eList11

A Short List of
Motorscooters,
Scooterists
and Mods!
Bay Leaf eList 11
June 2014

1. Cornish, H.G. Vespa: The Official Handbook Covering Rod-Type, G, GL2, 42L2 and GS V.S.1 Models. London: C. Arthur
Pearson Limited, 1960, second edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 13cm by 19cm, 183 pp., 95 illustrations. Light
wear and grease marks on the boards and bumping to the corners, LOTS of greasy fingerprints on the endpapers and
throughout the text – this was a well-used copy. The jacket is poor with grease, edge wear, chipping and grime. Before
Haynes, this was the manual to keep your Vespa running smoothly. Includes seven pages of Vespa-related ads at the
back. $65.00
2. Fort, Matthew. Eating Up Italy: Voyages on a Vespa. London: Fourth Estate, 2004, first edition, first printing. Hardcover
with dust jacket, 15.5mm by 21.5mm, 320 pp. The hardcover has bumping to the upper corners and light wear at
the head and tail of the spine. The jacket has light edge wear,
some minor creases, and a chip at the bottom edge of the front
flap crease. From the jacket: “In an epic scooter trip from the
South to the North of Italy, award-winning food writer Matthew
Fort explores the local gastronomy, culinary culture and tumultuous
history of a country … As he travels on his scooter, Fort examines
the country through its food and the people who produce it.
$18.00
3. Hajjaj, Hassan; Katia Hadidian, ed., intro. By Hassan Hajjaj:
Photography, Fashion, Film, Design. London: Rose Issa Projects,
2014, first printing. Hardcover with printed boards, no jacket as
issued, 203mm by 253mm, 117 [3] pp. Near fine with light bumping
to the lower corners and head and tail of the spine. Includes
the Taymour Grahne Gallery exhibit announcement and list of
works (light creases). This volume, to accompany the Taymour
Grahne Gallery (New York) exhibit “Kesh Angels” features the vivid
photography of the artist/designer/photographer Hassan Hajjaj.
The images are heavily influenced by Hajjaj’s involvement in
the music and design scenes and his dual upbringing in Morocco
and London. By Hassan Hajjaj includes sections on “My Rock
Stars,” “Dakka Marrakesh,” and “’Kesh Angels,” which features
images that borrow from traditional African portrait studio and
glossy fashion styles to present a series of Moroccon women on
scooters and motorcycles – hence the Hell’s Angels play on words.
$60.00

4. Scoot Expo 97 Poster.
Pasadena, California:
Pasadena Vespa Club,
1997. Poster printed on
glossy, heavy paper, 21
by 30-inches. Very good
with faint thumb wear.
A wonderful black and
white image of a pair of
vintage Vespa scooters.
Sponsors line the bottom
of the poster. $20.00
5. [Vespa] Count the
Many Reasons Why…
Vespa Brochure. This
c.1956 brochure features
some wonderful ‘50s
graphics while listings
the benefits of a Vespa;
Convenience, Versitility,
Riding Fun, etc. The eight
-panel brochure measures 10cm by 17cm folded, and 10cm by 80cm
unfolded. Fine. $35.00
6. [Vespa] Vespa, Vespa, Vespa… Brochure. Genoa, Italy: Ditta
Giuseppe Lang S.p.A, c.1955. Staple-bound brochure, 14.5cm by 20cm,
12 pp. Near fine with some faints stains of the back cover. This vintage
brochure features amazing graphics by Zambelli of the Lang studios – well known for his work with Piaggio – and uses
the illustrations and sparse text to show the benefits of using a Vespa rather than an automobile. $50.00
7. [Vespa] Topps
World on Wheels
Hoffmann-Vespa
Trading Card. NP:
Topps, 1954-55, number
129 in the “World
on Wheels” series.
95mm by 67mm.
Very good with minor
corner bumping.
$12.00

