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Bibliographical references for books in French with titles beginning by B
Chapter 1: Automobiles, and sports, muscle, and racing cars

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Théberge, P., Beauté mobile (Montréal, QC: Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, 1995). 216 p., illustrations (150, bw/c, drawings, portraits), 24 x 31 cm., bibliogr. ref. pp. 208-213, ISBN: 2891921917. Translated in English, "Moving Beauty".
COMMENTS: Published for an exhibition held at the Musée des Beaux-arts de Montréal from May 11 to October 15, 1995.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Photography and description of 49 unique cars built between 1886 and 1995. Several makes represented: Auburn, Bugatti, Mercedes-Benz, Cisitalia-Porsche, Ferrari, Lagonda, Alfa Romeo, Panhard et Levassor, Voisin, Rumpler, Miller, Lancia, Chrysler, Cord, Tatra, Auto-Union, Fiat, Talbot-Lago, Bowes, Dubonnet, Tucker, Bentley, Jaguar, Cadillac, Porsche, Chaparral. Includes short biographies.
Rasmussen, Henry, Belles américaines (Les) (Paris: Albin Michel, 1978). 200 p., illustrations, 23 x 29 cm., ISBN: 2226006133 (hc, dj). Translated by Raymond Albeck, original English title, "Survivors (The)", vol. 2, "American classic cars".
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Includes the 1936 Duesenberg, 1932 Auburn, 1929 Cadillac, 1937 Cord, 1933 Marmon, 1930 Ruxton, 1932 Stutz, 1941 Packard, 1931 Pearce-Arrow, 1931 Chrysler, 1931 Franklin and the 1940 Lincoln.
Wright, Nicky, Belles américaines, 1945-1970 (Les) (Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine: Soline, 1994). 96 p., illustrations (bw/c), 27 x 29 cm, ISBN: 2876771934. Translated by Nicolas Blot, original English title, "25 years of the classic American cars, 1945-1970".
Courly, Erick, Belles américaines: un siècle de légende automobile (Les) (Paris: Michel Lafon, 2003). 221 p., illustrations, 26 x 31 cm, ISBN: 2840989794 (hc).
Burnham, Colin (1956- ), Belles californiennes (Paris: Atlas, 1991). [Voitures de légende]. 128 p., illustrations (c), 21 x 24 cm., ISBN: 2731212411 (hc). Translated by Frédérique Smadja, original English title, "California classics".
Belles d'Hollywood (Paris: Atlas, 1993). [Voitures de légende]. 128 p., illustrations, 21 x 24 cm (hc).
Connen, Fabrice & Gérard Schneider, Belles de profil (Paris: Calmann-Lévy, 2003). 127 p., illustrations, 24 x 32 cm, ISBN: 2702134084 (hc, cs).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Covers from the 1894 Benz. Presents 119 cars. In fact a history of automobile design.
Rasmussen, Henry, Belles européennes (Les) (Paris: Albin Michel, 1978). 200 p., illustrations, 23 x 29 cm., ISBN: 2226006141 (hc, dj). Translated by Raymond Albeck, original English title, "Survivors (The)", vol. 1, "European classic cars".
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Covers 12 cars produced before 1939 including such marques as Talbot-Lago, Bugatti, Delage, Rally, Hispano Suiza, etc.
Prew, Clive, Belles sportives (Les) (Paris: Solar, 1992). [Voitures de rêve]. 112 p., illustrations (c), 37 cm, index, ISBN: 226301912X. Translated by Jean-Michel Frémont, original English title, "Super sportscars".
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Look at the great sportscars built since the mid-1960s. Covers such marques as Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Jaguar and more.
Ward, Matthew & Quentin Willson, Belles voitures américaines: les modèles qui ont fait l'histoire et la légende (Les) (Paris: Solar, 1998). [Prestige]. 192 p., illustrations (200, c), 23 x 29 cm., index, ISBN: 2263026630 (hc, dj). Translated and adapted by Jean-Pierre Dauliac, original English title, "Classic American cars".
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Presents 60 American automobile models made between the 1940s and the 1970s. Includes the 1948 Tucker Torpedo, the Ford Thunderbird of 1955, the 1969 Chevrolet Corvette, Plymouth's Barracuda of 1970, the Lincoln Continental of 1972 and Cadillac's Eldorado of 1976 and Seville of 1978. Includes technical details. Marques covered: Willys, Tucker, Buick, Cadillac, Pontiac, Chrysler, DeSoto, Kaiser, Chevrolet, Hudson, Mercury, Ford, Continental, Edsel, Lincoln, Packard, Rambler, Dodge, Plymouth, Studebaker, Oldsmobile, AMC.
Harvey, Chris, Belles voitures d'après-guerre de 1945 aux années 80 (Les) (Paris: Gründ, 1984). [G+ (ISSN: 0295-6835)]. 80 p., illustrations (c), 25 x 31 cm (hc, dj). Translated by Paul Badré, original English title, "Cars: the new classics from 1945 to the present day".
Burgess-Wise, David, Belles voitures d'autrefois (Paris: Larousse, 1972). [Poche couleurs; 45]. 159 p., illustrations (c, portraits), 11 x 18 cm, bibliogr. ref. p. 156 (sc). Translated by L. Loreille, original English title, "Classics of the road".
Gagnon, Jacques (1942- ) & Colette Vincent, Belles voitures de toujours: 160 modèles qui font rêver (Montréal, QC: Éditions de l'homme, 2002). 475 p., illustrations (c), 28 cm, indexes, ISBN: 2761917308.
Aceti, Enrica, Belles voitures des années folles (Les) (Paris: Atlas, 1983). 191 p., illustrations (bw/c), 30 cm., index, ISBN: 2731200782. Original Italian title, "Divine degli anni ruggenti (Le)".
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): Paris: Atlas, 1977.
Whyte, Andrew John Appleton, Belles voitures: des origines aux années quarante (Les) (Paris: Gründ, 1985). [G+ (ISSN: 0295-6835)]. 80 p., illustrations (bw/c), 25 x 31 cm, index, ISBN: 2700064089 (hc, dj). Adapted by Claude Dovaz, original English title, "Cars: the old classics from the early days to 1945".
Posthumus, Cyril, Bentley (Paris: Éditions pratiques automobiles (EPA), 1983). [Toute l'histoire]. 70 p., illustrations (bw/c), 13 x 19 cm., ISBN: 2851201778 (sc). Translated by Alain Dollfus, original English title, "Bentley".
Franque de Luxembourg, D., Bentley, 1931-1965: la relève d'un défi (Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine: Éditions techniques pour l'automobile et l'industrie (ETAI), 2003). 191 p., illustrations (bw/c), 24 x 31 cm, bibliogr. ref. pp. 190-191, ISBN: 272689349X (hc, dj).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Includes technical date (performance data, production numbers, serial numbers, etc.). Material fom the Bentley archives.
Bentley années folles (Paris: Atlas, 1992). [Voitures de légende]. 128 p., illustrations, 21 x 24 cm (hc).
Descombes, Christian, Berlinettes Alpine (Paris: Éditions pratiques automobiles (EPA), 1992). [Les voitures qui font l'histoire]. 95 p., illustrations (bw/c), 31 cm., ISBN: 2851204017.

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