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The Magic of a Name. The Rolls-Royce Story: The First 40 Years

The Magic of a Name. The Rolls-Royce Story: The First 40 Years

The Magic of a Name. The Rolls-Royce Story: The First 40 Years
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The Magic of a Name. The Rolls-Royce Story: The First 40 Years

by Pugh, Peter

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ISBN 10
1840461519
ISBN 13
9781840461510
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Duxford: Icon Books Ltd, 2001. HEAVY. xii, 340 pages, 108 pages of b/w photos, biographies, bibliography, index. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. The story of the first forty years of Britain's most prestigious manufacturuer. The book begins with the historic meeting in May 1904 of Henry Royce and the Hon C S Rolls. Their instant rapport led to an agreement whereby Royce would design 'the best cars in the world' and Rolls would advertise and sell them. This, the first of a series of three books, covers the period to the end of World War II.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

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Lawrence Jones AU (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Magic of a Name. The Rolls-Royce Story: The First 40 Years
Author
Pugh, Peter
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
Reprint
ISBN 10
1840461519
ISBN 13
9781840461510
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd
Place of Publication
Duxford
Date Published
2001
Keywords
Automobile Manufacturers Great Britain RR Henry Roycs Hon C S Rolls Silver Ghost Aero Engine Eagle Hawk Falcon Condor Twenty Phantom Rolls-Royce 'R' Engine Schneider Trophy Air Speed Record Reginald Mitchell S6 Merlin Supermarine Spitfires Hawker
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8vo

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Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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