Kings of Speed

& Asphalt Demons

~ Motorcycles & Their Riders ~

No. 6 Bay Leaf Books, ABAA

November 2015
 “Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul.”

The history of motorcycling is as varied as the societies it exists within. It has gone beyond simple transportation and entered sub-
culture. And like all subcultures, it has levels of dedication, its own language, uniforms, charity, rules, and lawlessness. The culture
is many-layered, with tribes of flat-track and Grand Prix racers and wannabes, hillclimbers, world travelers on loaded BMWs, cops
and Hells Angels on Harleys, hipsters in bowties on custom Triumphs, family clubs and trouble-makers; stock, chopped, bobbed,
souped – puttering, blazing fast. The collection of motorcycle books that follows, though it stretches to thirty-six pages, is a drop in
the ocean of motorbikedom. While it skews heavily to vintage, British bikes, and racing, there’s also a respectable amount of
American iron, modern machines, and books about women and motorcycling. Enjoy…

1. Antique Motorcycle Club of America. A Ten-Year Run of The

Antique Motorcycle: Official Publication of The Antique Motorcy-
cle Club of America. Bloomington, MN/Westerville, OH: The An-
tique Motorcycle Club of America, 2005-2014. Forty issues, includ-
ing all quarterly issues published from 2005-2013, and issue num-
bers 1-3 and 5 from 2014, the year they went to six issues yearly.
Vol. 51 No. 4 has extensive water damage and Vol. 52 No. 3 has
cover creases, otherwise all the issues are in very good condition
with only minor cover wear. No mailing labels, writing or other
marks. A beautifully produced full-color, glossy magazine that fo-
cuses on antique and vintage motorcycles of all makes. Includes
articles on restoration, event and auction reports, vintage racing,
book reviews, vintage advertising, member profiles, interviews,
features on a wide variety of makes and models, lots of history, and great ads. Due to the bulk of this run,
extra postage may be required. $250.00

2. Ariel Motors Limited. Ariel, The Modern Motor Cycle: Owner’s Guide 1953-4, Model 4G, Mk. II and Mk.
III, Four Cylinder. Birmingham, England: Ariel Motors Ltd., 1953. Staple-
bound, card wraps, 12.2 by 18.3 cm, 65 pp., illustrated with 22 photos and
line drawings with one fold-out illustration (exploded view of gear box
and clutch). Light wear to the covers only. $20.00

3. Ariel Motorcycle Club North America. Sixty-Six Issues of Spirit of the

Air, Newsletter of the Ariel Motorcycle Club North America. Garden
Grove/Huntington Beach/Carlsbad/Stockton, CA: Ariel Motorcycle Club
North America, 2001-2014. Included are issue numbers 194, 195 (2001),
198, 201 (2002), 202, 203, 204, 206, 207 (2003), 208, 209, 210, 211, 212,
213 (2004), 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219 (2005), 220, 221, 222, 223, 224,
225, 226 (2006), 227, 228, 229, 230 (2007), 231, 232, 233, 235, 236
(2008), 237, 240 (2009), 242, 243, 244, 245, 246 (2010), 247, 248, 249,
250, 251, 252 (2011), 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258 (2012), 259, 260, 261,
262, 263, 264 (2013), and 265, 266, 267, 268 (2014). Staple-bound, self-
wraps, issues 194-230 measure 17.6 by 21.6 cm and run 16-22 pages
each; issues 231-267 measure 14 by 21.6 cm and run 15-26 pages
each. All are printed in black and white and are heavily illustrated.
All have mailing labels and stamps on the back cover and tape or
labels that were used to seal the newsletters for mailing. Most are
in very good condition, with some showing wear and some tears
from being mailed or roughly opened. Also included are five issues
of Cheval D’Alliage from 2000-01, the newsletter of the US-based
Ariel Owners Motorcycle Collectors Club. Typical of a club news-
letter with event and ride listings, restoration and riding tips, tech-
nical info, owner stories, etc. $40.00

4. Bacon, Roy. Two-Stroke Carburation and Ignition. Kent, England: Lodgemark Press Ltd.,
1970, second printing. Stiff wraps, 12 by 18.2 cm, 51 pp., illus. Light rubbing and spine
creases on the covers and corners, previous owner’s name and date on the first leaf. In-
cludes “carburetor principles, racing carburetors, the float chamber, ignition principles, coil ignition, magneto ignition, ignition tim-
ing, and spark plugs.” $15.00

5. Biberman, Matthew. Big Sid’s Vincati: The Story of a Father, a Son, and the Motorcycle of a Lifetime. New York: Hudson Street
Press, 2009, first printing. Teal paper over black cloth spine with gilt spine titles, dust jacket, 16 by 23.5 cm, xvii 268 pp., illus. Fine
in fine jacket with a tasteful dealership label on the title page. Signed by the author on the title page: “Matthew Biberman / June
14, 2009 / Hickory Corners [Michigan] / Gilmore [Car] Museum.” From the publisher: “When Big Sid had a heart attack and gave up
the will to live, his son Matthew Biberman panicked. Impulsively, Matthew promised his father that they would build a Vincati to-
gether. This fusion of two legendary motorcycles, the Vincent Black Shadow and the Ducati GT, a Vincati was considered near-
impossible to build. But if anyone could do it, Matthew knew his father could. Big Sid was the mechanic to see about repairing Vin-
cents for nearly sixty years. But now, Sid was old, busted up and broke. Matthew, despite sharing his dad's passion, had become a
Shakespearean scholar. The two men hadn't spoken in years-but called a truce to attempt a shared dream.” $20.00

6. Brown, E.T. Everything About a Motor Cycle. London: Morgan & Hoadly, ND (1920 based on advert on ffep), first printing. Illus-
trated paper-covered boards, 11.8 by 17.6 cm, 51 [1] v pp., plus eight pages of ads at the end. Poor
with spine-covering gone, front hinge split at the top and bottom, and the back cover detached.
Leaves are yellowed. A rare early guide to owning and operating a motorcycle, with sections on all
the major components of a bike, tires, lighting, maintenance, petrol, road
rules, trouble-shooting, etc. Nice, full-page ad for C.A.V. Magnetos, Volex
batteries, the Imperial Hotel and Turkish Baths, Dunhills sidecars, the Bleriot
Whippet Super-Cycle Car, etc. $35.00

7. [BSA] Ohio Valley BSA Owners Club. Seventy-Four Issues of Small

Heath’s Best, Newsletter of the Ohio Valley BSA Owners Club. Toronto,
Ohio: Ohio Valley BSA Owners Club, 2000-2014. Included are: Vol. 16 Nos.
4, 5, 6 (2000), Vol. 17 Nos. 1-6 (2001), Vol. 18 Nos. 1-3, 5-6 (2002), Vol. 19
Nos. 1-4, 6 (2003), Vol. 20 Nos. 2-6 (2004), Vol. 21 Nos. 1-2, 4-6 (2005), Vol.
22 Nos. 1-6 (2006), Vol. 23 Nos. 2-6 (2007), Vol. 24 Nos. 3-6 (2008), Vol. 25
Nos. 1-6 (2009), Vol. 26 Nos. 2-3, 5-6 (2010), Vol. 27 Nos.2- 3, 5-6 (2011),
Vol. 28 Nos. 1-6 (2012), Vol. 29 Nos. 1-6 (2013), and
Vol. 30 Nos. 1-5 (2014). They measure an average of
13.3 by 21.5 cm and run an average of 16-20 pages
each. Most are printed in black and white, with
some having color covers, and are heavily illustrat-
ed. All have mailing labels and stamps on the back
cover and tape or labels that were used to seal the
 newsletters for mailing. Most are in very good condition, with some showing wear and
some tears from being mailed or roughly opened. Vol. 18 No. 3 has some water damage,
Vol. 23 No. 3 has the upper corner of the cover
torn off, and Vol. 26 No. 2 has heavy water dam-
age. Typical of a club newsletter with event and
ride listings, restoration and riding tips, technical
info, owner stories, etc. $45.00

8. [BSA] Ratio, Rupert. The Rupert Ratio Unit

Single Engine Manual for BSA C15 B40 B25 B44
B50. Buckinghamshire, England: Panther Publish-
ing Ltd., 2003, second printing with corrections.
Wraps, 19 by 24.7 cm, 267 pp., illus. Very good
with minor wear to the wraps and an odd, uneven
trimming of the lower corner of the front cover
(see image). “Armed with this book even the least
experienced ‘spanner man’ has a reasonable hope
of not only being able to dismantle and rebuild a
BSA Unit Single, but of making it go better and
more reliably than even BSA thought possible …
But the book is not just for BSA and Triumph Unit
Single Owners. Anyone with an interest in rebuild-
ing a classic British bike of the 60s and 70s will
learn much from these pages…” $45.00

9. [Bultaco] Herreros, Francisco; Ken McGuire, Jr.,

foreword. Bultaco: A Passion for the Sport. Bar-
celona: Moto Retro, first English-language edition
(published simultaneously with the Spanish and
German editions). Hardcover, glossy illustrated
boards, 22.5 by 29 cm, 219 pp., illus. Very good
with only minor wear and bumping to the covers.
Inscribed and signed by McGuire at the foreword:
“Dave: Enjoy the ‘passion’ / Ken McGuire Jr. /
3/7/02.” Bultaco was a Spanish motorcycle manu-
facturer from 1958 to 1983. They produced a wide variety of two-stroke bikes but are best
known for their scrambler-style off-road machines. McGuire, president of the Spanish Mo-
torcycle Owners Group (SMOG), aided in producing this English edition. $75.00

10. [Catalog] Joseph Buegeleisen Company. Buco for 1964. Southfield, MI: Joseph
Buegeleisen Company, 1964. Staple-bound, card wraps, 21.6 by 27.8 cm, 24 pp., illus.
Creasing and edge and corner wear to the covers, a small chip out of the spine near the
top of the back cover, and, for some reason, the upper corner of the catalog has been
trimmed. A nice look at 1960 bike fashion with a selection of Buco helmets and leathers –
both now collectible in their own right – as well as saddlebags, fairings, windshields, gog-
gles, police products, etc. $30.00

11. [Catalog] Flanders Company. Flanders Company Motorcycle Accessories. Pasadena,

CA: Flanders Company, ND (circa 1962). Staple-bound wraps, 22 by 28.3 cm, 64 pp., illus.
The front and back covers are detached and have edge wear and chipping. The interior is
clean with a few light creases and chipping to the lower corner of the first three leaves. A
wide variety of small parts, brake levers, handlebars, bulbs, batteries, foot pegs, seats,
tanks (BMW only), goggles, windshields, safety bars, and tools for a wide variety of bikes,
but focusing on Triumph and BMW. $20.00

12. [Catalog] Nicholson Bros. Nicholson Bros. 1953 Motorcycle Catalog. Saskatoon, Can-
ada: Nicholson Bros., 1953. Staple-bound wraps, 17.2 by 25.5 cm, 50 pp., illus. Sun-faded
on the spine and top edge of the front cover and some light edge wear. The interior is
lightly yellowed, but otherwise clean, and the second leaf is detached. This well-illustrated catalog features full-page listings for
the BSA 250 Side Valve Single, BSA 250 O.H.V. Single, BSA 350-500 O.H.V. Singles, BSA 650 O.H.V. Twin, BSA 650 Super Flash, Sun-
beam Twin, Ariel 4 Port 1000 Four, Triumph Terrier Single, Triumph Speed Twin, Triumph 650 O.H.V., and the Triumph Tiger 100.
Also listed are parts and accessories like safety guards, seats, saddle bags, windshields, goggles, mufflers, tools, small parts, tires,
etc. $50.00

13. Chadwick, B.G. Modern Auto-Cycles: Their Care and Maintenance. London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1947, first printing.
Paper-covered boards over cloth spine, dust jacket, 12.3 by 18.2 cm, x 68 pp., plus two pages of ads, illus. Light edge and corner
wear, some foxing on the endpapers, and a previous owner’s name and phone number on the ffep. The jacket is poor with rub-
bing, stains, chips and tears, and extensive old tape repairs – some of which have left light stains on the boards. While technically
not part of Pitman’s “Motor Cyclists’ Library,” it is similar in size and style – a guide to owning and maintaining auto-cycles (kind of
a step up from bicycles with motors mounted on them). Nice ads at the back for the James Superlux and Excelsior Autobyk.
$20.00

14. Clayton, Charles C. How to Organize a Motorcycle Club. Los Angeles: Floyd Clymer Publications, not dated (circa mid-1960s).
Staple-bound wraps, 13.6 by 20.8 cm, 56 pp., illus. Very good with light yellowing and wear to the wraps. Step-by-step plans on
how to organize an MC, including the constitution, meetings, sponsorship, esprit de corps, road and off-road activities, and sample
constitutions from the San Francisco MC, British Em-
pire MC (Canada), and the Hilltoppers MC. Illustrated
with twenty-one black and white photos, including No. 16 No. 17
images of The Checkers MC (Southern California) and
The Baltimore Ramblers MC. $50.00

