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Marvel Literature for sale

 

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Glove Box Booklets

 

These are booklets that would have been supplied with the purchase of a new car, and contain information about the specific Marvel carburetor used on the car. Typically, these booklets are 3 1/2 by 6 1/4 inches, and will contain from 10 to 24 pages. Information generally would be: construction, adjustments, how to start vehicle, cut-a-way drawings and pictures, one of the cut-a-ways would show Marvel part numbers, a listing of the part numbers, and a current (then) listing of Marvel distributors.

 

Booklet H - 1922 Buick, 28 pages. Lit-0898. Price $95.

Booklet H - Same as Lit-0898, but covers and pages loose. Lit-0899 Price $75.

Buick - 1923 four and six cylinder, 1924 four cylinder. 28 pages. Lit-0901. Price $95.

Booklet 67 - Buick 1924 six cylinder models. 24 pages. Lit-0902. Price $95.

Booklet 68 - Buick 1925 Standard and Master Six. Lit-0903. Price $95.

 

 

 

Booklet T 1926 - Buick 1926 Standard and Master Sixes. As the carburetor did not change, would be good for 1927 and 1928 as well. 24 pages. Lit-0904. Price $95.

Booklet 55 - Buick 1926, 1927, 1928 Standard and Master Sixes. Superseded booklet T. 22 pages. Lit-0905. Price $95.

Booklet T 1929 - Buick 1929 Standard and Master Sixes.  22 pages. Lit-0906 Price $95.

Booklet 75 - Buick Series 30 (Marquette). 24 pages. Lit-0907. Price $95.

Booklet 63 - Buick 1930 Series 40, 50, 60. 23 pages. Lit-0908. Price $95. SOLD

 

 

 

Booklet 79 - Buick 1931 Model 8-50. 23 pages. Lit-0910. Price $95.

Booklet 80 - Buick 1931 Series 8-60, 8-80, 8-90. 24 pages. Lit-0909. Price $95.

Booklet 86 - Buick 1932 Series 50, 60, 80, and 90. 28 pages. Lit-1031. Price $95.

Dodge flyer - Information to install and adjust the aftermarket Marvel for use on the four cylinder Dodge. 8 pages. Lit-0911. Price $35.

Booklet 61 - Essex 1929 Super Six. 25 pages. Lit-0912. Price $95.

 

 

 

Booklet V-1 Essex 1929 Super Six. 24 pages. Lit-0913. Price $95.

Essex - Marvel Carburetor and Heat Control booklet for Essex Super-Six (booklet 76). 3 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches by 28 pages. Description, adjustment procedures, cutaway drawings, parts number listing. Good used condition. Stock number Lit-0333. Price $95.00.

Essex - Marvel Carburetor and Heat Control booklet for 1931 Essex Challenger (booklet 85). 3 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches by 19 pages. Description, adjustment procedures, cutaway drawings, parts number listing. Good used condition. Stock number Lit-0335. Price $95.00.

G – Marvel instruction folder for the Model G carburetor used on GMC trucks. 3 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches by 6 pages. Installation, adjustment, cutaway drawing, parts number listing. Used, some tearing at folds, but very useable information. Stock number Lit-0190. Price $50.00.

T – Marvel Carburetor and Heat Control booklet for Model T Marvel carburetor used on GMC trucks, and Yellow Cabs in 1929. 3 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches by 23 pages. Description, adjustment procedures, cutaway drawings, parts number listing. Good used condition. Stock number Lit-0185. Price $95.00.

 

 

 

Hudson flyer with intructions for installation and adjustment of the aftermarket Marvel for 1917-1923 Hudson. Lit-0916. Price $35.

Booklet B-2. Superseded booklet B. 1927-1928 Hudson Super Six. 26 pages. Lit-0917. Price $95.

Booklet B - 1927-1928 Hudson Super Six. 19 pages. Lit-0918. Price $95.

Booklet 64 - Hudson 1927 and 1928 Super Six. 33 pages. Lit-0919. Price $95.

Booklet 51 - Hudson 1929 Super Six. 25 pages. Lit-0920. Price $95.

 

 

 

Booklet VB - Hudson 1929 Super Six. 25 pages. Lit-0921. Price $95.

Booklet 74 - Hudson 1930 Super Eight. 25 pages. Lit-0922. Price $95.

Booklet 84 - Hudson 193 Greater Eight. 20 pages. Lit-1030. Price $95.

Booklet U - Nash 1925 Model 161. 20 pages Lit-0923. Price $95.

Booklet UU - Nash 1925 Model 131. 17 pages. Lit-0924. Price $95.

 

 

 

Booklet 66 - Nash 1925 model 161. Superseded booklet U. Lit-0925. Price $95.

