Auto Racing from Royal Books, Inc.

Universal City: Universal Studios, 1968. Second Revised Final script for the 1969 film. Copy belonging to cinematographer Jules Brenner, with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. A successful race car driver dreams of winning the Indy 500 and stops at nothing to achieve his goal, sacrificing his relationships with his wife and stepson in… Ler mais sobre este item

N.p.: N.p., 1971. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. Selected vignettes on the history of luxury cars and automobile racing. One vignette of note involves the creator of the Bugatti. Clear untitled front wrapper and red rear wrapper. Title page present, dated 1971, with credit for screenwriter Robert J. Koster. 22 leaves, with last leaf… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Ace Books, 1959. First Edition. No. D-406. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, with a slight lean, and a diagonal crease on the top right corner of the front wrapper. Holroyd, p. 40.

Portland, OR: Graphic Arts Center Publishing, 1990. First Edition. First Edition. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket has a short closed tear on the top edge of the front panel, with brief wear at the spine ends and a couple of nicks on the corners.

N.p.: N.p., 1986. Two vintage product illustrations for toy racetracks made by German manufacturer Darda, both by illustrator Ken Zaruba, circa 1986. The two track illustrations presented here are variants on Darda's track sets, "Raketenbaum" (Rocket Car) (with an annotation on the overlay of "Rollercoaster Roadway"), and "Bahn mit Tankstille" (Track with Gas Station), both manufactured in 1986, each… Ler mais sobre este item

Peru, Indiana: N.p., 1967. Vintage stringbound vernacular photograph album documenting the vehicular obsessions of one Greg Wildrick of Peru, Indiana, who would ultimately kill four people in a motor vehicle accident and later die himself in the same manner while speeding. Approximately 150 black-and-white photographs and 50 color photographs, with manuscript ink annotations captioning most of the images. … Ler mais sobre este item

Cambridge, MA: David Bull, 1995. First Edition. First Edition. Photo-illustrated throughout in color and black-and-white. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.

New York: Rizzoli, 1982. First American Edition, preceded by the French edition published by Editions du Regard in 1981. Photo-illustrated throughout in color and black-and-white. A superb history of the Bugatti family: Carlo (the father, a furniture designer), Rembrandt Bugatti (son, a sculptor), and Ettore and Jean (son and grandson, automobile designers). Fine and unread… Ler mais sobre este item

Indianapolis: O'Dell and Shields Studios, 1956. Two vintage photo albums documenting Dean Van Lines Indy car team before, during, and after the Indianapolis 500 in 1955 and 1956, with legendary driver Jimmy Bryan at the helm. Several photographs stamped on the verso by the O'Dell and Shields Studios of Indianapolis, longtime contract photographers for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. … Ler mais sobre este item

N.p.: N.p., 1950. Archive of 13 vintage single-weight vernacular photographs and 1 vintage double-weight vernacular photograph of open-wheel racing events held at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, circa 1950s. The photographs in the archive show close-ups shots of races at the Iowa State Fairgrounds' original half-mile dirt track, with the idiosyncratic vehicle designs and paint… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Philip Rose, 1975. Draft script for the 1977 play, which premiered at the Longacre Theatre on January 4, 1977 and played for 70 performances, closing on March 5, 1977, with annotations on two pages in manuscript pencil and marker highlighting dialogue. Professional race car driver Bobby Horvath returns to his hometown after eight years away and… Ler mais sobre este item

Minster Lovell, UK: Bookmarque, 1993. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the subject, auto racing legend John Fitch, on the half-title page. Near Fine in a lightly soiled, Near Fine dust jacket.

Los Angeles: N.p., 1941. Collection of six vintage photographs of California midget car racing, each with the same decorative border, at the short-lived Atlantic Speedway in Los Angeles, circa 1941. Featuring an unknown race car with number 23 painted on the tail, and "Warner Spl." painted just below the cockpit, a few of the mechanics responsible on-hand. "X34" rubber-stamps… Ler mais sobre este item

Daytona Beach, FL: N.p., 1958. Collection of 24 vintage vernacular photographs documenting the final NASCAR race at Daytona Beach, Florida, 1958. Occasional manuscript pencil annotations or rubber stamps to the versos. The photographs in this collection document the final year the iconic Daytona NASCAR race took place on two miles of flat beach and two miles of… Ler mais sobre este item

N.p.: Laurel Productions, 1965. Three vintage color studio still photographs from the 1965 film. George Takei appears in a pre-"Star Trek" role, which also features James Caan, Laura Devon, and Marianna Hill, as well as an uncredited appearance by Teri Garr as a go-go dancer. Shot on location in various motor speedways across the United… Ler mais sobre este item