15. Clymer, Floyd, ed.; J.B.N. How to Ride a Motorcy-

cle: Including Trouble Tracing. Los Angeles: Floyd Cly-
mer Publications, not dated (circa late-1950s, early-
60s). Staple-bound wraps, 14 by 21.5 cm, 56 pp., illus.
Very good with minor wear to the covers. Includes
sections on rider responsibility, motorcycle operation,
maintenance, and trouble shooting and eliminating.
Includes four line drawings of typical control layouts
for English singles, BSA, Triumph, and Harley-Davidson.
$20.00

16. Clymer, Floyd, ed. Motorcycling Manual: The

Complete Book of Motorcycling. Los Angeles: Floyd
Clymer Publications, 1944, 11th edition. Wraps, 12.3 by 18.7 cm, 136 pp. plus index and ads,
illus. Very good with light wear and creases to the wraps. An American edition of the English
Motorcycling Manual issues by Temple Press, this volume includes chapters on all mechanical
aspects of the motorcycle, including sidecars, as well as choosing and operating a bike. $25.00

17. Clymer, Floyd, ed. Motorcycling Manual: The Complete Book of Motorcycling. Los Ange-
les: Floyd Clymer Publications, not dated, 11th edition (later reprint of item no. 17). Wraps, 12.3
by 18.7 cm, 136 pp. plus index and ads, illus. Fair with edge and corner wear and light creases
to the wraps, and a previous owner’s name in pen on the title page twice and once on the in-
side back cover. An American edition of the English Motorcycling Manual issues by Temple
Press, this volume includes chapters on all mechanical aspects of the motorcycle, including
sidecars, as well as choosing and operating a bike. $20.00

18. Clymer, Floyd, ed. Souping Two-Stroke Engines for More Power and Speed: How to Get 10
HP from Your 125. Los Angeles: Floyd Clymer Publications, not dated (circa late-1960s). Staple-
bound wraps, 13.6 by 20.9 cm, 44 pp. plus four pages of ads, illus. very good with light cover
wear. Six articles reprinted from Cycle Magazine on powering up small engines. Includes “Dear
Editor, how can I make my two-stroke go faster…,” “Souping Tips for the 200 cc. Model Zund-
apps,” “Six Horses for Six Bucks: Simple ¾ Race Conversion for Harley 125s,” “Two-Cycle Talk:
Critical Points of Exhaust and Fuel Mixtures Discussed,” “165 Harley Hop Up: The San Diego
Formula for a 12 Horsepower H-D 165,” and “Modifying the Engine of the JAWA 555 Ultra-
Lightweight for Sporting Events.” $50.00

19. [Douglas Motorcycles] Briercliffe, Harold; Eric Brockway. The Illustrated History of Doug-
las Motorcycles. Somerset, England: Haynes Publishing, 1991, first printing. Glossy, illustrated
boards, dust jacket, 21.2 by 27.6 cm, 112 pp., illus. Fine in a near fine jacket with a tasteful
dealership label on the title page. Douglas was a British motorcycle manufacturer from 1907 to
1957. Aside from Douglas’ influential flat-twin engine, they were best known for their TT suc-
cesses, and for Robert Fulton, Jr., who rode a Douglas 6 hp Twin to become the first person to
circumnavigate the planet. $40.00

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20. Douglas Motorcycles Promotional Photographs. Five promo images printed on cardstock, all from the late 1920s. The prints
range in size from 9 by 10 cm to 12.5 by 18 cm. Light yellowing and corner wear. Versos blank. Photos feature the 1923 Isle of
Man sidecar champion Freddie Dixon, an unidentified rider on a 1928 Speedway model, and three additional photos of unidentified
riders. $50.00

21. Goodyear Motorcycle Tires. Akron,

OH: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.,
1912. Staple-bound, card wraps with
embossed image of three motorcyclists
and title in gold, black and gilt on front
cover, 12.5 by 20.3 cm, 24 pp., illus.
Faint wear to the wraps only. An ad-
vertising booklet describing “the rise to
dominance of Goodyear motorcycle
tires,” the twenty-six manufacturers
that use them (including Harley-
Davidson), their manufacturing pro-
cess, different tire models, rim and tire
sizes, puncture repair sets, etc. Great
cover graphics. $50.00

22. Green, Wilf. A Large Helping of Yorkshire Pudding and A Second Helping of Yorkshire Pudding 1937 – 1991. Vol. 1: Pudsey,
England: Roy Tinsley Publishing Co., [1997]. Perfect-bound wraps, 14.8 by 20.9 cm, 320 pp., illus. Vol. 2: Leeds, England: Richard-
son & Watson, [1998]. Perfect-bound wraps, 14.8 by 21.1 cm,
324 pp., illus. Both volumes appear unread and have only faint
signs of shelf wear to the wraps. Green ran a motorcycle shop
in Sheffield, starting with a small shop selling Royal Enfields and
other British makes for twenty-five years, and importing East
German MZ motorcycles for another twenty-two years, begin-
ning in a small shop and retiring from a massive warehouse.
The first book in this two-volume autobiography covers the au-
thor’s life from around age ten to his marriage in 1937. The
second volume “covers the period 1936 to 1990. It includes my
Wartime capers, opening my first motorbike shop in 1945, sell-
ing used bikes and gradually and labouriously obtaining fran-
chises. Also selling and servicing bikes of all the leading British
makers until 1969. I then decided I could no longer keep selling
the British crap, so I told the Triumph BSA Group at a meeting in
Manchester to stuff ‘em.” Blunt, humorous and engaging, an
open account of a dealer, a racer, and a lover. $150.00

23. Harley-Davidson 125 Promotional Brochure, “Yours for Happy

Days.” Milwaukee: Harley-Davidson Motor Co., [1951]. Six-panel
brochure, measures 9.3 by 21.7 cm when folded and 27.7 by 43.4
cm open. Includes the original graphic mailing envelope and a
promotion letter from Arthur Davidson: “Welcome to Motor
Wheeling! You are joining thousands of other boys, girls, men and
women…” The various panels feature the specs, fun places to go
on the 125, and some great ‘50s graphics. “I’ve got one, too – all
the guys and gals are getting them!” The poster side of the bro-
chure features the 125, which was targeted at younger riders, in
“Persian Red,” “Rio Blue,” and “Sportsman’s Yellow,” with inset
details on the brakes, lights, muffler, controls, etc. “Yes, even
mom can ride and enjoy it!” The envelope features graphics of
two young riders on 125s and the letter thanks the potential cus-
tomer for their interest in the new model: “Forget your transport-
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 tation worries --- cross out those budget bursting expenses --- forget about parking problems
--- go the fun way --- the modern way --- travel on a Harley-Davidson 125.” $85.00

24. Harley-Davidson Specifications and Instructions: Competition Rae Model KR, Model KR-
TT, Model XLR-TT. [Milwaukee]: Harley-Davidson, ND (circa early-1960s). Staple-bound,
card wraps, 21.6 by 27.9 cm, 28 pp., illus. Scuffs, scratches and small stains on the covers,
the back cover is detached from one of the two staples. The interior is clean. Specs for
Harley’s competition models, including break-in instructions, KR and XLR engine and trans-
mission specs, set-up and adjustments for inlet valve levers, flywheel and camgear assem-
blies, valve springs, breather timing, Tillotsen carburetor mods, transmission gear ratios, etc.
$50.00

25. [Harley-Davidson] Davidson, Jean. Growing Up Harley-Davidson: Memoirs of a Motor-

cycle Dynasty – Audio Book. Milwaukee: Jean Davidson, not dated (this is an audio version
of Davidson’s book by the same name, published by Motorbooks in 2001). Four audio CDs in
jewel case. While the jewel case has scuffing and cracks, the CDs are near fine with no play-
back issues. Inscribed and signed by the author on the first disc: “To B5 / Jean Davidson.”
“This is the personal story of the history of Harley-Davidson motorcycles that only a family
member would know. How four boys with a dream, lived, worked and played developing the
Harley-Davidson motorcycle that is now loved all over the world. What it was like growing
up with the racers in the kitchen and what happened during the not so good years.” Jean
Davidson is the granddaughter of H-D co-founder Walter Davidson. $20.00

26. [Harley-Davidson] Davidson, Jean; Sarah Harley and Arthur Harley Davidson, forewords.
Jean Davidson’s Harley-Davidson Family Album: 100 Years of the World’s Greatest Motor-
cycle in Rare Photos. Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, Inc., 2003, first printing. Glossy, illus-
trated boards, dust jacket, 26.2 by 21.6 cm, 128 pp., illus. Very good in very good jacket with
light edge wear. Inscribed and signed by the author on the verso of the ffep: “To Greg / En-
joy / Jean Davidson / ’03.” Also included is a glossy 20.3 by 25.2 cm photo of the author, also
inscribed: “To Greg / Live Love Laugh / Jean Davidson / ’03.” Heavily illustrated in color and
black and white. From the jacket: “Here's an inside look at Harley-Davidson as only family
members could tell it! Jean Davidson's Harley-Davidson Family Album presents never-before-
seen family photos, as well as personal stories from the perspective of a family member and
former Harley-Davidson dealer. Jean Davidson, the granddaughter of Walter Davidson, one of
the four founders and the first president of Harley-Davidson, and the daughter of company
vice-president Gordon Davidson, shares such family stories as: how four boys built their first
bike in a shed in 1902, speculation about how the firm was named, how the family's rich her-
mit uncle saved the fledgling corporation from bankruptcy, the story behind the Silent Gray
Fellow, and the sale and buy-back of the company. It also includes photos and reminiscences
from Sarah and Mary Harley, granddaughters of William S. Harley. This memoir of the Harley-
Davidson motorcycling dynasty presents a family album of rare photos of family members
and fun photos of all those fabulous Harley-Davidson motorcycles: putting a personal face on
the world's most famous motorcycle maker.” $40.00

27. [Harley-Davidson] Davidson, Willie G.; Louis Netz, afterword. Wanderings: Drawings by
Willie G. Davidson. Milwaukee, WI: Harley-Davidson, 2008, first edition. Glossy black boards
with “Wanderings” blindstamped and the subtitles in white on the front cover, grey ribbon
bookmark, 16 by 21.6 cm, [70 pp.], illus. Fine. Boldly signed by Willie G. on the ffep. William
Godfrey Davidson, affectionately know as Willie G., is the grandson of H-D co-founder Wil-
liam A. Davidson. He worked for H-D’s design department from 1963 until his retirement in
2012. During that time Willie G. was responsible for many Harley design successes, from log-
os and brand stylization to the creation of the Super Glide and Low Rider models, bringing
the idea of OEM customization to the Motor Company. This volume includes high-
lights from Willie G’s sketchbooks, including engine design, pin, patch and logo
ideas, and doodles. Aside from a one-paragraph introduction by the artist, and a
three-page afterword by Netz, there is no text. $100.00
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28. [Harley-Davidson] King, Matt, ed.
HOG: For the Harley-Davidson Enthusiast
Since 1916 – Run of the First 28 Issues.
Milwaukee: Harley-Davidson/HOG, issue 001, 2009, through issue
028, 2014. Perfect-bound periodicals, 20 by 26.5 cm, 66 to 82 pp.
each. All issues are very good with light wear to the covers and corners and mailing address-
es printed on the back covers. In addition, number 001 has some small scuff marks on the
front cover, issue 006 has a couple of tiny pen marks on the front cover, issue 011 has bumping at the head of the spine, issue 020
has a light crease down the center of the front cover, and issue 022 has creases on the upper corner of the front cover. HOG, an
acronym for Harley Owners Group, is published quarterly and took the place of Harley’s long-
running Enthusiast and Hog Tales magazines. The Harley Owners Group has chapters world-
wide, and the journal is available to members only. This is a straight run of the first twenty-
eight issues, and features articles on touring, racing, rider biographies, history, and, of course,
new products from H-D. $125.00

29. [Harley-Davidson, Juvenile] Strange, David; Nancy Vogl; Nichoel Gibson, illus. Why Grand-
pa Rides a Harley. Traverse City, MI: Cherry Tree Press, 2005, first edition. Glossy, illustrated
boards, dust jacket, 23.8 by 26.6 cm, [32 pp.], illus. Fine, unread copy in fine jacket. A beautiful-
ly illustrated children’s book with the message, “Where I’m going isn’t nearly as important as
enjoying the trip … kind of like how life is supposed to be.” From the publisher: “In this de-
lightfully illustrated book a young boy visits his grandparents every summer and one day asks his
grandpa why he loves his motorcycle so much. What transpires is a multitude of reasons that
beautifully captures the freedom, spirit and heart and soul behind why riding a Harley is as in-
spirational as it is adventurous.” $12.00

30. [Harley-Davidson] Tanaka, Rin. Harley-Davidson Book of Fashions 1910s-1950s. San