Periodicals
8. A Broken Run of American Scooterist: Vespa Club of America Member Magazine. Cleburne, Texas (and later Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma): Vespa Club of America, 1992-2013. Staple-bound periodicals, glossy color covers with a mix of
color and black and white contents. Very good to near fine. Light sun fading along the edges of issue one and light rubbing
on the covers of the 1993 and ’94 issues. Still in publication, the quarterly American Scooterist started life as Vespa
Club of America Member Magazine in 1992 and changed names a few years later. Typical of club publications, they
feature club events and member profiles, as well as scooter reviews, touring stories, scooter history, and coverage of
Amerivespa, the club’s annual rally. This collection includes 41 issues, including the scarce premier issue: Vol. 1 Nos. 1
and 2 (1992) and 3 (1993); Vol. 2 Nos. 1 and 2 (1993) and 3 (1994); Summer, Autumn and Winter 1998; Spring, Summer
and Autumn/Winter 1999; Winter 2000; all four issues from 2001; all four issues from 2002; all four issues from 2003;
Spring 2004 (they then started a numbering system) and numbers 45 (2004) through 61 (2013) (numbers 48/49 and
54/55 are single volumes). $250.00
9. A Full Run [Almost] of Scoot! Quarterly/Scoot! Magazine. San Francisco (and later
San Jose and Santa Clara): Scoot Quarterly/Scoot Magazine, 1998-2011. Staplebound
periodicals, glossy color covers with a mix of color and black and white contents.
Very good with light wear to the wraps and one
issue with mailing label on the front cover. Scoot! Lasted
for an impressive sixty issues and was America’s premier
motorscooter publication with a mix of vintage and modern
scooters, touring and club news, reviews, music, and
fashion; they had more of a club/hotrod feel in the beginning,
and then developed a more polished look. Two issues
were released in 1997 and then four per year were
published until five in 2007 through
2009, six issues in 2010, and their final
issue in February of 2011. The name
was changed from Quarterly to Magazine
with the Summer 2004 issue. This
collection includes 58 issues, lacking the
very scarce first and second issues that
were printed in such limited numbers
that much of the material was reprinted
in later issues. Also included are the
2007 and 2009 Scooter Buyer’s Guides
and 28 pieces of ephemera (postcards,
trading cards, decals, buttons, etc.) that
were occasionally included with the
magazine. $500.00

10. Velasquez,
Thomas A., ed. A
Broken Run of
Scootourist: The
Motor Scooter
Digest, 1962-63.
San Francisco:
The Scootourist
Publishing Co.,
1962-63. Glossy,
staple-bound
wraps, 152mm by
227mm, 24 pp.
each. Light rubbing to the wraps. Included are: Vol. 1 No. 3, Oct.
1962; Vol. 1 No. 4, Dec. 1962; Vol. 1 No. 6, Feb. 1963; Vol. 1 No. 7,
March 1963; Vol. 1 No. 8, April 1936; Vol. 2 No. 1, Sept. 1963; and
Vol. 2 No. 2, October 1963. This short-lived, scarce journal focused
on the touring and adventure aspects of scootering. Articles include
a history of Lambretta, the Harley-Davidson Scat Trail Model, riding
and equipment tips, the Fourth Interntional Lambretta Rally, “Mr.
Cushman – Minneapolis,” building a scooter workshop, dealer profiles,
German scooters, profiles of globetrotting scoot-adventurers
Cesare Battaglini, Clive Lewis, Rudi Thurau, Dietmar Carsten, reviews
of the Honda Juno, Honda 50, Sidekick Trail, Yamaha MJ2, Cushman
Trailmaster, letters, and much more. WorldCat shows no holdings.
$125.00
11. [Vespa] Motorcycling with
Scooter Weekly, March 2, 1961.
London: Temple Press Ltd.,
March 2, 1961. Staple-bound
wraps, 20.5cm by 27cm, 32 pp.
Good with a few small edge tears
on the back cover, sun fading
along the fore edge of the front
cover, and a light vertical crease
from the magazine being folded
at one time. A wonderful Vespa
ad graphic on the front cover along with an article on
scooter trials and a review of the Scootermatic Capri 80.
The rest is motorcycle news and reviews. $20.00
Press Photos
12. “30,000 Miles on a Scooter” Press Photo. New York:
Keystone Press Agency, November 10, 1956. Press photo,
15cm by 21cm. Very good with a taped- and glued-on
caption on verso: “30,000 Miles on a Scooter. Michel Brunelat,
29, left Le Harve [north western France] where he is
living in the summer of 1954 for a month’s vaction in
Yougoslavia [sic]. He came back yesterday after covering
30,000 miles on his scooter. Led by his wanderlust he

