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4to., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, title in red and black, coloured and monochrome plates, and monochrome photographs in the text; handsomely bound in full dark red crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation.
432 pages. Many black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. "Still the basic Rolls-Royce work of reference and the best." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy of this informative work. Book
4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs in the text; original photographic wrappers, upper joint cracked else a good working copy. Published in Sutton's 'Best of British' series.
24552Paris, H. Veyrier, 1980. In-8 (285x225mm) relié en toile d'éditeur sous jaquette ; 187 p. Ill. en noir. Très bon état général.
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of message being passed by line from destroyer to cruiser while at sea; Series of illustrations show 'Position' land-mining a road surface for depth-charges; Two-page illustration of night training for attack in enemy country; Photo of Packard draughtsmen at work in the U.S. where they are contracted to produce 6,000 Rolls-Royce engines; Two impressive photos of Pittsburgh's impressive steel productive capacity; Aerial photos of R.A.F. bomb strikes on Boulogne and Addis Ababa; Ten photos of Tripoli, the beautiful capital of Italian Libya; Map-illustrated article considers German invasion of England; Personalities of photos of the week include Lady Austen Chamberlain, Dr. W.M. Carter, Colonel Lindbergh (who urged a negotiated peace), H.W. House, Dr. E.G.W. Braunholtz, The King and Queen inspecting bomb damage, P.W. Kerr, Walter Krivitsky, Major-General Fleischer of the Norwegian forces, M. radu Florescu, and C.F.A. Voysey; Illustration and photo of German inflatable dinghy for downed airmen; Two-page photo of dawn paratroop attack; Seven photos of America's parachute troops training at Fort Benning; Full-page cutaway illustration of Wellington bomber; Photos of London statues being saved; Photo of huge unexploded Nazi bomb now used as a $ collecting box outside St. Paul's Cathedral; Photos of gas masks in use in Brighton as part of gas 'alert' test; Photos aboard corvettes - little ships which are grappling with the U-boat menace; Six large photos show meal preparation at Liverpool's communal feeding centre - capable of serving 16,000 repasts daily; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this important wartime issue. Book
32 pages. Features: Fall of Bardia (cover photo); Photo of King George II talking with General Metaxas, the Greek Prime Minister; Page of illustrations show how ice and snow are silent enemies of the bomber; Illustrations of tank warfare in Libya; Two pages of illustrations of R.A.F. unit badges and mottoes; Four photos of Tobruk - General Wavell's new goal; Two pages of Australian troops training for their successful assault on Bardia, including Major-General Iven Giffard Mackay; The War with Nazi Germany - article discusses Hitler's assault on Britain and the victory at Bardia; Two pages of photos illustrate the Greek triumph over Italy at Koritza and Argyrokastro; Centrefold illustration of Wellington bomber No. 2-A taking-off; Eight photos of Italy's 'Run-Away' Navy - graphic pictures of the Sardinia action; Small photo of Miss Amy Johnson, C.B.E., reported lost in an accident off the Thames Estuary; Two pages of bomb damage in Liverpool and G.P.O. (postal) workers carrying on their work; Three pages of very graphic photos of bomb damage in London; Illustration of fire-fighters at the home of Dr. Johnson at No. 17, Gough Square; Illustration of the path of Cunningham's Comet; Nice photo Rolls-Royce ad; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this important wartime issue. Book