Clemente, CA: Cycleman Books, 2008, first edition. Hardcover with illustrated boards, 27 by
35.8 cm, 312 pp., illus. Fine, unread copy. Published with the Harley-Davidson Archives for the
2008 opening of the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee. A stunning collection of images
selected from the H-D Archives that focus on riding gear and fashion accessories, including a
variety of gloves/gauntlets, leggings, sweaters, flannel shirts,
caps, coats, leather jackets, goggles, leather pants, helmets,
service coats and overalls, boots, belts, club shirts, t-shirts,
and much more. Hundreds of photos show this gear in ac-
tion, along with images of immaculate vintage specimens,
and catalogs and advertising that promoted the gear. From
the author of the My Freedamn series of books on subcul-
tures and fashion, this volume was printed in an edition of
10,000 copies and the publisher has sold out. $60.00

31. Hatch, Darwin; Herbert Connell. Motorcycles. Chicago: American School of Correspondence,
1918. Red cloth with black spine and cover titles, 14.2 by 21.3 cm, 74 pp. plus one-page
“examination paper,” illus. Very good with only minor corner bumping and only the faintest sign
of sunning on the spine. A correspondence school “instruction paper” on motorcycles with sec-
tions on types of bikes, principles of engine operation, construction details, lubrication, mainte-
nance, overhaul, and repair. Well illustrated with line drawings and photographs, including im-
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ages of motorcycles from Indian, Dayton, Smith, Merkel, Excelsior, Thor, Henderson, Pope, and Harley-Davidson (with shots of an H
-D Standard Twin, side car, and “commercial van”). $175.00

32. Hatfield, Jerry. American Racing Motorcycles. Somerset, England: Haynes Publishing Group (Foulis), 1982, first printing. Blue
cloth with gilt spine titles, dust jacket, 17.5 by 23.9 cm, 224 pp., illus. Very good hardcover with a small bump to the lower corner
of the front cover, a faint sticker ghost, and a light, large “D” in crayon on the rear pastedown. The dust jacket has sun fading on
the spine panel and light edge wear. From the front flap: “American Racing Motorcycles is a fascinating story as well as a valuable
reference work. The result of a massive research effort, the book clearly portrays the complex evolution of the USA’s racing motor-
cycles and unique racing rules. From world leadership to isolation to renewed internationalism, American iron and blood have
been interwoven into an epic adventure. Besides exploring more deeply the better-known machinery, men, and events, the book
brings into focus many other significant happenings which blend into an understandable whole. The impacts of the motordrome,
the great depression, British motorcycles, and Japanese motorcycles are brought into focus. Spiced with first-person accounts
reaching back to 1911, the book brings out the human quality of motorcycle racing as well as racing technicalities that have never
before been revealed.” Well illustrated with striking images of Harleys, Indians, and other machines. $100.00

33. [Hells Angels] Barger, Sonny. Freedom: Credos from the Road. New York: William Morrow, 2005, later printing. Glossy, illus-
trated boards, 13 by 18.8 cm, xii 212 pp. Near fine, unread copy with only the faintest signs of shelf wear. Signed by Barger on the
ffep. Aside from bringing the Hells Angels into a golden age of prominence, despite being considered an organized crime syndicate
by the U.S. Department of Justice, Barger has spent many years writing books about the Angels, motorcycles, and crime fiction. In
this volume, Barger expounds on his maxims to live by, including “leaders exhibit strength, while bullies prey on weakness,”
“customize yourself, originals don’t come off the assembly line,” and “screw fightin’ fair.” $60.00

34. [Hells Angels] Barger, Sonny. Let’s Ride: Sonny Barger’s Guide to Motorcycling. New
York: Harper, 2011, later printing. Wraps, 12.5 by 22.9 cm, xi 268 pp. Fine, unread copy.
Signed by Barger on the verso of the front cover. Not a book about the Angels, but Sonny’s
take on motorcycling and “how to ride the right way – for life.” Includes chapters on the
anatomy of motorcycles and engine types, types of bikes (what to ride), the fundamentals of
riding, gearing up, evaluating used bikes, buying a bike, advanced riding techniques, mainte-
nance, etc. Clear and concise, this guide is designed for new riders and those thinking about
buying a bike. $35.00

35. [Hells Angels] Thompson, Hunter S. Hell’s Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga. New
York: Random House, 1967, third printing. Black cloth with red and silver spine titles and a
silver silhouette of a motorcyclist on the front cover, black topstain, dust jacket, 15 by 21.7
cm, 278 pp. plus author bio. Hardcover is near fine with only a very light bump to the upper
corner of the front cover. The dust jacket has very light edge wear and faint yellowing. The
$4.95 price is intact. Thompson’s first book, which not only turned him into a household
name, but cemented the Angels’ name in the American mythos. A beautiful copy. “Roll em,
boys…” $100.00
 36. Hertfelder, Ed. A Complete Collection of Enduro Books
by Ed Hertfelder, Including Duct Tapes 80, Reset to 80.1,
80.2 Change to 27 MPH, 80.3 Gas Available, and 80.4 Finish
Check. Haddonfield, NJ/Tucson, AZ: Ed Hertfelder, 1980-
2009. All are grey cloth with black spine titles and dust jack-
ets, 14 by 21 cm. Hertfelder is an off-road/enduro columnist
that wrote for Cycle Magazine and Dirt Rider, and continues
with Trail Rider. His original column was called “The Duct
Tapes,” a title inspired by the Nixon tapes that were filling
the news at the time. His books are collections of his col-
umns combined with new material. $350.00

Included are:
Duct Tapes 80. 1980. 236 pp. Near fine in very
good jacket. Inscribed and signed by the author on
the ffep: “Sure hope you enjoy this Phil / Ed
Hertfelder.”

Reset to 80.1. 1981. 308 pp. Near fine in very

good jacket with light yellowing and edge wear.
Inscribed and signed by the author on the ffep:
“This ain’t getting better Vance / just longer / hope you like it / Ed Hertfelder.”

80.2 Change to 27 MPH. 1985. 336 pp., illus. Near fine in very good jacket with a couple of tiny chips on the top
edge of the front panel. Inscribed and signed by the author on the ffep: “Remember, Rollet – never send these to
motorcycle riders!! / Ed Hertfelder.”

80.3 Gas Available. 2003. 354 pp., illus. Fine in fine jacket.

80.4 Finish Check. 2009. 356 pp., illus. Fine in fine jacket. Inscribed and signed by the author on the ffep: “Yo
Robert, I sure hope you enjoy this!! / Ed Hertfelder / Tucson 2010.” Has the author’s mailing label affixed to the
last page.

37. Holmes, Tim; Rebekka Smith. Collecting, Restoring and Riding Classic Motorcycles. NP: Promotional Reprinted Ltd., 1995
(originally published in 1986, with updated printings in 1988 and 1989). Glossy, illustrated boards, dust jacket, 16.5 by 21.6 cm,
256 pp., illus. Near fine hardcover in very good jacket. A reprint of a book that has become a classic in its own right, “this thorough
introduction to the booming world of collectable motorcycles surveys the classic scene and its roots, advises on how to buy, what it
will cost, and how to set about restoring a classic machine, and lists the requirements for getting it on the road. Appropriate veter-
an, vintage, post-vintage, and post-war models are all examined, followed by a selection of the more popular European, Japanese
and American bikes.” $15.00

38. [Honda] Kawashima, Kiyoshi; Peter Kneale;

Steve Booth, et al. Two Weeks in June: A Photo-
graphic Essay of Honda’s 50th Anniversary Cele-
brations at the 1998 Isle of Man T.T. Festival.
Lincolnshire, England: The Original Double Red
Limited/Honda, 1998, first edition. Black cloth
with silver spine and cover titles, dust jacket,
25.5 by 35 cm, 200 pp., illus. Fine in near fine
jacket. A beautifully illustrated record of the
50th celebrations, with an emphasis on the rac-
ing. $125.00

39. [Honda] Kobayashi, Shotaro; Paul Frère,

Yushi Moriya, Tadashi Tateuchi, et al. The Pur-
suit of Dreams: The First 50 Years of Honda.
Tokyo: Nigensha Publishing/Honda, 1998, first
edition. Glossy, illustrated boards with em-
 bossed outlines of a scooter, car and racecar on upper board, cardboard box
with paper spine label, 23 by 30 cm, 213 pp., illus. Near fine with only minor
bumping to the upper corner of the front cover. A detailed history of Honda
and all their varied products, including automobiles, racecars, robots, and, of
course, motorcycles, motorized bicycles, and scooters. Also delves into Hon-
da’s competitive endeavors, company philosophies, and failures. Heavily illus-
trated in full-color. $40.00

40. Hopwood, Bert. Whatever Happened to the British Motorcycle Industry.

Somerset, England: Haynes Publishing Group (Foulis), 1981, first printing.
Mottled red paper over boards with gilt spine titles, dust jacket, 17.5 by 23.9
cm, 315 pp., illus. Very good hardcover with some light grime and drip marks
on the edges of the textblock. The jacket is good with light scratch marks,
small tears at the spine creases, and an old tape repair on the inside of the
jacket at the spine. “Here at last is
the book which tells the true story of
what caused the dramatic decline of
the British motorcycle industry at the time when it had to face up to increasing competi-
tion from foreign manufacturers. Having spent his entire working career within the indus-
try, eventually serving on the Board of both Norton and BSA Motor Cycles, Bert Hopwood
is well qualified to give a balanced view of what went wrong, even though the industry
had both the expertise and advanced prototype designs. Had not the decision been taken
to wind up BSA motorcycles, the series of modular designs presented to the Board on that
very day could have taken the company into the eighties. This is the book that has been
eagerly awaited for so long, the inside story that will settle many an argument amongst
those less well informed about the reasons for the decline of such a great industry.”
$30.00

41. [Indian] Baer, Butch; Tom Baer. A Century of Motorcycling Volume I and II. Monson,
MA: A Century of Motorcycling (Baer), 2007, limited editions of 1500 copies. Burgundy
cloth with gilt spine titles, dust jacket, 22.5 by 28.5 cm, 271 and 277 pp., errata sheet
tipped-in at the end of second volume, illus.
Fine in fine jackets with a tasteful dealership
label on the ffep’s. Signed “Enjoy! Butch Baer” in pen on the copyright page of volume
one, and in silver marker on the ffep of volume two. These two beautifully illustrated,
full-color volumes trace the competitive careers of Fritzie Baer and Earl “Pop” Arm-
strong, both American Motorcycle Association Hall of Famers. “Their friendship and
association with Indian motorcycles began in the 1920’s and continued throughout
their lives. The Indian Motorcycle Company name recognition would have been much
less without their efforts.” Heavily illustrated with photographs, news clippings, mag-
azine covers, Indian promotional materi-
als, event posters, and much more.
$225.00

42. Irving, Philip E. Black Smoke. Victo-

ria, Australia: Research Publications Pty.
Ltd., 1978, second printing, revised. Black
cloth with gilt spine titles, dust jacket,
14.3 by 22 cm, 127 pp., illus. Fine in fine
jacket. Phil Irving (1903-1992) was an
engineer and author who worked for sev-
eral factories as a designer and development engineer, his most memorable achieve-
ments being the design of the Vincent motorcycle and the Repco-Brabham engine that
won the World Championship for Formula 1 cars in 1996. Black Smoke is a collection
of essays on “engine design, brakes, steering, carburetion, etc., with plenty of anec-
dotes thrown in to enrich the mixture.” Illustrated with some wonderful images of
vintage bikes by Wooler, Yamaha, Indian, Harley-Davidson, BMW, Vellocette, Cyclone,
Moto-Guzzi, etc. $100.00
 43. Irving, Philip E. Black Smoke. Victoria, Australia:
Research Publications Pty. Ltd., 1978, second printing,
revised. Black cloth with gilt spine titles, dust jacket,
14.7 by 21.6 cm, 127 pp., illus. Fine in fine jacket. The
same title as item no. 42, this copy has slight differ-
ences, despite having the same printing information.
The book is wider and shorter by a few millimeters,
making the dust jacket extend past the top of the
boards by about 5mm, and there are no titles on the
spine. $100.00

44. Irving, Philip E. Motorcycle Engineering. London:

Temple Press Ltd., 1962, second printing. Green cloth
with gilt spine titles, dust jacket, 14 by 22.2 cm, ix 326
pp., illus. The hardcover has light wear to the head and
tail of the spine, sun-darkening on the edges, and a
shop stamp (Dick Dickson M/C Sales, Amherst, Ohio)
No. 42 No. 43 on the ffep. The dust jacket is poor with heavy edge
wear and chips, rubbing, and old tape “repairs” that
cover about 2.5 cm along the entire length of the top and bottom edges, both front and back. This early and classic volume on mo-
torcycle design lays out the engineering of a motorcycle from the basic concepts to each aspect of the machine, including steering
geometry, suspension, rigid frames, springing and
damping methods, manufacturing methods and mate-
rials, the power unit, choosing the valve layout, head
design and materials, the timing and valve gear, the
bottom end, two-stroke power, ignition, carburetion,
balance and torque reactions, and gearboxes and
transmissions. $65.00