went from Jugoslavia to Greece, Turkey then Israel, Iraq, Bagdad then
by sea to Mexico, Canada and New York. While in Jugoslavia he spent
five days in jail for taking pictures of a kholkoz. He was also imprisoned
in Bagdad for photographing veiled women.” Brunelat is shown astride
his battered Lambretta LD 150. $40.00
No. 12
13. “And Away He Goes -- To Chile” Press Photo. St. Petersburg: St.
Petersburg Times, July 1, 1962. Press photo, 21.5cm by 16.5cm. Very
good with agency stamps, pen notes and captions affixed to verso. Image
taken by staff photographer Bruse Tibbo. The caption reads: “Jim
Owen, second from left, visited St. Petersburg yesterday and is expected
to stay here today. Owen, 22, is on his way to Chile via Mexico
and the Pan American Highway to marry Miss Ximina Villarroel, of Santiago.
She was an exchange student he met at a northern college and
later wooed by writing love poems she had translated into Spanish.
Escorting him part way are Vespa scooter club members from Venice,
from left, Bob Ver Pault, Paul Job, and Rupe Brown.” All four appear to
be riding Vespa’s GS, though it’s hard to tell the exact model. $30.00
14. “Bill Hurst, The Scooter-Riding Nightclub Operator” Press Photos.
Two press photos from the St. Petersburg Times (Florida). Included
are: June 27, 1963, by staff photographer Weaver Tripp, 20.5cm by
25.5cm. Good with crop marks and photographer’s stamp on the
front, and pen and wax pencil notes and taped-on caption on verso:
“Bill Hurst, the scooter-riding nightclub operator, rolls his scooter out
of a repair shop on Central Avenue bound for Mexico. All the gear
he is taking is stowed in the bags on the leg-shield;” and September
26, 1963, by staff photographer Dan Hightower, 20.5cm by 25.5cm.
Very good with pen and pencil notes and taped-on caption on verso:
“ECONOMY TOUR OF THE UNITED STATES … is planned by Bill Hurst
who’s traveling via motor scooter on a low, low budget plan.” Both
images show Hurst on a Vespa (model unknown). $50.00/Both
No. 13
15. “Free Wheeling” Press Photo. New York: United Press International,
July 1, 1959. Press photo, 18cm by 23cm. Very good with
light rippling along the bottom,
press agency stamp and gluedand
taped-on caption on verso:
“Free Wheeling. New York: Zigging
and zagging her way across
town, pretty publicist Irene
Brooks maneuvers her motor
scooter through traffic in New
York City. Miss Brooks, who has
to call on clients in all sections of
the city, finds the trim scooter
just what the doctor ordered in
getting places in a hurry.” Under
that wide-brimmed hat is a Vespa
150. $50.00
No. 14
No. 14
16. “Modern Charioteers” Press
Photo. New York: United Press

