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Lot 113

Sale 873 - Fine Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
May 12, 2021 10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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AUTOMOBILE QUARTERLY. BAILEY, L. Scott, editor (1924-2012). Automobile Quarterly. A nearly complete run from 1962-2009.


238 volumes (lacking vol.7 no.1, vol.14 no.1, vol.16 no.2, vol.23, no.2, vol.42, nos.2-3, vol.44 nos.2-3, vol.48 nos.1-2, vol.49 nos.2-4; including duplicates of numerous volumes), oblong 4to. Profusely illustrated. Original cloth gilt, upper covers with central illustration onlay (very light rubbing to extremities); original shipping cartons to a few later volumes. 
 
FIRST EDITIONS, featuring articles on significant collectible automobiles, famous names in the industry, and biographical essays on racecar drivers, designers and inventors of breakthrough automotive technologies. The founder of the magazine L. Scott Bailey (1924-2012) referred to his publication as a cross between The New Yorker and Encyclopaedia Britannica in the world of automania. 
 
[With:] The Classic Tradition of the Lincoln Motorcar, 1968. -- Automobile Quarterly 20 Year Cumulative Index: Vols. 1-20, 1985. -- Automobile Quarterly Executive Planner, 2006. -- Automobile Quarterly newsletters, ordering catalogues, and other print ephemera.


Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher

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