45. Irving, Philip E. Restoring & Tuning Classic Motor

Cycles. Lincolnshire, England: HGA Printing Company/
Turnpike Bookshop, 1979, first edition. Glossy illus-
trated boards, 21.5 by 30 cm, 80 pp., illus. Very good
with light bumping at the head of the spine and a Mis-
souri distributor stamp on the copyright page. Begin-
ning in 1944, Phil Irving, under the pen name “Slide-
Rule,” wrote a twenty-five part series in Motor Cycling
titled “In Search of Speed,” focusing on tuning motor-
cycles for greater output. Selected articles were edit-
ed and pub-
lished in book form in 1948 by Motor Cycling, but this is the first time that all twenty-five
parts have been published in their original format with all illustrations intact. $80.00

46. Ixion (Cannon B.H. Davies). Reminiscences of Motor Cycling: Being the Impressions of
Thirty Years and 300,000 Miles on the Road. Yorkshire, England: EP Publishing Ltd., 1973,
first thus. Red cloth with gilt spine titles, dust jacket, 13 by 19.3 cm, 143 xv, 116 xiii pp.,
illus. Very good with light bumping at the head and tail of the spine and a small scratch on
the top edge of the textblock. The jacket has light edge wear and yellowing and light fox-
ing on the verso. This is a single-volume reprint of Motor Cycle Reminiscences and Further
Motor Cycle Reminiscences, originally published circa 1920-30s. Ixion, a pen name for Can-
non B.H. Davies, wrote for The Motor Cycle, a leading bike journal that ran from 1903 until
1983. He was “one of the first motor cyclists when the general public regarded the pio-
neers as incomprehensible lunatics, and no wonder, if one reads the problems they had to
overcome. In the early days even the pedal cycle tended to be faster, and the uplift be-
neath early motor cycling must have been equivalent to a religion, or they would never
have borne its manifold disagreeable as they did.” Both volumes are reprinted in full, with
original adverts intact. $65.00
 47. Jackman, W.J. ABC of the Motorcycle: Text and Illustrations that Make the Mechanism
and Operation of the Machine Clear to those Directly or Indirectly Interested. A Book for
the Use of People who want the “Show How” Features. Chicago: Charles C. Thompson Co.,
1912. Red cloth with gilt spine and cover titles, 14 by 20 cm, 224 pp., illus. Light wear at the
corners and head and tail of the spine, dulled spine titles, a previous owner’s name, address,
and date (1914) on ffep, and leaves lightly yellowed. There are corner creases on pages 217
– 222, and insect damage to the upper corners of pages 211 – 216 (does not affect text). Part
of the Thompson series of home study guides, includes sections on the history and evolution
of the motorcycle, anatomy of the machines, fuel, operation, ignition, road troubles, horse
power, shop repairs, “dont’s” for motorcyclists, and a section “for people with speed craze.”
$125.00

48. [Literature] Fitzpatrick, Thomas K. The Blood Circus. Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal Books
(Fawcett), 1968, first printing (PBO). Wraps, 10.6 by 17.8 cm, 160 pp. Light edge wear and a
few faint creases on the front cover. “They call themselves The Beasts… They’ll chain-whip
you, and pull a train on your girl. They have a grudge against the whole square world… And a
taste for unholy terror.” $10.00

49. [Literature, Juvenile] Gault, William Campbell. Gasoline Cowboy, The Sunday Cycles,
and Two-wheeled Thunder. Three juvenile fiction motorcycle-themed titles from Gault (1910-1995), a writer best known for his
sports fiction and mysteries (he won an Edgar Award in 1953 and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of
America in 1984). $35.00

Included are:

Gasoline Cowboy. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1974, first edition. Blue cloth with dark blue spine titles, 14.5 by 21.3
cm, 146 pp. Book has light sun fading on the spine, foxing on the top edge of the textblock and the endpapers,
and wear to the lower corner of the front cover. The jacket has rubbing, edge wear and yellowing, with tears and
rodent (?) damage to the lower corner of the front panel. A touch musty.

The Sunday Cycles. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1979, first edition. Brown buckram with black spine titles, 14.5
by 21.3 cm, 176 pp. Very good with a previous owner’s name in red ink on the front pastedown, in a very good
jacket with one inside tape repair on the top edge of the front panel. A touch musty.

Two-wheeled Thunder. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1962, first edition. Tan buckram with black spine and cover titles,
14 by 20.7 cm, 184 pp. Very good with light wear at the extremities. The jacket has heavy edge wear, chips and
creases with some loss at the top and bottom of the spine panel and a hole in the back cover near the lower
spine panel. Like the others, a bit musty.

50. [Literature] Murray, John. Hell on Wheels. North Hollywood, CA: All Star Books, 1966, first printing (PBO). Wraps, 10.8 by
17.8 cm, 160 pp. An unread copy with only faint shelf wear, yellowing, and some wear at the lower corner of the front cover.
“Sagg Greeley was in a bad mood. His motorcycle gang needed cash, and the bank in Santa Russo was just begging to be taken. If
anybody could do it, he knew his Pacific Devils could. But there was another reason for going to Santa Russo. He recalled the
warm feel of Glorya pressing against him, and he missed her. He’d have to punish her, of course, for running out on him. But first
he’d give her a loving she’d never forget. And maybe afterward, he’d give her to the gang…” It’s almost touching. $10.00

51. [Literature] Ross, Paul. Chopper Cop #1: Valley of Death and Chopper Cop #2: The Hitchhike Killer. New York: Popular Li-
brary, 1972, first Popular Library printings. Wraps, 10.6 by 17.4 cm, 207 pp., 190 pp. Both books appear unread with only faint
signs of shelf wear. Volume one and two (of three) of Ross’ Chopper Cop series. In Valley of Death, “Terry Bunker roars into action
against a hippie cult of sex and death.” In The Hitchhike Killer, “a luscious stewardess is the bait as Terry Bunker plays a win-or-die
game.” You know these are good because the Popular Library editorial board only selects titles “by the world’s greatest au-
thors” (wink). $15.00

52. [Literature] Runyon, Charles. The Death

Cycle. Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal Books
(Fawcett), 1963, first printing (PBO). Wraps,
11 by 17.8 cm, 159 pp. Very good with only
light cover wear and yellowing. “Brett was
the kind of a guy who always raced – away
from danger, headlong into disaster. Jeanne
was Brett’s wife, and she learned how to
loathe him first and then how to stop caring.
Doris was the party girl who spilled out of
her tight blue jeans, all over any man who
smiled. Carl led them on their runaway ride
while a crime and a bundle of money held
them together – until their passions lost all
control and their desire to escape the law
turned into a stronger desire to switch partners and escape each other.” Awesome. $10.00

53. [Military] Burns, Max; Ken Messenger. The Winged Wheel Patch: A History of The Canadian Military Motorcycle and Rider.
Ontario: Vanwell Publishing Ltd., 1993, first edition. Yellow paper-covered boards with red spine titles, dust jacket, 22 by 28.5 cm,
159 pp., illus. Fine in near fine jacket. From the preface: “Not long into the 1900s, the motorcycle and its rider became an integral
part of Canada's military establishment. This fact has largely been overlooked by both motorcycle buffs and historians. Dedicated
bike enthusiasts tend to focus solely on the machine, forgetting that the motorcycle more than any other vehicle is inseparable
from its operator. In motion, the two are interdependent, like Siamese twins. Histori-
ans tend to treat both rider and machine as quaint sideshows, like the clown at a rodeo
or the cartoon before the feature. Yet, as readers can judge for themselves, in the the-
atre of conventional warfare the motorcycle and rider formed as much a part of the
feature as the tanks and infantry, the bombs and bullets, and the dead and survivors.
This book is not a review of Canada's military role in the twentieth century. Instead, it
is an attempt to fill in some of the motorcycle and rider ‘missing links’ apparent in the
documentation of that history. Military motorcyclists were not usually part of promi-
nent combat units. They were often attached to non-divisional troops such as the sig-
nals and service units, which in turn were assigned to larger formations as needed.
While a regiment's history can be traced with relative ease, Dispatch Riders (DRs) and
other military motorcyclists became lost in the paper work they delivered with such
dedication. In 1985, spurred into action out of a mutual interest in vintage motorcy-
cling, the authors began collecting snippets of information scattered throughout count-
less books, dusty war diaries and memories of military riders. Originally the authors
had hoped to gather enough data to put together a cursory look at the Canadian mili-
tary bike. But during the six years they ended up investing into the work, it developed
into much more. The authors observed an overwhelming feeling among the veterans
who answered pleas for information that the DR's contribution to the nation had been
for the most part ignored. The authors could not help but agree. It is not our intention
to glorify these soldiers or the wars they participated in. The futility of humanity's conflicts is readily apparent. What is perhaps not
so obvious is that when the veterans in this book went to war, they did so firmly believing that what they were doing was right,
that the sacrifices they made were for the benefit of future generations, generations to which we the authors and our children be-
long. The close comradeship that evolves from facing death with a friend, the strength of a nation united in cause, the sheer right
of it all may never be duplicated in a nuclear age. Those who survived the wars brought back memories framed in time and injuries
to a world that would not, and could not, understand. So the authors aimed for two goals with this book: to document the history
of the military motorcycle and rider in a manner more accurate and detailed than any effort to cover the subject to date, regardless
of the nation addressed, and to say thanks. No glory, just thanks.” In 1994, The Winged Wheel Patch won the Canadian Interna-
tional Motorcycle Show Motorcycle Award for Excellence in Journalism. $50.00

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54. Molloy, Edward; J. Earney, eds. Motor Cycle Repair and Upkeep: A Comprehensive, Practical and Authoritative Guide for the
Owner–Driver and Garage Mechanic. London: George Newnes Limited, not dated (circa 1932). Two volumes (complete), brown
cloth, stamped to resemble a three-quarter leather binding, with dulled gilt spine titles, viii 1-340; 341-676 pp., illus., fold-out tim-
ing charts. Light bumping to the corners and head and tails of the spines, faint musty smell, both volumes have a previous owner’s
name and address on the ffep, and volume two has the upper corner of the ffep torn off. A scarce set of motorcycle maintenance
and repair guides that cover general mechanical work, and specifically details Raleigh, Rudge, J.A.P., Royal Enfield, Sunbeam, B.S.A.,
A.J.S., P&M, Douglas New Imperial, Norton, Matchless, etc., motorcycles and engines. Heavily illustrated with line drawings and
photographs. $350.00
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55. [Mondial] Perrone, Gianni; Jolanda Croesi. Rimettersi in Moto:
The History. Vimodrone, Italy: Giorgio Nada Editore, 2000, first edi-
tion. Illustrated silver paper over boards, dust jacket, 33.6 by 23.5
cm, 176 pp., illus. Fine hardcover in near fine jacket with only the
faintest signs of shelf wear. A heavily-illustrated history of the Italian
Mondial motorcycle manufacturer. In business from 1948 until
1979, they were best known for
their racing machines and nu-
merous world championships.
Text is in Italian and English.
$100.00

56. [Mopeds] Denton, G.M.

