The Magic of a Name tells the story of the first 40 years of Britain's most prestigious manufacturer - Rolls-Royce. Beginning with the historic meeting in 1904 of Henry Royce and the Honourable C.S. Rolls, and the birth in 1906 of the legendary Silver Ghost, Peter Pugh tells a story of genius, skill, hard work and dedication which gave the world cars and aero engines unrivalled in their excellence. In 1915, 100 years ago, the pair produced their first aero engine, the Eagle which along with the Hawk, Falcon and Condor ...
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The Magic of a Name tells the story of the first 40 years of Britain's most prestigious manufacturer - Rolls-Royce. Beginning with the historic meeting in 1904 of Henry Royce and the Honourable C.S. Rolls, and the birth in 1906 of the legendary Silver Ghost, Peter Pugh tells a story of genius, skill, hard work and dedication which gave the world cars and aero engines unrivalled in their excellence. In 1915, 100 years ago, the pair produced their first aero engine, the Eagle which along with the Hawk, Falcon and Condor proved themselves in battle in the First World War. In the Second the totemic Merlin was installed in the Spitfire and built in a race against time in 1940 to help win the Battle of Britain. With unrivalled access to the company's archives, Peter Pugh's history is a unique portrait of both an iconic name and of British industry at its best.
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Very Good. Excellent Ex-Library. 2001 Hardcover with Brodart Mylar over dustjacket. No former owner's name or marks. Text is clean, Binding is strong. Black cloth cover, dark blue DJ.
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Very Good. Hardcover, Part 2 only; light fading, light shelf wear to exterior; otherwi se contents in very good condition with clean text, firm binding.
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Fine/Near Fine Dust Jacket. 1840462841 342 pages, with index and bibliography, illustrated with over 100 glossy photographs, many in color. A Fine hardcover, bright, solid and clean; in near fine dust jacket (lightly shelfworn at edges). From the end of WWII until the 1980's, this volume highlights the Rolls-Royce story in design and manufacture in both aero engine and motor car fields.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1840462841. Fine black cloth hardcover, no inscriptions or marks. Fine unclipped dustjacket, an excellent copy.; Colour and black & white photographs; tall 8vo 9"-10" tall; 342 pages.