Booklet 26-U - Nash 1926 Model 261. 18 pages. Lit-0926. Price $95.

Booklet M-U - Nash 1927 Advanced Six model 261-B, 1927 Special Six, Model 231-B. 25 pages. Lit-0927. Price $95.

Booklet 65 - Nash 1927 Advanced Six model 261-B, 1927 Special Six model 231-B. Superseded booklet M-U. 29 pages. Lit-0928. Price $95.

Booklet 50 - Nash 1928-1929 Advanced Six series 400, 1928-1929 Special Six series 400. 28 pages. Lit-0929. Price $95.

 

 

 

Booklet 78 - Nash 1929 Standard Six. Superseded booklet VN. 17 pages. Lit-0930. Price $95.

Booklet VN - Nash 1929 Standard Six. 22 pages. Lit-0931. Price $95.

Booklet 71 - Nash 1930 Twin Ignition Six. 21 pages. Lit-0932. Price $95.

Booklet 73 - Nash 1930 Twin Ignition Eight. 24 pages. Lit-0933. Price $95.

Booklet 81 - Nash 1931 Model 8-80. 40 pages. Lit-0934. Price $95.

 

 

 

 

 

Booklet 77 - Oakland Model 101. 30 pages. Lit-0935. Price $95.

Oakland - Marvel Carburetor and Heat Control booklet for Oakland 8 (booklet 83). 3 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches by 24 pages. Description, adjustment procedures, cutaway drawings, parts number listing. Good used condition. Stock number Lit-0334. Price $95.00.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Parts and Specification Books/Booklets

 

 

Marvel Carburetor Replacement Installations and Standard Factory Equipment Booklet number 54 3 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches by 17 pages. Coverage 1917 to 1927 many cars and trucks. Good used original Lit-0336. Price $100.00.

Marvel Parts Price Book number 23, approximate print date 1922. This ILLUSTRATED booklet is 3 ¼ x 6 ¼ by 67 pages. Many parts such as throttle arms, insert assemblies, castings, etc. are pictured. It is often possible to identify Marvel carburetors models H, E, G, and N used from about 1915 to 1922 using the pictures in this book. We have identified dozens of Marvels with this book. Excellent original condition Lit-0337. Price $350.00.

 

Marvel Parts Price Book for model E, approximate print date 1922. This ILLUSTRATED booklet is 3 ¼ x 6 ¼ by 51 pages. Many parts such as throttle arms, insert assemblies, castings, etc. are pictured. It is often possible to identify Marvel carburetors models E used from about 1915 to 1922 using the pictures in this book. We have identified dozens of Marvels with this book. Excellent original condition Lit-0338. Price $275.00.

Data and instruction booklet for the Marvel Model E, approximate print date 1921. Installation, adjustment, cut-a-way view, specifications for original equipment Buick, GMC, Hanson, Moore, Nash, Oakland, Oldsmobile, Republic, Scripps-Booth, and Wilson. Also, trouble-shooting chart. 15 pages. Lit-0895. Price $175.

Marvel Parts Price Book for model E, print date 1920. This ILLUSTRATED booklet is 3 ¼ x 6 ¼ by 47 pages. Many parts such as throttle arms, insert assemblies, castings, etc. are pictured. It is often possible to identify Marvel carburetors models E used from about 1915 to 1920 using the pictures in this book. We have identified dozens of Marvels with this book. Lit-0897. Price $250.

 

 

 

Marvel Parts Price Book for model E, print date 1921. This ILLUSTRATED booklet is 3 ¼ x 6 ¼ by 29 pages. Many parts such as throttle arms, insert assemblies, castings, etc. are pictured. Lit-0896. Price $200.

Marvel Parts Price Book for Models H, E, G, and N. Print date 1922. This ILLUSTRATED booklet is 3 ¼ x 6 ¼ by 63 pages. Many parts such as throttle arms, insert assemblies, castings, etc. are pictured. Parts listings to applications. Great information. Lit-0894. Price $275.

Marvel Specifications, Parts, and Instructions manual from 1921. Manual was designed to fold, front cover is not cut. 90 pages 8 x 6 1/2 inches. This is the one book to have for early Marvel carbs. Illustrations, applications, parts listings, parts pictures, aftermarket manifolds, adapters, and fittings, adjustments, most complete of any early Marvel book I have seen. Lit-0936. Price $495.

 

 

 

Service Books

 

 

 

 

Carburetion in Relation to Service. Reprints of this manual are now in the aftermarket, but this is an original. Lit-0900. Price $100.

Marvel Service Manual 8.5 x 11 by 1/2 inch. Looseleaf, hard covers. Among other items, contains part number interchange of parts about 1918~1930. Also, aftermarket index, and parts listings. Lit_1078. Price $500.