The Power & Pedal Cyclemotor
and Autocycle Handbook. Lon-
don: Power & Pedal Ltd., 1955, first printing. Illustrated paper boards over brown cloth spine,
12.2 by 17.6 cm, 93 pp. plus three pages of ads, illus. Very good with light wear to the covers,
corners and edges. Faint yellowing of the leaves. A scarce early book on mopeds, with chap-
ters on history, choosing a ride, licenses, fit, comfort, riding, maintenance, electrics, roadside
troubles, clothing, touring, and reference publications. $65.00

57. [Norton] Holliday, Bob. The Unapproachable Norton. London: Beaulieu Books (Dalton
Watson Ltd. With the National Motor Museum Trust), 1979, first edition. Blue cloth with gilt
spine titles, 17 by 24 cm, 104 pp., illus. The hardcover has light sun fading along the top and bottom edges and a small dent on the
bottom edges of the front and rear covers. The jacket is very good with light edge wear and yellowing. From the jacket: “Bob Hol-
liday … starts his pictorial history with the 1902 motor cycle that first carried Norton’s name, utilising the French-built Clement en-
 gine, and as the name Norton is so closely linked with motor cycle racing, the reader
from then on has three-quarters of a century of motor cycling history unfolded before his
eyes.” Heavily illustrated with black and white photographs. $25.00

58. Perry, H.W.; E.H. Cave; E. Ralph Estep, eds. The Dealer and Repairman, April 1902:
Motor Cycle Number. Los Angeles: Floyd Clymer Publications, not dated (circa 1940s or
‘50s). Staple-bound wraps, 13.6 by 21.4 cm, 128 pp., illus. Fair with edge chips and tears
to the covers; the spine has tears at the staples and is split lengthwise, but still intact.
The interior is good with a closed tear on the top edge of the first two leaves. A scarce
reprint of a rare issue of The Dealer and Repairman, originally published in April 1902.
This is a motorcycle special issue that deals with a time period when motorcycles were
not much more than bicycles with small, simple motors attached. Some of the articles
included are “Great Problems of Motorcy-
clists,” “Shall it be Part or All Powered?,”
“Friction Drive Motor Bicycles,” “Motorcycles
for Women,” “What Will the Motorcycle Be-
come?,” etc. Also includes sections on bicy-
cles, tools, firearms, typewriters, etc. Well
illustrated and great ads. $75.00

59. [Philately, Stamps] Massive International Collection of Motorcycle-Themed Post-

age Stamps. From the collection of the late Bob Cole, a well-know Blanchard, Michigan-
based collector of British motorcycles, we have an outstanding collection of motorcycle-
themed postage stamps. Housed in three identical 3-inch vinyl-covered binders, the
collection is neatly laid out in 244 Lindner archival stamp pages. The first volume starts
with stamps from the United States, Great Britain and the Isle of Man, then proceeds
through the rest of the collection in more or less alphabetical order by country, then
date of issue. Most sets are identified with the Scott number. Topics include motorcy-
cles as transportation, road and off-road racing, military motorcycles, motorcycles used
for mail deliveries, antique bikes and the history of motorcycling, the Olympics, traffic
and rider safety, motorcycle-mounted police, brand sets (like Harley-Davidson and Hon-
da), etc. When looking at just the stamps that feature motorcycles, there are around
570 different designs from Antigua to Zimbabwe. Some of the countries included are
Lesotho, Malta, Nauru, Nigeria, Turks & Caicos, Afghanistan, Austria, Belgium, Brazil,
Chad, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Laos, Libya,
Niger, Poland, Russia, Senegal, Spain, Togo, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, and many more. While
some stamps or panes have only one example included in the collection, most of the stamps have duplicates – sometimes two,
three, five, even twenty or more examples of a single stamp, sheet or set are present. Some stamps were issued individually, but
many were issued as parts of sets and in this case the entire set is present (and often many duplicates of that full set). These dupli-
cates and sets bring the collection into the 4000-stamp range. Because of the sets, there are many crossover collections here, in-
cluding automotive, bicycles, and transportation history. The collection closes with twenty-six First Day Covers, with either motor-

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cycle stamps, motorcycle images on the envelopes, or both. This is an impressive lifetime collection, the likes of which would be
difficult to build without years of work. Feel free to contact us with specific questions or to see more images of this collection.
$785.00

60. [Photography, Motorcycle Clubs] Lyon, Danny. The Bikeriders. New York:
The MacMillan Co., 1968, first printing. Sewn wraps, 16.1 by 23.5 cm, ix 94 pp.,
illus. Light wear to the covers, corners and edges, with light yellowing to the
wraps. The interior is lightly yellowed with an old scribbled out price (I’m as-
suming) on the half-title page. A scarce
first printing of Lyon’s photo essay of
bike culture in the 1960s, with photo-
graphic sections on racers and, what
this book became known for, the Out-
laws MC, including transcribed inter-
views with a handful of Outlaws. Aper-
ture, who reprinted this volume in 2014,
said, “akin to the documentary style of
1960s-era New Journalism made famous
by writers such as Hunter S. Thompson,
Joan Didion and Tom Wolfe, Lyon's pho-
tography is saturation reporting at its
finest. The Bikeriders is a touchstone
publication of 1960s counterculture,
crucially defining the vision of the out-
law biker as found in Easy Rider and
countless other movies and photo-
books.” 75.00
 PITMAN’S MOTOR-CYCLISTS’ LIBRARY

There were at least sixty titles in the Pitman series. While some of the books tar-
geted specific models, most focused on a single brand of motorcycle or motorcycle
engine, and were promoted as a “complete guide for owners and prospective pur-
chasers.”

61. Brown, E.T. The Book of the Triumph: A Complete Guide for Owners and Pro-
spective Purchasers of Triumph Motor-Cycles and Sidecars (Pitman’s Motor Cy-
clists’ Library). London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1939, sixth ed. Paper-
covered boards over cloth spine, dust jacket, 12.3 by 18.3 cm, vii 85 pp., illus. Very
good with a Minnesota shop stamp on the front pastedown and a Detroit shop
stamp on the half-title page. The jacket is good with edge wear, rubbing, a few
greasy fingerprints, and an 8 cm tear and old tape repair on the back panel. $40.00

62. Brown, E.T. The Book of the Triumph: A Complete Guide for Owners and Pro-
spective Purchasers of Triumph Motor-Cycles (Pitman’s Motor Cyclists’ Library).
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1950, eighth ed. Paper-covered boards over
cloth spine, dust jacket, 12.3 by 17.4 cm, v 137 pp., illus. Very good with some
light edge wear and some foxing on the endpapers. The jacket is good with edge
wear, rubbing, chips, small tears, and a couple of old tape repairs. $30.00

63. Grange, Cyril. The Book of the Villiers Engine: A Complete and Fully Illustrated
Instruction Manual on the Construction, Running, and Repair of Villiers Motor-
Cycle Engines (Pitman’s Motor Cyclists’ Library). London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons,
Ltd., 1936, fourth ed. Paper-covered boards over cloth spine, dust jacket, 12.2 by
18.3 cm, vii 111 pp. plus a one-page index and two pages of ads, illus. Very good
with some light edge wear and a previous owner’s name on the front pastedown
and title page. The jacket is very good with some light edge wear and chips.
$40.00

64. Grange, Cyril. The Book of the Villiers Engine: On the Construction, Running,
and Repair of Villiers Engines, with a Chapter on the Bond Minicar (Pitman’s Mo-
tor Cyclists’ Library). London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1954, ninth ed. Paper-
covered boards over cloth spine, dust jacket, 12.3 by 17.4 cm, vii 110 pp. plus two
pages of ads, illus. Very good with some light edge wear, foxing and yellowing on
the endpapers, and some light spotting on the front cover. The jacket is very good
with some light edge wear, chips, and foxing. $20.00

65. Haycraft, W.C. The Book of the Ariel: A Practical Guide for Owners of Single-
Cylinder S.V., O.H.V. Four-Stroke Touring Models (1939 to 1959) (Pitman’s Motor
Cyclists’ Library). London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1963, tenth ed., reprinted.
Wraps, dust jacket, 12.5 by 17.5 cm, vii 145 pp. plus two pages of ads, illus. Very
good with some light edge wear and a previous owner’s name on the inside of the
front cover. The jacket is very good with light edge wear. $25.00

66. Haycraft, W.C. The Book of the B.S.A.: A Complete Guide for Owners and Pro-
spective Purchasers of 1936-9 B.S.A. Machines (Pitman’s Motor Cyclists’ Library).
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1943, ninth ed., reprinted. Paper-covered
boards over cloth spine, dust jacket, 12.3 by 17.4 cm, vii 94 pp., illus. Very good
with some light edge wear and a previous owner’s name and address on the ffep.
The jacket has edge wear, chipping, rubbing, and one old tape repair on the top
edge of the spine. $25.00

67. Haycraft, W.C. The Book of the J.A.P.: Practical Maintenance of Four-Stroke
J.A.P. Engines (1927 Onwards). Deals with 1934-52 A.J.W. and Cotton Motor-
Cycles. Chapters on 500 c.c. S.V. Vertical Twin J.A.P. Engine and the A.J.W. “Grey
Fox” (Pitman’s Motor Cyclists’ Library). London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd.,
1952, third ed., revised and reprinted. Paper-covered boards over cloth spine, dust jacket, 12.3 by 17.5 cm, v 146 pp.,
illus. Very good with some light creases on the front cover. The jacket is very good with a faint, shot glass-sized ring stain
on the front panels and small chips at the head and tail of the spine panel. J.A.P. stands for John Alfred Prestwich Indus-
tries, the London-based engineering firm in business from 1895 to 1964. $40.00

68. Haycraft, W.C. The Book of the New Imperial: A Practical Guide for Owners of New Imperial Motor-Cycles (Covers
S.V. and O.H.V. Models from 1935 Onwards) (Pitman’s Motor Cyclists’ Library). London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd.,
1950, sixth ed., reprinted. Paper-covered boards over cloth spine, dust jacket, 12.3 by 17.4 cm, vii 111 pp., illus. Near fine
in very good jacket with light edge wear and rubbing. $25.00

69. Haycraft, W.C. The Book of the Panther (Lightweight Models): A Practical and Comprehensive Guide for Owners of
250 c.c. and 350 c.c. Panther Motor-Cycles (Covers Models from 1932 to 1955) (Pitman’s Motor Cyclists’ Library). Lon-
don: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1956, fifth ed. Paper-covered boards over cloth spine, dust jacket, 12.3 by 17.2 cm, vii
135 pp., illus. Light damp stains along the top edge and lower corner of the front and back covers (the interior is un-
harmed) and some light creases on the front cover. The price-clipped jacket has the corresponding damp stains, as well as
large chips and tears. $30.00

70. Haycraft, W.C. The Book of the Red Panther: A Practical and Comprehensive Guide for All Owners of P.&C. Red Pan-
ther Motor-Cycles (Covers Models from 1932 Onwards) (Pitman’s Motor Cyclists’ Library). London: Sir Isaac Pitman &
Sons, Ltd., 1942, second edition, reprinted. Paper-covered boards over cloth spine, dust jacket, 12.3 by 17.4 cm, vii 86 pp.,
illus. Near fine book in fair jacket with edge wear, chipping, and small tears; there is a small spot of skinning on the front
panel, and some larger tears and a dime-sized hole on the back panel. $40.00

71. Haycraft, W.C. Motor Cycle Overhaul: A Practical and Complete Guide to Motor Cycle Maintenance and Overhaul
(Pitman’s Motor Cyclists’ Library). London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1942, third printing. Paper-covered boards over
cloth spine, dust jacket, 12.1 by 17.4 cm, vii 111 pp., illus. Very good with shop stamp on front pastedown. The jacket is
poor with rubbing, edge wear, and loss at the head and tail of the spine panel and the lower corner of the front panel.
$20.00

72. Heathcote, Leslie K. The Book of the Douglas: A Complete Guide for Owners and Prospective Purchasers of Douglas
Motor-Cycles, Dealing with Every Phase of the Subject, Including Chapters on Driving, Touring, Legal Matters, Insurance,
Tracing Faults and Overhauling (Pitman’s Motor Cyclists’ Library). London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1942, sixth ed.,
reprinted. Paper-covered boards over cloth spine, dust jacket, 12.5 by 17.5 cm, viii 80 pp., illus. Very good with name and
address on ffep. The jacket is good with rubbing, edge wear, and chips. $40.00

73. Heathcote, Leslie K. The Book of the Sunbeam: A C Completely Illustrated and Practical Guide for Present and Future
Sunbeam Owners (Pitman’s Motor Cyclists’ Library). London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1941, fourth printing. Paper-
covered boards over cloth spine, dust jacket, 12.2 by 17.5 cm, vii 126 pp., illus., with a fold-out chart of the electrical sys-
tem. Near fine book in fair jacket with rubbing, edge wear, chipping, and a 2 by 3 cm spot of loss on the top edge of the
rear panel. $40.00
74. [Promotional] [Woods, Stanley, ed.] High Efficiency: A handbook for Motorcyclists. London: Mobil Oil Co. Ltd., [1958], 10 th
ed. Staple-bound wraps, 12 by 17.7 cm, 48 pp., illus. Light edge and cover wear. Mobil promotional booklet with chapters on pet-
rol quality, oil stability, motorcycle engines, lubricating systems and chart, how to lubricate your machine, troubleshooting, etc.
Illustrated with line drawings. $15.00

75. [Racing] Anon. A Tribute to Bob McIntyre: The Uncrowned World Champion. Lesmahagow, Scotland: M&R Promotions, ND.
Spiral-bound, card wraps, 27 by 21 cm, not paginated (60 pp.), illus. Very good with some light wear and creases to the covers and
corners. McIntyre was a Scottish motorcycle racer famous for five Grand Prix wins, including three at the Isle of Man T.T. races. He
died from injuries sustained during a race in 1962. From the back cover: “This tribute to Bob McIntyre is based upon a book of
original drawings and handwritten text by a talented, and so far unknown, admirer, presented to the family in 1963. Supplement-
ed by a unique collection of photographs of all the motorcycles ridden in competition by Bob McIntyre – uncrowned World Cham-
pion.” $30.00

76. [Racing] Bayley, Joseph. The Vintage Years at Brooklands. Norwich, England: Goose and Son Publishers, 1968. Red cloth with
silver spine titles, 25.2 by 19.6 cm, vii 13 pp. (since only the text pages are numbered, the actual page count is 261), illus. The text-
block droops a bit in the spine and has a light musty odor. The dust jacket has edge wear and chips, uneven sun fading on the front
and rear panels, and two small holes in the back panel near the center of the spine panel. A photographic record from the “golden
age” of motorcycle racing – the 1920s – at the Brooklands motor circuit in Surrey, England. This volume includes seventy riders and
forty different makes of motorcycles, with each entry featuring a full-page image from the author’s collection accompanied by a
description. Included are two Indians, six Harley-Davidsons, nine bikes equipped with sidecars, and, of course, all the great British
machines. $100.00