Pages 81-120. Features: Nice colour ad for Humber Hawk car inside front cover; One-page Recruting ad for the R.A.F.; Nice ad for the Armstrong Siddley Sapphire car; Beautiful and classy one-page photo ad for Rolls-Royce, "The Best Car in the World"; Cover photo of indo-China military negotiators and their hut; Photos of terrible flooding in central Europe; Large American navy ships practice spraying themselves off to decontaminate in the event of radiation; Various Royal photos; Lovely photo portrait of the Duchess of Kent and her debutante daughter, Princess Alexandra, in her garden at Coppins; Photos from the battle of Phu-Ly - a French withdrawal in the Hanoi 'Box"; Great aerial photo of fortified French position at Nhai Tuu, six miles northwest of Phu Ly; Photos of refugees in the Red River Delta - the evacuation of Vietnamese civilians; Excellent photos of 'Operation Auvergne' - the regrouping of French Union forces in the Red River Delta; Excellent one-page colour photo portrait of Field Marshal Sir William Slim, Governor-General of Australia since 1953; Nice colour photos of the H.A.C. Company of Pikemen and Musketeers; Photos of the Queen at the Royal Show in Windsor; Nice one-page aerial view of the crowded Royal Show at Windsor; Brighton Aquarium today and 80 years ago; London's re-built Dutch Church opened by Princess Irene of the Netherlands; Photos of personalities of the week, including F. Green and C.J. Chataway, Winston Churchill with Mrs. Pandit, President of the U.N. General Assembly, The Queen as Godmother to the younger daughter of the Earl and Countess of Euston; Mr. Gabriel Pascal, and golf champion Peter Thomson; Photos of historic horse-drawn carriages at the Show; The new "Lapwing" sailing rig; Sabena helicopter flight from Brussels touches down in London; Three photos about the Guatemalan revolution; New York Park Avenue skyscraper is walled in only 10 hours; Nice half-page Burbery's fahion ad; Color ad for Reed paper sacks on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
20141188972014 Bentley Motors Limited, Pyms Lane - 2014 - In-12, format à l'italienne, cartonnage illustré de l'éditeur - 48 pages - Très nombreuses reproductions photographiques en couleurs in et hors texte - Livret broché in fine
4to., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and facsimiles throughout, and pictorial endpapers, page-edges browning slightly as often; original black cloth, gilt back, backstrip lightly pulled at headband, upper hinge cracked (but binding entirely sound) else a good, clean copy. Includes detailed chassis tables.
4to., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, very numerous monochrome photographs and facsimiles throughout, and pictorial endpapers, page-edges browning slightly as often; original blue cloth, gilt back, blue edges, a very good, clean copy. Includes detailed chassis tables.
4to., First Edition, with very numerous monochrome photographs and facsimiles throughout, and pictorial endpapers; handsomely bound in full red crushed morocco, gilt back, original endpapers preserved, ribbon marker, a splendid copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The standard reference. Includes detailed chassis tables.
264 pages. "Illustrates the coachbuilding craft as applied to Rolls-Royce from 1946 to 1971. "Nearly every different body design mounted on post war chassis is shown, including coachbuilders drawings and photographs of interiors. Extracts from order books are reproduced containing body design number, chassis number, and other data." - from dust jacket. Sumptously and abundantly illustrated in colour and black and white. Decorated endpapers. Printed on high quality glossy stock. Dust jacket price-clipped. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. A very nice copy of this handsome work. Book
1978137350London, Dalton Watson 1978 Livre en anglais. In-4 reliure éd. sous jaquette 25 cm sur 18. 319 pages. Jaquette en très bon état. Ouvrage illustré. Très bon état d’occasion.
4to., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, very numerous monochrome photographs and facsimiles throughout, and pictorial endpapers; original red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy. The standard reference on all models and variants produced for or in the USA. Includes detailed tables of bodywork, coachbuilders, chassis numbers, and several indexes. Scarce.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with nick to top of spine, light indenting to rear an some creasing. 157pp. A celebration of 75 years of the finest engineering synonymous with Rolls Royce. This lavishly illustrated book tells the story of the founders and of the company.
1980LFA-126736782Un ouvrage de 208 pages, format 220 x 295 mm, illustré, relié toile sous jaquette couleurs, publié en 1980, E.P.A., bon état
8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations and facsimiles in the text; pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy. Rolle-Royce Heritage Trust. Historical Series No. 4.
