Edizioni Savine: 93 books

“ … This might be called a "sketch book of engines." Pictures have been substituted for words wherever possible, and the technical language has been held to a minimum. Most people today have at least a nodding acquaintance with the internal combustion engine. To the great majority it...

Joe DiMaggio’s rise from the boy “least likely to succeed” to the top of the professional baseball world is truly a remarkable story. As a teenager his favorite sport was tennis, but when two of his brothers became professional baseball players, Joe realized that here was a way to fame and fortune...

Biographical sketches of the most famous Grand Prix and sports car racing builders: Sydney Allard, W. O. Bentley, A. C. Bertelli, Marc Birkigt, Ettore Bugatti, Colin Chapman, Louis Coatalen, Briggs Cunningham, Albert De Dion, Fred And August Duesenberg, Enzo Ferrari, Amédée Gordini, J. A. Grégoire,...

ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION (1885): “ Showing how all the favorite brands and various grades of whiskeys brandies wines are prepared by dealers and rectifiers for the trade giving directions for making all the ingredients used in their preparation ”

“ We take pleasure in adding this much-needed book to our growing list of automotive titles. It is by far the most comprehensive book ever published in the United States pertaining to chassis design, suspensions, shock absorbers, steering, brakes, weight distribution, and other associated subjects. In...

“ … There you have the basic Renaults and a few of their infinite variations. This book is just a start on the fun and frosting available for the Renault 750, Renault Caravelle and Renault Dauphine. Your experiences and your list can carry on from here, using this book as its name implies: a Guide...

ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION (1936): “ … Italy is the bounteous mother of all continental cooking and her range of viands is greater than that of any other country. There are enough Italian specialties to make sprightly every one of the thousand meals in the year: succulent sausages, salami of Verona,...

ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION (1938) - These famous culinary Browns have literally eaten their way around the world. They have lived and cooked in Spain, France, Germany, Hungary, Russia, China, Japan. They have discovered the secret of excellent food, which does not lie in elaborate or expensive dishes, but...

ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION (1919): “One of the beneficial results of the Great War has been the teaching of thrift to the American housewife. For patriotic reasons and for reasons of economy, more attention has been bestowed upon the preparing and cooking of food that is to be at once palatable, nourishing...

“ …Whether we drink wine or not, we have everything to gain and nothing to lose by knowing a few elementary truths about it. Where does the Vine grow and where are different wines made ? What kind of a Trade is the English Wine Trade ? What about those wines which we hear and read about so often...

This Plymouth Handbook deals mainly with the 1955 Plymouth and Dodge models but some space has been given to other Chrysler products. Although many components and repair procedures are the same for all Chrysler-built cars there are also many differences and it is of course impossible to deal...

This exciting narrative recounts dramatically nine races which are memorable in motor history by reason of their technical importance, or the essential drama of the race described, or their impact on automobile development and design. The stories selected range from the earliest motor race of all...

“ … The object of this treatise is to equip the reader with such a knowledge of the interesting subject of Ignition that he will be able to handle his own particular apparatus with intelligence and skill. The mere consciousness that he understands the principles and construction of his ignition...

From the beginning of the industry, all branches of science have contributed to the continuous improvement of the automobile, making it more dependable, more economical, safer. The science of optics, dealing with the nature and properties of light, is no exception. Our knowledge of science is valuable...