No. 16
No. 8
No. 15
No. 18
No. 19

No. 20
No. 17
Associates, April 26, 1957. Press photo, 18cm by 23cm. Light crease with a vertical crease just below the scooterists
and two drip marks, one of which is in the open space near the top of the arch and looks like the moon. Press stamps,
pens notes and a glued-on caption on verso. From the Cleveland Press archive, the caption reads: “Modern Charioteers.
Rome: The age-scarred stones on Rome’s famed Arch of Constantine, which reverberated with the rumble of
horse-drawn chariots centuries ago, forms a frame for a new breed of charioteers -- members of a motor scooter club.
In the background, at the end of the tree-lined road, is the modern headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations.” The scooterists are all uniformly dressed and all appear to be riding Lambrettas. $28.00
17. “Ousted President Juan D. Perón” Press Photo. Chicago: United Press Associates, October 1, 1955. Press photo,
23cm by 18cm. Very good with only light wear. UPA stamp on verso. The caption reads: “BUENOS AIRES: Ousted
President Juan D. Peron is shown leading a motor scooter parade of members of the Secondary Students Union
through Buenos Aires in late 1954. Close behind are some of the girls in the Union who were entertained in the Presidential
residences. Nelly Rivas, Peron’s 16-year-old girlfriend, told authorities 9/30 that the Union girls fought among
themselves to attend Peron’s parties. On the left is Atilio Renzi, majordomo of the Presidential household. Peron’s
love letters to Nelly Rivas told her to contact Renzi while waiting to join him in exile. UNITED PRESS TELEPHOTO from
files.” Perón is riding an early Lambretta 125 LD, followed by a couple other Lambrettas and Harleys. $30.00
18. “Pat and Ann Take to Horse Jumping” Press Photo. New York: Keystone Press Agency, July 19, 1960. Press photo,
20cm by 25.5cm. Near fine with press agency stamps and a glued on caption on verso: “pat and Ann Take to Horse
Jumping. Motor rally champions, Pat Moss and Ann Wisdom, who are unbeatable on four wheels, have now teamed up
to see if they can beat the world’s women on four hooves. Pat and Ann last night took their chestnut horse ‘Danny Boy’
to the White City [London], where Pat rode it in the Metropolitan Stakes at the Royal International Horse Show – but
were unplaced. Pat is the rider of the team and Ann the groom. Photo shows: Pat Moss (driving the scooter), and Ann
Wisdom, giving their chestnut Danny Boy some exercise yesterday, when they were getting ready for the Royal International
Horse Show.” Prominently featured in the photo is a pristine Lambretta 125 or 150 from 1959 or ’60. $30.00
19. Reese James “Scooter Riding Stimulates Fresh Ideas” Press Photo. St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg Times, September
8, 1963. Press photo, 16.5cm by 21.5cm. Very good with a taped-on caption, date stamp and pencil notes on verso.
Reese James Jr. was a cartoonist and creator of the very recognizable – and very ‘60s – Giddies comic strip that featured
harry, nude characters lamenting about love, housework and alcohol. It was James who coined the phrase
“home in where the booze is.” Taken by staff photographer Bob Hannah, the caption reads: “Scooter riding stimulates
fresh ideas … for cartoonist Reese James Jr.” James is shown atop his 1962 Vespa 150 GL that is adorned with Giddies
characters. $30.00
20. “Trieste: A New Day Dawns” Press Photo. New York: Keystone Press Agency, not dated but based on the scooters
it was taken in 1952 or ’53. Press photo, 25.5cm by 20.5cm. Near fine with press agency stamps and a glued on caption
on verso: “Trieste [Italy]: A New Day Dawns. Early morning rush hour in the busy streets. Motor-scooters are popu-

