A special offer for that automobile enthusiast on your list.
Transatlantic Style and Concours Retrospective. Both books, just $150.
Book 1. Transatlantic Style. In this book you will see how American stylists and manufacturers looked to incorporate the design heritage, native artistic spirit and abundant artisan talent available in postwar Italy to lend prestige, glamour and sophistication to their mass-production offerings in the strong and hungry domestic US market through the building of concept cars in Italy and the employment of freelance Italian designers. $100.
Book 2. Concours Retrospective. From its earliest moments in Paris to the 18th Fairway at Pebble Beach, from Blenheim Palace in England and on to the Far East, the Concours d’Elegance has long been the pedestal upon which the collector car world has placed its automotive idols. In Concours Retrospective, author Richard Adatto takes you from a time when horseless carriages were adorned with flowers to the modern day phenomenon where the automobile as an art form now commands a global audience. $100.
Automotive Jewelry, Volumes One and Two. Both books, just $150.
Book 1. Automotive Jewelry Volume One, Mascots and Badges. Mascots and badges are a unique art form that have identified automotive marques since the late 19th century. This “automotive jewelry” has been beautifully presented in photographs by Michael Furman, and with enlightened commentary from an internationally renowned group of historians, designers, authors, collectors and curators. $100.
Book 2. Automotive Jewelry Volume Two, Bespoke Mascots. The automotive mascot or hood ornament has been with us almost as long as the automobile itself. In the early days, the mascot was selected by the manufacturer to identify their product. But over the years, the car owners chose their own symbol of identity. These “accessory” mascots became quite fashionable in the 1920s and ’30s as a way for the owner to make a statement about themselves and their beloved automobile. $100.