
GAS PUMP COLLECTOR'S GUIDE
. NEW copy, oversize PAPERBACK.
(Motorbooks). 112 b&w and 8 color illustrations.
120 pages.
~~~ Antique gas pumps are enjoying increasing popularity among gas and oil
memorabilia collectors. Here Benjamin and Henderson offer todays collectors tips
on how to collect pumps and where to find them, plus authenticity information
and details on restoring and displaying them. Directory listings include a brief
history of each known manufacturer, plus a listing of models produced, dates,
rarity ratings and price ranges.
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$29.95
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Helms, Todd and Chip Flohe,
ROADSIDE MEMORIES: A Collection of Vintage Gas Station Photographs.
. NEW copy, oversize PAPERBACK.
(Schiffer Books).
272 pages.
~~~ Take a drive down memory lane with this rare collection of
gasoline station photographs from both public and private collections, touring a
much simpler time in American history. Since its inception in the early 1900s,
the service station has been an icon of the American roadside and a catalyst of
our childhood memories. Included is a brief history of the development of the
gasoline station in the United States and details about many of the companies
which punctuated the roadsides with their buildings, including the Standard
companies, Cities, Mobil, Phillips, Gulf, Shell, Texaco, and Conoco. Filled with
over 500 black and white photos, Roadside Memories captures the essence of
American life over the first seventy years of this century. Captions provide
station location and era identification. These nostalgic photos aid both the
collector and historian interested filling up on high-grade service station
pumps, classic advertising, architecture, and classic automobiles of the
1920s-70s.
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Henderson, Wayne and Scott Benjamin,
GUIDE TO GAS PUMP RESTORATION.
. NEW copy, oversize PAPERBACK.
(Motorbooks). 112 b&w and 8 color illustrations.
290 pages.
~~~ Step-by-step restoration of three popular styles of gas pumps, including visible
pumps, clock face pumps, and calculating pumps are featured. There are also over
1,000 full-color diagrams of original gas pump color schemes, from throughout
the Twentieth Century. Includes pump color placement, sign or decal design,
proper globe selection, tips for handling gas pumps, signs, paint color codes,
and a reference guide to supply sources.
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Jakle, John A., and Keith A. Sculle,
THE GAS STATION IN AMERICA.
. NEW copy, hardcover with dust jacket.
(Johns Hopkins, 2002).
272 pages.
~~~ Why were early gas stations built to resemble English
cottages and Greek temples? How does Teddy Roosevelt's busting of the
Standard Oil Trust in 1911 relate to the lack of Exxon and Chevron
stations in the Midwest today? What corporate decisions and economic
pressures lay behind the Bauhaus-inspired stations of the 1930s? Is
there a link between feminism and the rise of the Gas'n'Go-style
convenience store? What have gas stations symbolized in the American
experience? Geographer John Jakle and historian Keith Sculle have
teamed up to write a unique and comprehensive history of the American
gas station - its architecture, its place in the landscape and in
popular culture, and its economic role as the most visible
manifestation of one of the country's largest industries.
Here is
the definitive book on the subject, from the first curbside filling
stations - with their juryrigged water tanks and garden hoses - to
the nationwide chains of look-alike stations whose design pioneered
the "place-product-packaging" concept copied by motels and fast-food
restaurants. Jakle and Sculle begin with a look at how the gas station
evolved in response to America's growing mobility. They describe the
oil company marketing strategies that led to the familiar brand names,
logos, uniforms, and station designs that came to dominate the nation's
highways. They explain why certain companies and their stations thrived
in certain regions while others failed. And they document the reasons
for the gas station's abrupt decline in recent decades. Illustrated
with more than 150 photos and drawings - of gas stations, vintage
advertisements, maps, and memorabilia - the book offers a wealth of
information and colorful details. The first architect-designed gas
station - a Pittsburgh Gulf station in 1913 - was also the first to
offer free road maps; the familiar Shell name and logo date from
1907, when a British mother-of-pearl importer expanded its line to
include the newly discovered oil of the ...
Paperback edition currently in print at $23.95; hardcover edition currently OUT OF PRINT.
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McIntyre, J. Sam,
THE ESSO COLLECTIBLES HANDBOOK: Memorabilia from Standard Oil of New Jersey.