lar with the businessmen and women.” Pictured are three Vespa 125’s, an early Lambretta 125, and an Ariete 150 – all
Italian machines. $30.00
Mods and Sods…
21. Hunt, Chris, ed. NME Originals: Mod – Interviews, Reviews & Rare Photos. London: IPC Ignite, Vol. 2 No. 2, 2005.
Perfect-bound wraps, 21cm by 28.5cm, 146 pp. Very good with only light wear to the wraps. Heavily illustrated, this
special issue brings together New Musical Express’ coverage of the Mod music and movement including The Who,
Small Faces, The Jam, Scooters, Mods vs. Rockers, and Quadrophenia. $25.00
22. The S.E.T. The First Two Issues of The Inset Mod Zine. Dorset: The S.E.T., not dated [1985].
Staple-bound self-wraps, 20cm by 28cm and 21cm by 29.5cm, 20 pp. each. Light wear to the covers,
a couple of small glue spots on the cover of issue one, and some rusty staple marks on the
cover of issue two. The first two issues of this British Mod zine that informs us that “We The
S.E.T. [Style Every Time] have tried to be Different and not feature the same articles/bands as a
lot of Modzines do. For anyone who hasn’t heard of us before,we are a group of
Modernists from Bournemouth…” Despite this The Inset is pretty standard ‘zine
fare with show and record reviews, band interviews (Makin’ Time, The Scene),
fashion write-ups (a Mod must), pilfered articles, etc. And of course there are
scooters on the covers. Mod ‘zines are much more scarce than there punk
counterparts so it is of no surprise that WorldCat shows only a single holding.
$50.00
23. Isler, Scott, ed. Trouser Press, June 1982. New York: Trouser Press/Ira A.
Robbins, Vol. 9 No. 4, June 1982. Staple-bound wraps, 20.5cm by
27.5mm, 58 pp. Light wear to the wraps. The great American music
magazine with a penchant for British rock, punk and new wave. Features
“Make Mine Mod” by The Jam’s Paul Weller, as well as Joan Jett
(on the cover), Lou Reed, a Ramones autodiscography, etc. $15.00
24. The Who / Quadrophenia Pin-Back Button. A vintage “Q” badge
dating to 1973 or 1974. A perfect fit for any Mod’s Vietnam-era parka,
this original pin has light yellowing on the front side and no rust.
$30.00

25. Mods and
Rockers “Battle of
Hastings” Press
Photo. London:
Keystone Press
Agency Ltd., 4 August,
1964. Press
photo of Mods parading
along the
center of Hastings,
10 1/8 by 8-inches.
Minor wear and
rubbing at corners.
Verso are Kestone
stamps and a
mimeo caption
glued on: “4-8-64 /
The ‘Mods and
Rockers’ – Battle of
Hastings.. Keystone
Photo Shows:…
Scene in the centre
of Hastings – as
‘Mods and Rockers’
stroll around – they
were kept on the
move by the Police
– to stop them getting into mischief…” A wonderful image of Mods in their Bank Holiday finest, a few parkas in the
bunch, and what looks to be two police officers – a situation they will soon be unable to control (see detail of this image
on the cover of this list). Called the “Second Battle of Hastings” by the sensationalist press, thousands of Mods,
hundreds of Rockers, and overwhelmed police clashed from Brighton to Hastings, forever memorialized in the film
Quadrophenia. While it’s been revealed that many of the “battlefield scenes” between Mods and Rockers were staged
by press photographers with pounds to spend, Hastings did have a violent outcome and marked the beginning of the
end for the first wave Mod culture. $50.00
26. Mods and Rockers – Teenage Girls Fight
It Out Press Photo. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland
Press via United Press International, 20
May 1964. Press photo, 230mm by 179mm.
A somewhat grainy image with light crazing
and light corner creases. Agency stamps and
pen notes on verso along with a taped-on
UPI caption: “MARGATE, ENG.: Two teenage
girls fight here, May 17, while another girl
stands by during an eruption of violence between
two rival gangs – the ‘Mods’ and
‘Rockers’ – in this South Coast resort town
during the Whitsun (Pentecost) Weekend.
The youths fought among themselves and
with passersby, terrorized shopkeepers and
resisted police. Two policemen were injured
and some 40 youths were arrested.” $30.00

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