77. [Racing] Cameron, Kevin; Kenny Roberts Sr., foreword. The Grand
Prix Motorcycle: The Official Technical History. Phoenix, AZ: David Bull
Publishing, first printing. Black cloth with silver spine titles, dust jacket,
23.5 by 28.8 cm, 216 pp., illus. Fine in fine jacket. From the front flap:
“This is the story of how top-class racing motorcycles have evolved, year
by year, from the beginning of the FIM [Fédération Internationale de
Motocyclisme] World Championships in 1949 to the present. Each
year’s championship-winning machine is described in a short essay with
an accompanying data panel, and there are 14 longer essays on the vari-
ous ‘eras of design’ in championship racing. The essays create a narra-
tive that brings together the many and ever-evolving influences of en-
gine design, materials, tires, and chassis to reveal what technology has
provided to help riders win races.” $60.00

78. [Racing] Cathcart, Alan. The Ultimate Racers. Middlesex, England:

Guinness Publishing Co., 1990, first edition. Blue cloth with silver spine
titles, 23.2 by 30.5 cm, 240 pp., illus. Near fine in like jacket. Inscribed
and signed on the ffep: “To Mike – thanks for all your good work with
AHRMA [American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association] over the
years, and all your help at Daytona. / Alan Cathcart / March ’95.” Also
included is an Alan Cathcart/With Compliments slip. This volume
“explores the development of one of the most action-packed sports of
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our time, as seen through the evolution of the machines on which motorcycle racing is based … Each chapter deals with a particular
type of bike [vintage to modern day] and includes analysis and assessment accompanied by close-up technical pictures of the bike
as well as action shots, all in full colour. A detailed specification chart completes the appraisal.” $60.00

79. [Racing] Cathcart, Alan. The Ultimate Racers. Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International, 1990, first U.S. edition. Blue cloth with
silver spine titles, 23.2 by 30.5 cm, 240 pp., illus. Fine in near fine jacket with “autographed copy” sticker on front panel of jacket,
and a tasteful dealership label on the title page. Signed by the author on the ffep. The first American edition of item no. 78.
$60.00

80. [Racing] Coleman, Barry. Kenny Roberts: Okie, Racer, Philosopher, King. London: Arthur Barker Ltd., 1982, first edition. Or-
ange cloth with gilt spine titles, dust jacket, 14.5 by 22.2 cm, 197 pp., illus. Near fine with light foxing on the top edge of the text-
block, in a near fine jacket with light yellowing. A scarce biography of “King Kenny,” the first American to win a Grand Prix motor-
cycle racing world championship. Roberts, born in 1951 in Modesto, California, racked up an impressive list of wins during his ca-
reer, including the A.M.A. Grand National Championship and three World Championships, before becoming a race team manager
and owner. $85.00

G.S. Davison, The Father of T.T. History

Geoff Davison founded and published the T.T. Special newspaper from 1927 until 1965
(it was published until 1986 under different ownership) 1, as well as publishing several
books on these Isle of Man races. Originally intended for stock motorcycles that were
available to the public, so-called touring machines, the races quickly became known as
the Tourist Trophy (T.T.) circuit. The T.T. was both exciting and dangerous, “The Isle of
Man TT races are an anachronism: a throwback to the days when men were men, and
danger was a face to be laughed in … The TT could well be the most dangerous
sporting event on earth.”2

81. [Racing] Davison, Geoff S. The 1951 T.T. Who’s Who: Brief Biog-
raphies of Over 120 Famous T.T. Riders of the Present Day. Birming-
ham, England: The T.T. Special, 1951. Staple-bound, card wraps, 13.5
by 20.1 cm, 64 pp., illus. Light yellowing and spine crease to the co-
vers with a couple of small stains on the back cover; creases to the
upper corner of the booklet. The interior is yellowed, but clean. A
rare booklet that gathers all the top-level, active tourist trophy racers
of the day. Most entries include a small photo. This copy includes a
“Temporary Motor Cycle Registration” from the Isle of Man
(otherwise known as T.T. Nirvana), dated 7 June 1952 (8.2 by 12.6 cm,
heavily creased and worn with a couple of tiny tears and a chip from
the lower left corner). $40.00
82. [Racing] Davison, Geoff S. Geoff Davison’s T.T. Anecdotes: Racing Tales Told by the Man Who Rode In, or Reported,
Over 100 T.T. Races. Birmingham, England: Molly Davison, 1966, first printing. Wraps, 12.3 by 19 cm, 112 pp., illus.
Heavily worn and creased covers, with a tiny pen mark and a few small stains on the back cover, bumped corners, and a
15 mm split of the front hinge at the foot of the spine. Musty. A collection of short pieces by Davison, many humorous,
published in his memory by his widow. $10.00

83. [Racing] Davison, Geoff S., ed. Racing Reminiscences by Riders of the Past and Present. Birmingham, England: The
T.T. Special, 1948, first printing. Tan paper-covered boards over orange cloth spine with brown cover titles, dust jacket, 13
by 19 cm, 176 pp. Light bumping to the corners, foxing on the boards, and a slight cock to the spine. The jacket has light
rubbing and edge wear and a 4 cm tear across the center of the spine. From the front flap: “…no fewer than forty-eight
racing motor cyclists contribute between them nearly sixty articles. Thirty-five of these are by winners of the Tourist Tro-
phy and Manx Grand Prix races of the past and present, ranging from one by Charlie Collier, winner of the first T.T. in
1907, to another by Artie Bell, winner of the 1948 Senior race.” $30.00

84. [Racing] Davison, Geoff S., ed. The Racing Year and A Million Miles of Racing: The Racing Year Volume II. Birming-
ham, England: The T.T. Special, 1950, first printings. Vol. I: Brown paper-covered boards over orange cloth spine, dust
jacket, 12.1 by 18.3 cm, 200 pp., illus. Very good with light wear to the boards. The jacket has edge wear, heavy rubbing,
and a few small tears. Vol. II: Dark brown paper-covered boards over orange cloth spine and green cover titles, dust jack-
et, 12.7 by 18.9 cm with the dust jacket measuring about 3 mm shorter than the book, 224 pp., illus. Light wear to the
covers and corners, spotting on the cloth spine, and a bit musty. The jacket has light rubbing, edge wear, a few small
chips, and splitting on the crease of the front flap. The Racing Year is “a record of the leading motor cycle road races, with
reports of the T.T., Manx Grand Prix, Ulster Grand Prix, the major and minor Continental Grands Prix and ‘Circuits,’ the
Irish ‘100’s’ and ‘200’s’ and the more important ‘short-circuit’ events.” The second volume covers “the Championship
races, the Irish ‘100’s’ and ‘200’s,’ the Continental ‘Circuits’ and the ‘expert-barred’ races.” $75.00

85. [Racing] Davison, Geoff S. The Story of the Manx. Birmingham, England: The T.T. Special, 1948, first printing. Tan
paper-covered boards over brown cloth spine with brown cover titles, dust jacket, 13 by 19 cm, 136 pp., illus. Very good
with light cover and edge wear. The jacket has edge wear, rubbing, small tears and chipping at the folds, and 13 mm of
loss at the head of the spine panel. Produced as a “companion volume” to The Story of the T.T. (items no. 86 and 87), this
title explores the history of the Manx Grand Prix, organized by the Manx Motor Cycle Club in 1923. “The author, himself a
T.T. winner, has an intimate knowledge of the races and of the circumstances surrounding them. The story is brightly and
vividly told and there are touches of humor to enliven the historic narrative.” $40.00

86. [Racing] Davison, Geoff S. The Story of the T.T. Birmingham, England: The T.T. Special, 1948, first printing of the sec-
ond enlarged edition. Tan paper-covered boards over orange cloth spine and brown cover titles, dust jacket, 13 by 18.9
cm, 160 pp., illus. Light wear to the boards, a “British Cycle Subscriptions” stamp on the ffep, and “England” written in pen
next to the publisher’s name on the title page. The price-clipped jacket is poor with rubbing, edge wear, large chips,
creases on the front panel, and several old tape repairs on the back side only. An in-depth history of the T.T. from its be-
ginnings in 1907 to the 1947 Internationals. Includes the Clubman races, the first sidecar T.T., the years Norton dominated
(1931-38), the post-WWI races, etc. $20.00
 87. [Racing] Davison, Geoff S. The Story of the T.T. Birmingham, England: The T.T. Special, 1952, first printing of the sixth
enlarged edition. Red cloth with black spine and cover titles, dust jacket, 13.2 by 18.9 cm, 240 pp., illus. Very good in a
very good jacket with light wear and small chips on the top and bottom of the panel folds. An in-depth history of the T.T.
from its beginnings in 1907 to the 1949 Internationals. Includes the Clubman races, the first sidecar T.T., the years Norton
dominated (1931-38), the post-WWI races, winners, records and stats from 1907 to 1949, etc. $30.00

88. [Racing] Davison, Geoff S., ed. The T.T. Races – Behind the Scenes. Birmingham, England: The T.T. Special, 1949, first
printing. Tan paper-covered boards over orange cloth spine with brown cover titles, dust jacket, 12.6 by 19 cm, 168 pp.
Very good with minor cover wear and light foxing to the first and last few leaves. The jacket is fair with rubbing, spotting,
edge wear and chips at the top and bottom of the folds. There are two old tape repairs along the top edge on the back
side of the front panel and front flap. This is the story “of the ‘Back-Room Boys;’ of those hundreds—thousands—of men
who organize the races and marshal the course; of the Stewards, Officials, Time-keepers, Doctors and First-aid Men; of the
Police and Special Constables. It tells of the part played by the Designers, the manufacturers and Trade Representatives;
by the Team Managers and Pit Attendants and by the humble workers in the factories ‘at home.’ It is, indeed, the story of
everything that goes—and has gone—to make the T.T. the most important road race in the world.” $30.00

89. [Racing] Griffith, John. Built for Speed: Twenty-Four

Motorcycles of Outstanding Design and Performance. Lon-
don: Temple Press Books, 1962, first edition. Green cloth
with gilt spine titles, dust jacket, 19 by 12.7 cm, v 88 pp.,
illus. Hardcover is very good with light wear at the corners.
The dust jacket is poor with edge wear and chips, several
tears (one with an old tape repair on the inside), creases,
and rubbing. Griffith, a long-time columnist for Motor Cy-
cling, selected twenty-four racing machines of special inter-
est, a few of which include the last works Nortons, the Rick-
man Métisse 500 cc, the 24-Hour Record Velocette 500 cc,
Reg Dearden’s Supercharged Vincent 1000 cc, the first Hon-
da Racer 125 cc, the Bob Perry Projectile, and the Greeves-
Triumph Scrambler 500 cc. $25.00

90. [Racing] Hailwood, Mike; Ted Macauley. Hailwood.

London: Cassell & Co. Ltd., 1968, first edition. Black cloth
with gilt spine titles, 14.5 by 21.5 cm, viii 118 pp., illus. Light bumping to the corners, a few small spots on the front cover, and light
yellowing to the leaves. The dust jacket has edge wear and small chips, creases on the rear flap, and old tape repairs along the top
and bottom edges on the back side of the jacket. The classic work by the champion, “Mike the Bike,” considered by many to be
one of the greatest Grand Prix motorcycle racers of all time. $40.00

91. [Racing, Mike Hailwood] Hilton, Christopher. A Man Called Mike: The Inspiring Story of a Shy Superstar. Croydon, England:
Motor Racing Publications Ltd., 1992, first edition. Green cloth with gilt spine titles, dust jacket, 15.5 by 23.2 cm, 256 pp., illus.
Near fine with a small bump to the lower corner of the front cover, in a fine jacket. From the front flap: “Few sportsmen have
made such an indelible impact on the fast-moving worlds of motorcycle and car racing as the legendary Mike Hailwood … He won
nine motorcycle World Championships between 1961 and 1967, then turned to motor racing…” $40.00

92. [Racing, Mike Hailwood] Macaulay, Ted. Mike: The Life and Times of Mike Hailwood. London: Buchan & Enright Publishers
Ltd., 1984, first printing. Black cloth with gilt spine titles, dust jacket, 14.5 by 22.2 cm, 160 pp., illus. Fine hardcover with very good
jacket with only faint shelf wear. “On 23 March 1981, Mike Hailwood died from injuries
received two days earlier in a horrific car crash which also killed his daughter. The man
generally acknowledged to be the greatest motor-cycle racer of all time, who had defied
death throughout a career spent racing at the very limits of safety, had fallen victim to a
lorry-driver’s carelessness. Ted Macaulay, long-time friend of Mike and the man who
organised his comeback at the 1978 and 1979 Isle of Man TT Races, here presents an
enthralling and personal account of Hailwood’s extraordinary life and tragically ironic
death. Drawing on his own deep friendship, and on the recollections of Mike’s wife
Pauline and his many friends and rivals – including Jackie Stewart, Phil Read, Mick Grant,
Ralph Bryans, Giacomo Agostini – the author tells the full story of this brilliant yet curi-
ously modest man.” $15.00