. NEW copy, oversize PAPERBACK.
(Schiffer Books). 868 color photographs,
184 pages.
~~~ Here is the first book written about
collectibles from the Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey, including Esso, Humble, and
affiliate companies. To complete this authoritative
guide, the author enlisted help from other
collectors and included photographs of their
prized collections. The result contains
photographs and comments about some items so
rare that the only ones known are reproduced
here for the first time -- this may be the only
time you will ever see them. Also photographs
of common items are here with comments on
their origins. Globes, pumps, cans, signs, map
racks, banners, lighters,
ashtrays, buttons, toys, knives, and credit cards
all will bring back memories.
Gas and oil memorabilia collectors and all those
with an affection for Esso and Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey memorabilia will want this
valuable reference
work.
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Miller, W. Clark,
COLLECTING OIL CANS.
. NEW copy, oversize PAPERBACK.
(Schiffer Books). 785 color photographs,
272 pages.
~~~ At last, the most complete book devoted exclusively to oil
cans, containing over 750 color photographs of cans spanning 120 years, and over
90 brands. The cans are presented alphabetically by company, and a detailed
description and estimated value are included for each. Helpful information for
collectors includes methods different oil companies used to date their cans, how
to grade the condition of a can, collector resources, and a list of can
manufacturers. This excellent guide is a must for the serious gas station
collector, and a wonderful introduction for the beginner.
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Pease, Rick,
A TOUR WITH TEXACO.
. NEW copy, oversize PAPERBACK.
(Schiffer Books). 800+ color and b&w photographs,
204 pages.
~~~ This colorful and informative book is the latest offering by
Rick Pease. Rick's fourth book is filled with more than 800 photographs of
Texaco items dating back to the early 1900s. Touring with Texaco
will take you on a pictorial tour of the many U.S. and foreign products
produced Texaco. Also included are some very interesting and nostalgic
black and white photographs of early Texaco stations around the world.
For anyone interested in petroleum collectibles, especially
those made by Texaco, this definitive guide will give you a good look at a
broad
range of items collectors are looking for.
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Pease, Rick,
FILLING STATION COLLECTIBLES, with Price Guide.
. NEW copy, oversize PAPERBACK.
(Schiffer Books). 563 color photographs,
144 pages.
~~~ Some of the hottest collectibles today reflect our passions
for the automobile. This book pictures filling station memorabilia, motoring
products, and automotive advertisements in vivid color. A great variety of neon,
enameled, and wooden signs, illustrated oil cans, and brightly colored gas pumps
from the days of the earliest roadsters are presented here. As oil companies and
filling stations changed to keep up with America's evolving culture, they varied
the containers and advertisements for their products. From the turn of the
century to modern times, the hundreds of filling station collectibles on display
in this book fill 563 color photographs and an up-to-date price guide.
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Witzel, Michael Karl,
FANTASTIC FILLING STATIONS.
. NEW copy, oversize PAPERBACK.
(Motor Books). 702 color & 10 b&w illustrations, 96 pages.
Once an integral part of daily American life, the traditional full-service gas
station has given way to sterile convenience stores with automated,
pay-at-the-pump service. Fortunately, memories of old service stations live on
in this entertaining book filled with original period color images, as well as
modern color shots of surviving filling stations. Readers will witness eccentric
and wacky station styles, including airplanes, teepees, windmills, petrified
trees, railroad tanks cars, icebergs, and more. Author Tim Steil also examines
the role of the automobile and filling station in American society, from the
earliest days in the 1910s through the end of the service station era in the
1970s.
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Stenzler, Sonya, Mitch Stenzler and Rick Pease,
GAS STATION COLLECTIBLES.
. NEW copy. Oversize
hardcover with dust jacket.
(Schiffer Publishing, 1993). 176 pages.
~~~
With the advent of the automobile and the central place it took in society,
service stations became one of the dominant businesses in twentieth century
America. From the pump in front of the general store to the gleaming
full-service stations of the 1940s and 1950s, the oil companies created a niche
in popular culture. They produced a wealth of items that now are eagerly sought
after by collectors. Everything from the glass globes that adorned early gas
pumps to toys, advertising, pinbacks, tire repair kits, and a host of other
memorabilia are available. Drawing from the collection of Mitch Stenzler, an
early and avid aficionado, Gas Station Collectibles offers nearly 1000 color
photographs of these nostalgic and often beautiful artifacts. The clear photos
show examples of some of the best of the collectibles available, and a price
guide is an invaluable aid to the collector.
