UPDATE:  Here’s another rare book for sale.

“Ayers, Peggy Griffin; The Little Jeep

GLENDALE, CA, 1942
Published by GRIFFIN PATTERSON PUBLISHING
illustrations songs
Binding: PAPER BACK WHITE
Size: 6.25X8.75
22 Pages
Topic: Children’s books
Overall Condition is: FAIR
previous owner markings (rear blank cover child drawings), BOOK incorrectly bound all pages present some pages upside down, front and back cover staining and some missing pieces, front cover has crease on corners, over all browning, aged staining, spine tattered and missing some pieces,
REF#:065829”

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Trader Wooly and the Ghost in the Colonel’s Jeep is one of three books written by Tom Townsend. I’ve not read the book. According to his website, the series is “about army dependents growing up and going to middle school in West Germany. Trader and his friends seem to be getting in and out of trouble a lot. The books are historical fiction full of adventure.”

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“MOUNTY IN A JEEP BY T.MORRIS LONGSTRETH,1949 THE MACMILLAN COMPANY. EX LIBRARY HARDCOVER,158 PAGES,APPEARS TITLE WAS HANDWRITTEN ON EDGE OF COVER,NORMAL COVER WEAR AND LIBRARY STAMPS,WRITING ON BLANK PAGE,”

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.

I doubt there are many jeeps in this book, but it’s an unusual bit of WWII memorabilia.

“RARE 1ST EDITION 1944 “JEEPS – A DOG FOR DEFENSE” BY SYLVESTRE C. WATKINS
IN EXCELLENT, VINTAGE CONDITION (AS SHOWN). DUST JACKET HAS SOME SHELF WEAR ON TOP.
INTERIOR IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
WILCOX & FOLLETT CO, CHICAGO. 1944.
*OFFERS WELCOME*
BID WITH CONFIDENCE. EMAIL ME FOR DETAILED PHOTOS”

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Here’s a rare parts list booklet from Willys Motors. The POWER GIANT branding is new to me.

“Auction is for old heavy equipment parts catalog brochure. 63 pages. Cover has wear and soiling. Has some water marks on bottom edge of cover and first 5 pages from moisture. All other pages are good with no tears and very light soiling.”

UPDATE: Here’s another  version of “Here Comes the Jeep” Book.

This has four wheels on the cover and back that turn.

“In excellent condition, all four wheels present and turn well, all pages nice with no writing, binding very good. Satisfaction guaranteed or return for refund.”

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This book is signed by both Ray Cowdrey and Yasuo Ohtsuka.

“The Art of the Jeep 1941-1945, All American Wonder, Japanese edition with added color photos! Very rare book, signed by the Japanese author Yasuo Ohtsuka. Published 1986 and long out of print. 185 pages.”

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Looks to me to be an early manual, but I can’t say for sure.

“1942 ford jeep military manual”

Strangely, the cover of the jeep has GPW with a M-38 windshield on the front.

“About the Book: Illustrated operation, maintenance & repair guide for owners of the Willys Model MB Jeep and Ford Model GPW military vehicles. This is comprehensive and filled with lots of diagrams/drawings (including lubrication charts) to help you along the way.

Condition: In overall good condition with relatively light shelf wear – only major blemish is label taped to spine side of cover. Interior pages nice. Binding firm.”

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