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BENNETT, MARTIN: : ROLLS-ROYCE: THE HISTORY OF THE CAR

UK.RISINGHURST,OXFORD.OXFORD ILLUSTRATED PRESS,(not dated),circa 1973/4.

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UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE-.Neat,blue ink donor's gift presentation inscrptn+date to top right-hand corner of the front pastedow; and hidden and obscured behind the front,inner flap of dw/dj,an adhered adhesive owner name+address label to left-hand corner,dw/dj price-clipped. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,red+black and silver colour illustrated front panel of dw/dj with silver+black lettering; with some minimal shelf-wear and creasing to top+bottom edges and corners - all with some minor nicks or closed tears but miniscule loss to same - 99% dw/dj present.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean with some miniscule marks; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers - presentation inscrptn excepted.UK,Qrto HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xvipp+1- 179pp [paginated] includes ilustrations list/ table,author's foreword,acknowledgements, author's introduction,24 sections/ chapters, profuse contemporary b/w photographs,diagrams, illustrations (278) etc.,throughout the text and the book,and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,and contents list/table. 'Roll-Royce: The History of The Car',by Martin Bennett,is a comprehensively illustrated history of Rolls-Royce motor cars from 1904 to the formulation of Rolls-Royce Motors Ltd.,and the production of the Corniche.It contains a wealth of information and photographs,many of which are previously unpublished.Working diagrams appear throughout the text together with some superb drawings by the Australian artist John Bull.At the end of each chapter appears a brief technical specifications of each model together with results of contemporary road-tests extracted from the motoring press and lists of chassis numbers. Also included in this book is the complete list of the eighteen Phantom IV cars with details of the splendid coachwork and their original and distinguished owners. All research has been undertaken with the full co-operation,and encouragement of Rolls-Royce Motors Ltd. To date (then circa 1973/4) the only book on the market that covers every model produced by Rolls-Royce Limited and the present Company Rolls-Royce Motors (1971) Limited from the little 10 h.p. of 1904 to the present 'Corniche'.The vast majority of the illustrations in the book have never previously been published and this is a predominantly pictorial book and each model is illustrated as profusely as possible and a few illustrations of a technical nature have been included. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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