93. [Racing] McDiarmid, Mac; Bob McMillan, foreword. Joey Dunlop: His Authorized
Biography. Somerset, England: Haynes Publishing, 2001, first edition. Blue cloth with
gilt spine titles, dust jacket, 25.5 by 25.5 cm, 192 pp., illus. Fine in fine jacket. From the
jacket: “When Joey Dunlop, undisputed master of the Isle of Man TT, was killed in July
2000 he was awarded what amounted to an Irish state funeral, uniting a troubled coun-
try in grief. The service, attended by cabinet ministers and no less than 50,000 well-
wishers, was broadcast live on national television. For the mourning motorcycle road
race fans the modest Ulsterman was akin to royalty. This authorized commemorative
biography – written with the approval of both Mrs. Linda Dunlop and Honda UK – tells
the full story of the ‘King of the Roads.’” $25.00

94. [Racing] McKinnon, Andrew. Motorcycle Road Racing in the Fifties: An Illustrated
Review – 1949 to 1959. London: Osprey Publishing Ltd., 1982, first edition. Black paper
over boards with silver spine titles, dust jacket, 19.5 by 25.1 cm, 158 pp., illus. Fine
hardcover in very good, price-clipped jacket with faint shelf wear. “Pure nostalgia. Re-
capture the halcyon days of that circus of riders and machines who toured Europe for
the racing, and the fun. Listen now to the how of an open mega Manx Norton ‘on full
noise’ as it climbs the TT course. Follow its passing with the ripping sound of the works
MV. Pause to make out those most colourful magicians in their anonymous bulky black
leathers as they fight to hang on to that shaking Grand Prix racer…” $15.00
 95. [Racing] Mellors, Ted; additional narrative by G.S. Davison. Continental Circus –
and Other Races Between the Wars. Birmingham, England: The T.T. Special, 1949, first
printing. Peach cloth with black cover titles, dust jacket, 12.9 by 19 cm, 159 pp., illus.
Near fine hardcover in good, price-clipped jacket with edge wear, chips and small tears,
and old tape repairs at the foot of the spine and along nearly the entire top edge. Ted
Mellors, the “Leader of the Continental Troupe,” the large contingent of British riders
who raced in Europe between the great wars, left this unpublished manuscript behind
when he died. It’s the story of hundreds of races held between the two wars. “It is a
story of the long—and mainly successful—British battle against the finest Continental
riders and machines during the twenty years European ‘Armistice.’ It is a book for mo-
tor cyclists and all others who believe that motor cycle road racing is the finest sport on
earth.” While covering smaller events in Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden,
etc., it also visits the Swiss Grand Prix, Grand Prix d’Europe, French Grand Prix, and Ital-
ian Grand Prix – all races in which Mr. Mellors competed. $85.00

96. [Racing] Mortimer, Charles. Brooklands:

Behind the Scenes. Somerset, England: Haynes
Publishing Group (Foulis), 1980, first printing.
Blue cloth with silver spine titles, dust jacket,
17.5 by 23.8 cm, 257 pp., illus. “Much more
than just the cold, historical story of motorcycle
racing at Brooklands in the ‘twenties is presented in this book. Charles Mortimer has inter-
jected in his own unique manner numerous interesting facts and figures, seen from the
viewpoint of the riders as well as well as the spectators. In consequence it is a ‘live’ account
of what many consider to be the Golden Era of motorcycle racing. Of immense interest, is
the second half of the book, which takes the form of a series of interviews with leading rid-
ers of the day. So many hitherto unknown facts and ‘secrets’ are revealed that it is truly an
in-depth book for the vintage motorcycle racing enthusiast as much as for those who revel
in the atmosphere of this famous Weybridge track.” $25.00

97. [Racing] Mortimer, Charles. We Went Racing: The Griff Jenkins Story. Peterborough,
England: Motor Cycle News Ltd., 1966, first printing. Red cloth with gilt spine and cover
titles, dust jacket, 12.7 by 19 cm, 112 pp., illus. Near
fine but for a name/address stamp on the ffep. Jacket is very good with light edge wear and a
few small tears. From the front flap: “Griff Jenkins, although well-known and popular with
many thousands of motor cycle road racing fans at the start of the 1963 season, had not, at
that time ever won a race. In 1963 he became, under the sponsorship of Charles Mortimer
(himself an ex-Brookland’s racer), a force to be reckoned with on the short circuits, their year
coming to a climax with a dramatic win in the Senior Manx Grand Prix. Many exciting tussles
at Brands Hatch, Mallory Park, Crystal Palace and other
short circuits are described, and featured are such stars
as Phil Read, Ron Chandler, Roger Hunter and Jenkin’s
old friend and rival Joe Dunphy. We Went Racing pro-
vides racing fans with a peep behind the scenes and
those who contemplate entering the sport either as
rider or sponsor will find much in its pages to guide and
inform them.” $50.00

98. [Racing] Read, Phil; Graeme Wright. Phil Read:

The Real Story. London: Macdonald and Jane’s Pub-
lishers Ltd., 1977, first edition. Burgundy cloth with gilt
spine titles, 14.5 by 22.2 cm, 192 pp., illus. Very good with light yellowing on the endpapers
and light foxing on the top edge of the textblock. Jacket is very good with uneven sun fading
on the spine. “Rebel Read” is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who won seven
World Championships and the first to win World’s in the 125 cc, 250 cc, and 500 cc classes.
This memoir “gives an unrivaled insight into the world of motorcycle racing. Few sporting
autobiographies have revealed so much about a sport and the men who make it.” $20.00
99. [Racing] Robb, Tommy; Jimmy Walker. From TT to Tokyo: The Life and Times of Ireland’s Famous Globe-Trotting Racing Mo-
tor-Cyclist Tommy Robb. Isle of Man: Courier-Herald Publishers, 1974, first edition. Blue cloth with gilt spine titles, dust jacket,
14.5 by 22 cm, 125 pp., illus. Very good with softening at the tail of the spine. The jacket has light foxing and rubbing and edge
wear. There is about 5 mm of loss at the bottom edge of the spine panel, and some faint dampstaining on the lower spine and
front and back panels (this has not affected the book itself). From the front flap: “For almost 20 years Tommy Robb [1934-] trav-
elled the world’s motor cycling circuits, taking on, and in many cases beating, the best riders the sport had to offer. As works rider
with the famous Japanese Hondas in their heyday in the sixties, then with Yamaha and Bultaco and later as a private entrant, Robb
thrived on the success and suffered the heartache of a cut and thrust profession where you are only remembered by your last re-
sult…,” as told to sports writer Jimmy Walker of the Belfast Telegraph. $30.00

100. [Racing] Willoughby, Vic. The Racing Motor Cycle. London: The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., 1980, first edition. Blue cloth
with silver spine titles, dust jacket, 22 by 30.2 cm, 175 pp., illus. Very good hardcover with light bumping at the extremities, in a
very good dust jacket with light shelf wear. “Behind the skill and courage of competitors, the story of motor cycle racing is one of
intense technical rivalry, of painstaking development and of brilliant innovation to meet the challenges of competition and circuits.
This outstanding book, written with insight and firsthand knowledge, studies the evolution of racing motor cycles during the 1930s
and through three decades of the modern world championships.” Well illustrated with color and black and white photographs.
$20.00

101. [Rickman] Gittins, Dave. Rickman: The Family, The Business and The Brand (The Rickman Story). Powys, Wales: Ariel Pub-
lishing, 2002, second, amended printing. Glossy, illustrated boards, 28.5 by 21.7 cm, 192 pp., illus. Very good with light shelf wear
to the boards and minor bumping to the lower corner of the front cover. Rickman was an English manufacturer that specialized in
scrambler, road racing and road frames that were designed to use engines from BSA, Triumph, Matchless, etc. They were in busi-
ness from 1960 through 1975. Heavily illustrated with black and white photos, this volume is, to my knowledge, the only history of
the marquee. $80.00

102. [Rickman] Gittins, Dave. Rickman: The Family, The Business

and The Brand (The Rickman Story). Powys, Wales: Ariel Publish-
ing, 2002, second, amended printing. Same as item no. 101, but as
new, still sealed in the publisher’s shrinkwrap. $95.00

103. Sample, Paul. The Ogri Collection and The Ogri Collection No.
2. Somerset, England: Haynes Publishing, 1998, 2000. Glossy, illus-
trated boards: 21.5 by 28 cm, 192 pp.; 21.5 by 27.6 cm, 152 pp.
Fine. While the author has created a wide variety of work, Sample
(1947-) is best known for Ogri, a British rocker-style biker. Created
in 1967, Ogri ran in the British Bike magazine for thirty-five years
starting in 1972. Sample’s style is dense – text and image rich –
and is more about the protagonist’s life, not just motorcycles. Vol-
ume one includes the first three Ogri collections, and volume two
includes the fourth collection, numerous color strips, and new ma-
terial. $110.00
 104. Setright, L.J.K. Twistgrip: A Motorcycle Anthology. London: George Allen and Un-
win Ltd., 1969, first edition. Blue cloth with silver spine titles, dust jacket, 16 by 24 cm,
150 pp., illus. Near fine book in very good, price-clipped jacket with light edge wear and
rubbing. A collection of essays on the two-wheeled sport from authors as varied as T.E.
Lawrence and Vic Willoughby, and topics ranging from racing, the hour record, bike-
mounted police, motorcycle design and evolution, and stories of the road. $80.00

105. [Sidecars, Harley-Davidson] Goulding, Claude; Dot and Earl Robinson; Ron Rae.
The Goulding Album: James Goulding & His Motorcycle Sidecars. Southfield, MI: Ron
Rae, 1990. Glossy, staple-bound
wraps, 30 by 22.7 cm, 47 pp., illus.
Very good with light wear at the
corners and small creases on the
spine. Signed by Claude Goulding
and both the Robinsons; below
which, inscribed and signed by the
publisher: “To Bob Cole with Re-
gards, Ron Rae.” A short, though
well-illustrated history of the Sagi-
naw, Michigan-based Goulding
sidecar firm and their relationship
with Harley-Davidson, including the Robinson’s Detroit Harley shop that ran
from 1936 until 1972. Fantastic images. $30.00

106. [Sidecars, Racing] Havard, Jan. A Bit on the Side: The Stirring Story of Britain’s Multiple World Champion Sidecar Ace Steve
Webster MBE. Croydon, England: Motor Racing Publications Ltd., 1992, first printing. Red cloth with gilt spine titles, dust jacket,
15.5 by 23 cm, 208 pp., illus. Fine, unread copy in fine jacket. “A fascinating story of the
rocky road from obscurity to stardom, an inspiration to all budding young riders keen to get
out there and do it themselves, and a tribute to the true grit and enormous talent which took
a British sportsman to the World Championship four times in five years and gave him the de-
termination to try again for a fifth time.” $20.00

107. [Touring] Archbold, George. Not So Innocent Abroad. London: Jarrolds Publishers,
1957, first edition. Red cloth with black spine titles, dust jacket, 14 by 21.6 cm, 183 pp., illus.
Light bumping to the lower corners of the
boards, faint yellowing of the textblock, and
foxing on the top edge of the text block; the
jacket has light wear and some small tears
at the head of the spine panel. From the
front flap: “This is the personal story of one
man’s outward journey by motor cycle
through Switzerland and Italy to the conti-
nent of Africa. Mr. Archbold visits Paris and
Geneva, Venice, Florence, Rome and Capri,
Cannes and the Riviera—in fact a host of
places the intending tourist is curious about … The author is no intrepid explorer
but he is very much one of those people to whom things just seem to happen …
Not So Innocent Abroad is in parts a very funny book indeed, and in addition
some very human, very captivating characters people its pages.” A beautiful,
jacketed copy of this scarce touring memoir. The frontis photo shows the author
consulting a map next to his Triumph motorcycle. $50.00

108. [Touring] Gordon, Jan and Cora. Three Lands on Three Wheels. New York:
William Morrow & Co., ND (circa 1932). Yellow cloth with paper spine label, dust
jacket, 14.5 by 22.2 cm, color frontis, 358 pp., illus. Boards have light wear at the
corners and darkening along the edges. The dust jacket is poor with several large
chips and tears, edge wear and rubbing. From the front flap: “The ‘Vagabond
Travelers’ never fail to meet with adventures on their expeditions. The trip de-
 scribed in this book was made through England, France, and Ireland in quick succession: the
vehicle was a motor-bike with a ‘box’ side-car, christened by a friend ‘the Wandering Ward-
robe.’” The idea was to see and compare the three countries from the point of view not only
of the tourist travelling ‘on the cheap,’ but also of the reader interested in the different char-
acter of the three peoples.” Illustrated by the authors. A common book in a rare, though
ratty, jacket. $20.00

109. [Triumph] Clew, Jeff. Edward Turner: The Man Behind the Motorcycles. Dorchester,
England: Veloce Publishing Ltd., 2006, second revised edition. Wraps, 20.5 by 25 cm, 160 pp.,
illus. Only faint signs of shelf wear to the wraps. From the publisher: “The official biography
of the man who was probably the most important individual in the history of the British mo-
torcycle industry. Born in 1901, Edward
Turner was a truly gifted individual whose
forceful character, design flair and business
acumen drove Triumph to such heights of
success that the company often struggled
to meet the clamouring demand for its
products from all around the world. Em-
bodying lightness with a powerful vertical
twin engine Turner’s design for the 1937 Speed Twin was revolutionary, and so
good that the model remained in production for 29 years… Long overdue, this
deeply researched work gets past Turner’s irascible exterior to reveal the man,
his life and work, and the huge contribution to his country and the evolution of
the motorcycle.” Heavily illustrated. $100.00

110. [Triumph] Davies, Ivor.