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Witzel, Michael Karl,
AMERICAN GAS STATION: History and Folklore of Gas Stations in America.
. NEW copy, oversize PAPERBACK.
(Motor Books). 82 color & 76 b&w illustrations, 160 pages.
~~~
The American Gas Station is a nostalgic history of the
service station and the American car culture it helped create. An exceptional
chronicle of the birth of roadside architecture, the development of gasoline
pumps, corporate trademarks, and gas station memorabilia.
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Witzel, Michael Karl,
GAS STATION MEMORIES.
. VG/VG. Oversize hardcover with dust jacket.
(Barnes & Noble Books, 1998). Color & b&w photographs, 96 pages.
~~~
Nowadays, generic, self-serve, one-stop, glorified
convenience stores are where we go to fill the
tanks of our automobiles with various grades of
gasoline. Yet not so terribly long ago, gas
stations were sleek, clean, stylish(!) temples of
(full) service, attended by friendly, courteous
workers who not only filled the tank but checked
the oil, cleaned the windshield, inflated the tires,
and threw in a premium or two to boot! A tribute
to America's mobile, itinerant roots,
this book recalls the glory years of roadside
filling stations, describing how service evolved
and exploring many of the "relics" of the day.
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GREAT AMERICAN CONVERTIBLES.
. NEW copy, hardcover.
(Publications International, 2005).
160 pages.
~~~ Delight in the style and romance of America's most coveted convertibles, from
the storied Classic era right up to the present. Lively text and hundreds of
brilliant color photographs put you up close and personal with some of the most
exciting machines of our time.
~~~ OUT OF PRINT.
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Gumbiner, Abigail and Carol Hayden,
VACANT EDEN: Roadside Treasures of the Sonoran Desert.
. VG, PAPERBACK.
(Balcony Press, 1997). 80+ color photographs.
96 pages.
~~~ A road tripping, memory jogging, nostalgic look at the motels and signs from the
1940's, 1950's, '60's and '70's. The sleepy, hot and dusty desert town of Tucson
Arizona is the setting for all of the images in Vacant Eden. With 80+ color,
full page photographic plates, the book re-captures the unique and enticing
motels that once beckoned to weary travelers, their signs hinting at exotic
desert fantasies and imaginary Western themes. The fabulous and intense
Southwestern light and color define the book's architectural subjects, many of
them have since been bull-dozed. The post WWII travel boom produced these icons
that are now bypassed by the newer Interstate Highway system and it's drab,
cookie-cutter motels.
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Hazleton, Lesley,
DRIVING TO DETROIT.
. NEW copy, hardcover.
(Free Press). 306 pages.
~~~ Leaving her home in Seattle in midsummer to drive "the long way round" to the
Detroit auto show, Lesley Hazleton embarks on a five-month journey to visit the
holy places for cars - where they are raced, displayed, crashed, tested, and
made - as she seeks to understand our deep fascination with automobiles. Her
quest takes her on a road trip that teaches her not only about cars and the
peculiar passions of car lovers but also about herself.
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Highway
61
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Fitzhugh, Bill,
HIGHWAY 61 RESURFACED.
. NEW copy, hardcover.
(William Morrow & Co).
353 pages.
~~~ Funny, suspenseful, and full of rock 'n roll, this is the second tale in the
hilarious mystery series featuring aging DJ turned PI Rick Shannon.
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Steil, Tim,
HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED.
. NEW copy, hardcover.
(Motorbooks International).
160 pages.
~~~ Stretching from New Orleans to the
U.S.-Canada border in Grand portage,
Minnesota, U.S. Highway 61- like its east-west
counterpart Route 66 - is a dying vestige of a time
when two blacktop lanes represented the zenith of
cross-country highway travel. Unlike Route 66, however
a strong case can be made that Highway 61 - running
1,699 miles through the gut of the nation - is a much
truer cross-section of American heritage and geography.
