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

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Piat, Michel, Georges Irat: les 5 & 6 cv à moteur Ruby, 1935-1939 (Arcis sur Aube, Aube: Éditions "la voiture de l'élite", 2000). 206 p., illustrations, 21 x 22 cm.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Prelude by Jacques Potherat.
Amant, Thibaut, Golf GTI Volkswagen (Paris: Hermé, 2001). [Sacrée légende]. 123 p., illustrations (bw/c), 27 cm, ISBN: 2866653467 (hc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Features development and racing history as well as press coverage of the time. Gives technical information.
Urbain, Dimitri, Golf: historique, évolution, identification, conduite, utilisation, entretien (La) (Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine: Éditions techniques pour l'automobile et l'industrie (ETAI), 2005). [Le guide de]. 167 p., illustrations, 20 x 26 cm, ISBN: 272689447X (sc).
Jarraud, Robert, Gordini (Les) (Paris: Éditions de l'automobiliste, 1983). 352 p., illustrations, 23 x 29 cm (hc, dj).
Grand atlas de l'automobile (Le) (Paris: Atlas, 1996). 429 p., illustrations (bw/c), 31 cm., ISBN: 2731220465.
Day, John Robert & Barry Rowe, Grand livre de l'automobile (Le) (Paris: Elsevier-Séquoia, 1977). [Encyclopédie visuelle (ISSN: 0399-8762)]. 256 p., illustrations (bw/c, plans, portraits), 31 cm, ISBN: 2800302305 (hc). Translated by David Butler, original English title, "Bosch book of the motor car: its evolution and engineering development (The)".
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Foreword by Amédée Gordini.
Ruiz, Marco, Grand livre de l'automobile: 100 ans d'histoire illustrée (Le) (Paris: France Loisirs, 1985). 136 p., illustrations, 30 cm, ISBN: 2724225368 (hc, dj). Translated and adapted by Christian Pessey, original Italian title, "100 anni di automobile, 1886-1986".
Grand livre de l'automobile classique française (Le) (Paris: Atlas, 1999). 160 p., illustrations, 23 x 32 cm, ISBN: 2731223510.
Ruiz, Marco et al., Grand livre de l'automobile: encyclopédie mondiale des marques (Le) (Paris: Solar, 1997). [Sports transports]. 244 p., illustrations (600, bw/c), 27 x 30 cm, index, ISBN: 2263026207. Translated and adapted by Étienne Schelstraete & Daniel Alibert-Kouraguine, original Italian title, "Enciclopedia della automobile".
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): "Le grand livre de l'automobile: l'histoire de toutes les marques du monde de Delamare-Deboutteville à la voiture de demain", Paris: Solar, 1985, ISBN: 2263009663.
Grand livre des bolides de légende (Le) (Paris + Bruxelles: Atlas + Atlen, 1996). 165 p., illustrations (bw/c), 31 cm., ISBN: 2731219912.
Grand livre des Jaguar (Le) (Paris Atlas, 1996). 154 p., illustrations, 24 x 30 cm (hc).
Piccard, Jean-Rodolphe, Grand livre des voitures de rêve (Le) (Lausanne, Vaud + Paris: Édita + Vilo, 1980. 203 p., illustrations (bw/c, portraits), 32 cm. Translated in English, "Dream cars".
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Review of the most beautiful cars ever produced: American, European, Japanese. History of automobile design.
Horton, Chris & J. G. Newbery, Grand livre des voitures de sport (Le) (Paris: Solar, 1996). [Sports transports]. 256 p., illustrations (bw/c), 24 x 31 cm, ISBN: 2263022015. Translated and adpated by Christophe Montariol, original English title, "Sportscar album (The)".
Jolly, François, Grande aventure des Delage 3 litres (La) (Pontoise, Val-d'Oise: Édijac, 1988). [Le génie de l'homme]. 303 p., illustrations (bw/c), 25 cm., ISBN: 2904675191.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Prelude by Patrick Delage.
Ville, René, Grande époque des De Dion-Bouton (La) (Sail-Marouville: Amicale De Dion-Bouton, 2004). 170 p., illustrations, 21 x 21 cm (sc).
Jenkinson, Denis, Grande époque des sport et prototype (La) (Lausanne, Vaud: Édita, 1982). 244 p., illustrations, 25 x 32 cm, ISBN: 2880011302 (hc, dj).
Boyer, Louis-Henri, Grande histoire de l'automobile française (La) (Paris: Solar, 1998). [Sports transports]. 160 p., illustrations (400, c), 24 x 30 cm, bibliogr. ref. (1 p.), index, ISBN: 2263026118.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: This is an encyclopedic work on French automobile industry, marques and cars, inventors and designers, starting from Nicolas Cugnot's fardier of the 1770s.
Billardière, Jacques, Grande histoire de la petite 2CV (La) (Paris: Hachette, 1993). [Lecture facile, vivre en français; 2]. 63 p., illustrations, 18 cm., ISBN: 2010183517.
Sparrow, David & William Stobbs, Grandes routières françaises (Les) (Paris: Éditions pratiques automobiles (EPA), 1990). [Chromes et rêves]. 182 p., illustrations (c), 31 cm. Adapted by Paul Badré, original English title, "Grandes routières: France's classic grand tourers (Les)".
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Covers the greatest French cars of the twenties and thirties: Hispano-Suiza, Bugatti, Delage, Delahaye and Talbot-Lago.
Buckley, Martin, Grandes voitures classiques: collections du monde entier de 1945 à 1975 (Les) ([Paris]: Fontaine des arts, 2000). 256 p., illustrations (bw/c), 24 x 30 cm, index, ISBN: 274341538X (hc). Original English title, "Encyclopedia of classic cars: a celebration of the motor car from 1945 to 1975 (The)".
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Features some of the most significant and beautiful cars of the 20th century. Includes such marques as Ferrari, Chevrolet, Lancia, Rover, Rolls-Royce, Volkswagen, Ford, Mini, Mercedes-Benz, Saab, Volvo, Honda, Fiat, Triumph, Jaguar, Lotus and Maserati. Also includes material on important engineers as well as information on several themes of motorization like the cultural impacts it had.
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): [Paris]: Fontaine des arts, 1997.

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