It’s Easy on a Triumph. Somer-
set, England: Haynes Publishing
Group (Foulis), 1990, first
printing. Gloss, illustrated
boards, dust jacket, 21.3 by 27.5
cm, 88 pp., illus. Fine in fine
jacket. From the front flap: “This heavily illustrated book depicts the tremendous
impact Triumph motorcycles made on the [early post-war] market. Interspersed
with the large number of captioned archive photographs are some anecdotes re-
lating to life in the Meriden factory during that period (and involvement with the
redoubtable Edward Turner) under the heading ‘Meriden Moments,’ and a selec-
tion of the [Motor Cycling] Oxley cartoons [from which this volume get its name].
The result is a unique pictorial record of Triumph’s contribution to the British mo-
torcycle industry and the many different ways in which their twin cylinder models
performed with outstanding success.” $25.00

111. [Triumph] Davies, Ivor. Triumph: The Complete Story (Crowood Motorclas-
sics). Wiltshire, England: The Crowood Press Ltd., 1991, first printing. Glossy, il-
lustrated boards, 23.4
by 17 cm, 160 pp.,
illus. Very good with a faint cock to the spine and a tasteful dealership
label on the ffep. Davies worked as Triumph’s publicity manager for
over thirty years, placing him in a unique position to write about the
manufacturer’s history. Well illustrated with black and white photos
and a few line drawings. $15.00

112. [Velocette] Masters, Dave. Velocette 1905 – 1971: An Illustrated

Reference. London: Transport Bookman Publications, 1976, first edi-
tion. Turquoise cloth with gilt spine titles, dust jacket, 15 by 21.6 cm,
186 pp., illus. Very good hardcover in good, price-clipped jacket with
edge wear and a few small edge tears. This volume chronologically lists
all the Velocette models with each entry including a description, tech-
 nical specifications, and a pen and ink illustration. Velocette was a family-owned motorcy-
cle manufacturer based in Birmingham, England. They remained in business from 1904 to
1971, with their first motorcycle rolling out in 1905. $30.00

113. Willoughby, Vic. Classic Motorcycles. New York: The Dial Press, 1075, first U.S. edi-
tion. Light moss green cloth with silver spine titles, dust jacket, 22 by 30 cm, 176 pp., illus.
Very good with a small, faint stain on the back cover, in a good, price-clipped jacket with a
few small edge tears, light edge wear and a faint stain on the rear panel. From the front
flap: “The modern motor cycle, extrovert and often extravagant symbol of power, mascu-
linity and individuality, is the latest link in a chain of inspiration and painstaking develop-
ment reaching back over decades. Many of the famous machines of the past have firm
places in motor cycle lore, many of them were the direct forerunners of types still market-
ed, many introduced revolutionary features which are now commonplace. Classic Motor-
cycles ranges over 60 years of history, examining forty outstanding machines in depth, cov-
ering both roadsters and racing bikes.” Heavily illustrated with color and black and white
photographs. $30.00

114. Willoughby, Vic. Classic Motorcycle Engines: A New Perspective on 20 Outstanding

Designs. Croydon, England: Motor Racing Publications Ltd., 1986, first printing. Yellow
cloth with gilt spine titles, dust jacket, 22 by 28 cm, 144 pp., illus. Near fine hardcover with only minor corner bumping, in near fine
jacket. Heavily illustrated with photographs and line drawings, this book details important engine designs, including the postwar
Vincent Rapide, the BMW flat-twin, Moto Guzzi flat-single, the 125 cc desmodromic Ducati, the 250 cc Royal Enfield GP5, six-
cylinder Honda CBX, the Suzuki RG500 square-four, etc. $20.00

115. Willoughby, Vic. Exotic Motorcycles: A Tester’s Privilege. London: Osprey Publishing Ltd., 1982, first edition. Black cloth with
silver spine titles, dust jacket, 23 by 23 cm, 190 pp., illus. Fine hardcover in very good, price-clipped jacket. From the front flap:
“Doyen motorcycle journalist Vic Willoughby has selected some two-dozen two- and three-wheelers from the multitude he has
actually tested to make up his special collection of ‘the exotic’ … Here we have pure nostalgia. Contemporary experience rewritten
with hindsight and further consideration.” Includes, among others, the NSU Flying Hammock, Matchless Sports Twin, Nero, Vin-
cent Black Knight, John Surtees’ MV Four, DKW 3 Cylinder, Ray Amm’s Norton Manx, Desmo Ducati, a factory BMW sidecar, Zeller’s
ohc BMW, NSU Rennmax, and a works Guzzi single. $40.00

116. Wilson, Steve. British Motor Cycles Since 1950 Volume 2: BSA, Cotton, Douglas, DMW, Dot, EMC, Excelsior and Francis-
Barnett: Roadsters of 250cc and Over. Cambridge: Patrick Stephens, 1983, first printing. Black cloth with gilt spine titles, dust jack-
et, 20.5 by 24.2 cm, 216 pp., illus. Near fine hardcover with faint yellowing of the textblock, in a near fine, price-clipped dust jack-
et. Second in a series of well-illustrated, year-by-year developmental histories, “every detail, right down to the badges on the pet-
rol tanks, is lovingly described to help buyers of these classic machines ensure that they are getting the real goods. He also offers
valuable information on subjects such as owners clubs, literature, spares suppliers and specialists. This in no dry history, for Steve
Wilson writes with humour as well as authority and this series is now proving to be not only a source of invaluable information, but
also a fund of pure enjoyment for motor cycle buffs.” $60.00
117. Wilson, Steve. British Motor Cycles Since 1950 Volume 3: Greeves, Hesketh, Indian, James, Norman and Norton: Roadsters
of 250cc and Over. Wellingborough, England: Patrick Stephens, 1986, first printing. Black cloth with gilt spine titles, dust jacket,
20.5 by 24.2 cm, 216 pp., illus. Near fine hardcover in near fine dust jacket. $60.00

118. Wilson, Steve. British Motor Cycles Since 1950 Volume 4: Panther, Royal Enfield, Scott, Silk, Sunbeam, Sun and Tandon
Roadsters of 250cc and Over. Wellingborough, England: Patrick Stephens, 1987, first printing. Black cloth with gilt spine titles,
dust jacket, 20.5 by 24.2 cm, 208 pp., illus. Near fine hardcover in a very good, price-clipped dust jacket with light edge wear.
$60.00

119. Wilson, Steve. British Motor Cycles Since 1950 Volume 6: Triumph Part Two: The Bikes; Velocette and Vincent-HRD. Somer-
set, England: Patrick Stephens (Haynes Publishing Group), 1992, first printing. Black cloth with gilt spine titles, dust jacket, 20 by
24.1 cm, 288 pp., illus. Near fine hardcover with distributor stamp on the copyright page, in a very good, price-clipped dust jacket.
$60.00

120. [Women in Motorcycling] Belton, Brian. Fay Taylor: Queen of the Speedway. Buck-
inghamshire, England: Panther Publishing Ltd., 2006, first printing. Glossy, illustrated
boards, 16.2 by 24 cm, vi 217 pp., illus. Fine, unread copy. “Fay Taylor was the most suc-
cessful woman speedway rider – ever. Her short but meteoric career spanned just a few
years in the mid to late ‘20s: in 1930 women were banned from the speedway and she
switched to racing cars. In these few years Fay first made a name for herself in Trials rid-
ing, beating many established riders including Marjorie Cottle and won several Gold Med-
als. Then she discovered speedway where she earned the title ‘Queen of the Speedway’ in
what must surely be one of the toughest sports on a motorcycle.” $75.00

121. [Women in Motorcycling] Hollern, Susie. Women and Motorcycling: The Early
Years. Locke, New York: Pink Rose Publications, 1999, first special (numbered and signed)
edition (issued simultaneously as a softcover, hardcover, and signed, numbered hardcov-
er). Black cloth over padded boards with gilt cover titles and paper label depicting a group
of women motorcyclists on the upper
board, 18.5 by 19.4 cm, iv 81 pp., illus.
Fine. Signed, dated (7/27/99), and num-
bered (26/50) on the title page. This
“special” edition included a 2.5 cm gold-
colored pin featuring the silhouette of a woman on a motorcycle with a “diamond”
headlamp, in fine condition. Short, first-hand accounts of woman motorcyclists
from the early to mid-1900s, illustrated with over fifty striking photographs. The
tales include everything from touring to delivering milk, run-ins with the law, and
Depression-era fun. $175.00

122. [Women in Motorcycling] Simmons, Cristine Sommer; Karen Da-

vidson, foreword. The American Motorcycle Girls 1900 to 1950: A Pho-
tographic History of Early Women Motorcyclists. Stillwater, MN: Parker
House Publishing, 2009, first printing. Glossy, illustrated boards with a
paper cover label, 28.3 by 31 cm, 240 pp., illus. Unread copy with only
the faintest signs of shelf wear to the covers. Signed by the author on
 her portrait on p. 9: “Cris Sommer Simmons / Vintage Motorcycle Days 7/’09.” A
stunning collection of vintage images of women and their motorcycles, selected
and described by Simmons, herself a three-time AMA Motorcycle Hall of fame in-
ductee. Images range from everyday riders, tourists, and clubs, to competition
and daredevils – with an emphasis on Harley-Davidson and Indian machines.
$60.00

123. [Women in Motorcycling, Harley-Davidson] Simmons, Cristine Sommer; Mi-

chael Lichter, photographs, foreword. The American Motorcycle Girl’s Cannonball
Diary: Cris Sommer Simmons Rides Her 1915 Harley-Davidson in the (2010) Pre-
1916 Motorcycle Cannonball
Coast to Coast Endurance
Run. Stillwater, MN: Parker
House Publishing, 2012, first
printing. Glossy, illustrated
boards, 21 by 22.2 cm, 191
pp., illus. Fine, unread copy
with a tasteful dealership label
on the ffep. Signed in silver
marker by Simmons on her frontis photo. An adventure log of the author’s
ride in the Motorcycle Cannonball Coast to Coast Endurance Run, “from Kitty
Hawk, North Carolina to Santa Monica, California in 16 days… Make no mis-
take, Cris and her fellow riders are pioneers (again) ‘willing’ their near 100 year
old machines to ‘make it’ every day. A true, modern day, adventure story.”
Well illustrated in full color. $75.00

124. [Women in Motorcycling, Touring] Warren, Lady. Through Algeria and

Tunisia on a Motor-Bicycle. Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1923.
Salmon-colored cloth with pa-
per spine label, dust jacket, 15
by 22.3 cm, 160 pp., illus. The hardcover shows only light wear at the extremities
and faint yellowing. While scarce, the dust jacket is fair with edge wear, chips,
crease, uneven yellowing, and restorations with Japanese paper and similarly col-
ored paper to replace large sections of loss from the spine panel. From the jacket:
“In this unusual travel book, Lady Warren tells of her adventurous trip by
‘motorbike’ over North Africa, and far out into the Sahara. Written in a gay, vivid,
and conversational way, her book is uncommonly good reading, while the brief sum-
mary of mileage, gas consumption, histories of certain tires, and average speed give
it a practical value for all who are contemplating motor trips into the wilds.” Orga-
nized by destination with brief histo-
ries of Algeria and Tunis, and the au-
thor’s thoughts on “the Arab reli-
gion.” $150.00

125. [Yamaha] MacKellar, Colin.

Yamaha: All Factory and Production
Road-Racing Two-Strokes from 1955
to 1993. Wiltshire, England: The
Crowood Press Ltd., 1995, first
printing. Red cloth with gilt spine
titles, dust jacket, 19.5 by 25 cm, 191
pp., illus. A fine, unread copy in a
fine jacket, with a tasteful dealership
label on the title page. A full history of factory and production two-strokes up to
1993, including comprehensive specifications for each production model, critical
analysis of the evolution of the factory’s two-stroke engine design, Yamaha’s racing
successes, and interviews with key personalities and riders. Well-illustrated in color
and black and white. $20.00
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