From the Deep South, steeped in the tragic legacy of
slavery and the magic of rhythm and blues, to
the lily-white North Shore of Lake Superior, inhabited
largely by the descendants of Scandinavian immigrants,
this evocative and artfully executed celebration of
Highway 61 is organized as a "road trip" book in three
acts: 1) Louisiana to Memphis, 2) Memphis to Wisconsin,
and 3) Wisconsin to Canada. As such, it provides an
unprecedented and visually intense look at the road's
past and present, tying into the people associated
with the cities and towns along the way (Robert Johnson,
Bob Dylan, Elvis), the literary locales (Mark Twain's
Hannibal, Mo.), its proximity to historic sites
(Vicksburg), and less-famous but nevertheless
interesting folks (Supa-Chikan, a folk artist/musician
who builds guitars form 5-gallon gas cans). Each of the
eight states through which 61
passes is represented.
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Now the rovin' gambler he was very bored
He was tryin' to create a next world
war
He found a promoter who nearly fell off the floor
He said I never
engaged in this kind of thing before
But yes I think it can be very easily
done
We'll just put some bleachers out in the sun
And have it out on Highway
61.
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Cresswell, Tim,
THE TRAMP IN AMERICA.
NEW copy, hardcover with dust jacket. Reaktion Books, 255 pages.
~~~ "This book provides the first account of the invention of the tramp as a social
type in the United States from the 1870s through the 1930s. Tim Cresswell
considers the ways in which the figure of the tramp was imagined and described
and how, by the Second World War, it was being reclassified, renamed and
rendered invisible. He describes the 'tramp scare' of the late nineteenth
century in terms of the major factors that influenced the tramps existence: the
political and economic climate, the technology of the railroad and the
after-effects of the Civil War. He then explores various stereotypes associated
with tramps."
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Crouse, Joan M.,
THE HOMELESS TRANSIENT IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION, New York State, 1929-1941.
NEW copy, hardcover, issued without dust jacket. SUNY Press, 1986. 319 pages.
~~~ "Years before the Dust Bowl exodus raised America's conscience to the plight of its migratory citzenry, an estimated one to two million homeless, unemployed Americans were traversing the country, searching for permanent community. Often mistaken for bums, tramps, hoboes or migratory laborers, these transients were a new breed of educated, highly employable men and women uprooted from their middle- and working-class homes by an unprecedented economic crisis. The Homeless Transient in the Great Depression investigates this population and the problems they faced in an America caught between a poor law past and a social welfare future. The story of the transient is told from the perspective of the federal, state, and local governments, and from the viewpoint of the social worker, the community, and the transient. In narrowing the focus of the study from the national to the state level, Joan Crouse offers a close and sensitive examination of each. The choice of New York as a focal point provides an important balance to previous literature on migrancy by shifting attention from the Southwest to the Northeast and from a preoccupation with rejection on the federal level to the concerted effort of the state to deal with the non-resident poor in a humane yet fiscally responsible manner."
~~~ Hardcover currently in print at $74.50.
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Uys, Errol Lincoln,
RIDING THE RAILS: Teenagers on the Move
During the Great Depression.
NEW copy, TRADE PAPERBACK.
Routledge, 2003. "There is no feeling in the world like
sitting in a side-door Pullman and
watching the world go by, listening to the clickety-clack
of the wheels, hearing
that old steam whistle blowing for crossings and towns." --George Phillips in
Riding the Rails. At the height of the Great
Depression, 250,000 teenage
hoboes were riding the rails and roaming America. Some left
home out of
desperation and went looking for work and a better life,
sometimes traveling
hundreds of miles on the rumor of a job waiting farther
down the line. Others
left out of boredom; still others with a wanderlust and
romantic idea of life on
the road. The restless youth of these boxcar boys and
girls, many who went
from "middle-class gentility to scrabble-ass poor"
overnight, is recaptured in
Riding the Rails. Based on the award-winning
documentary, this book dispels the
myths of a hobo existence and reveals the hard stories
of a daring generation of
American teenagers-forgotten heroes-who survived some of
the hardest times in
our nations' history. Whether you're a "gaycat"
(novice rider) or a "dingbat"
(seasoned hobo), Riding the Rails is entertaining
and inspiring, recapturing a
time when the country was "dying by inches."
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