1822204951822. ~ 23" x 27 1/2" full vellum map of subject properties wax seal. Between John Rolls of Britonferry Heath in the County of Glamorgan. and John New of Jamaica Row Bermondsey in the County of Surrey. Near fine condition<br /> <br /> John Rolls of The Hendre was a native of Bermondsey in Southwark London Surrey England. A member of the renowned Rolls family of The Hendre near Monmouth Wales.The Hendre was also the childhood home of his great-grandson Charles Stewart Rolls aviation pioneer and co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited. The indenture transfers the lease on Rolls' land to expire in 1883 on which one James Richards had built two houses. unknown
256 pages including index. Fantastic black and white illustrations throughout. Seven decades of descriptions, reports and road tests in facsimile. Compiled from the archives of Autocar. An outstanding record, of compelling interest for motoring historians and enthusiasts. Light to moderate wear to unmarked book. Tears to and some chips from illustrated dust jacket. Book
4to., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, very numerous monochrome photographs and facsimiles throughout, and pictorial endpapers; original black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean in dustwrapper. The standard reference. Includes detailed chassis tables.
20111188982011 N° 6 - Supplément du N° 831 de l'Auto-Journal du 16/06/2011 - Petit in-12, broché couverture illustrée - 63 pages - Très nombreuses reproductions photographiques en couleurs et en N&B in et hors texte
Sm. folio, Second Edition, with 20 double-page coloured plates and numerous coloured and monochrome illustrations in the text; original ivory cloth, upper board blocked in silver, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. First published in 1971.
8vo., First Edition, with plates, fore-edge lightly spotted; pale blue cloth, upper board blocked in red, backstrip lettered in red, a very good, bright, firm copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With striking dustwrapper artwork by Frank Wootton. Men of the Modern Age: 2.
60 pages. Features include: Pathfinder - PFF; Mosquito Pilot - Bob Boyden; Whiskey Whiskey Papa (Welland W. Phipps - innovations in Arctic transportation; The Shadow Army - Safe House in Belgium; Dewy is Here - ATG (Air Transport Group); Cherry Blossoms in the Cockpit - North Star strikes trees in Japan; The Unknown Ally - A Mexican in the RCAF; Keeping the Rolls-Royce Merlins Flying; Lester Pearson meets the RFC; Address label on back cover. Moderate wear. Solid copy. Book
Pages 577-660. Lovely color cover art by FM(?) Features: Nice color ad for Wills Sainte Claire, Inc auto inside front cover; Nice illustrated ad for the New Marmon Motor Car Company of Indianapolis - two images with text; full-page black and white Packard automobile ad; Turkey's Coming of Age - photo-illustrated article on how far the new republic is keeping its oath to be civilized and progressive; An Empire Builder of Old Japan - illustrations of Japanese Triptychs collected by Darrell O. Hibbard; Chang and Feng and Wu - photo-illustrated article of the Chinese Political Puzzle into its elementary terms; The Doom-Fraught Sahars - photo-illustrated article on this land where the incessant increase of sand augurs the dying out of plant and animal life; Little Femail "Nanook" - a broken-hearted polar bear tethered outside an Eskimo igloo near Barrow (includes photo of Detroit Arctic Expedition aircraft commanded by G.H. Wilkins - plane on ground with dog team and Eskimos in foreground); Marriage A La Mongole - a wedding where a plate for gifts is passed to guests plied with millet whiskey - photo-illustrated article; J.V. Stalin - Heir of Lenin - an Asiatic, whose iron control of Russia befits his name, which means 'Steel"; Lhasa at Last - a Revelation of Hidden Mysteries and Curious Customs at the Tibetan Capital - photo-illustrated article; "Madam President" in the Chair in India - Sarojini Naidu guides the Indian National Congress; Full page Cadillac ad; Full page illustrated ad for the Chrysler "70"; Lovely full-page color ad for the RCA Radiola; Nice colour ad for Camel cigarettes with July 4th theme; *Fantastic* black and white photo ad for American Leather Producers Inc, featuring interior and exterior photos of a leather upholstered luxury auto with body by Locke and chassis by Rolls-Royce; Nice ad for Canadian Pacific and its Empress of Scotland world cruise; Colour ad for Davey Tree Surgeons; Dollar Steamship Line ad; ad for Bankers Trust travelers checks; Red Star Line ad re: Belgenland world cruise; Very classy colour ad for Lincoln automobiles inside back cover. Color-photo ad for Listerine on back cover promotes its use in the treatment of dandruff. Somewhat above-average external wear and soiling. Partial opening of front cover along spine and chipping to backstrip. A worthy copy of this lovely vintage issue. Magazine
