Rolls-Royce, the book The Edwardian Rolls-Royce, written by John Fasal and Brayn Goodman, published in the United Kingdom in 1994 by John Fasal. With a dissertation by Tom Clarke on pre-40/50hp Rolls-Royce cars.
Rolls-Royce Ltd. was a British automotive and aeronautical company active under this name until 1973, when the British government, then owner of the entire British automotive sector, decided to divide the automotive activities, which were thriving and driving the entire group, from the aeronautical ones, which were in crisis due to the development of the RB211 jet engine; thus, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars was born for the automotive sector, while Rolls-Royce Ltd. would continue to produce aeronautical engines. Rolls-Royce Ltd was officially founded on March 15, 1906, but its foundations lie in the agreement reached on May 4, 1904, by the aristocrat Charles Rolls and the engineer Sir. Henry Royce. The meeting organized in Manchester by Ernest Claremont, Royce's partner in Royce Ltd, led to the agreement whereby Charles S. Rolls would handle the sales of cars designed and built by Henry Royce. This agreement soon led to the creation of the company that is still synonymous with quality and reliability today, principles on which the British car manufacturer has always been based and which derive from Sir. Henry Royce's spasmodic and constant pursuit of perfection.
The book "The Edwardian Rolls-Royce" written by John Fasal and Brayn Goodman, internationally renowned experts of the British brand, is considered an undeniable milestone in the history of Rolls-Royce. In particular, the essay details the history of all Rolls-Royce cars produced, completed, and delivered to customers from 1904 to 1917, including those cars produced but not finished that received a chassis number. The Rolls-Royce cars referred to in "The Edwardian Rolls-Royce" are commonly known as Silver Ghost or 40/50hp, and the book includes their factory technical data, period photographs, and owner information. This unique book is recommended for libraries, motor enthusiasts, and scholars in general, and is an inexhaustible source of information for the fortunate owners of existing Silver Ghosts. The essay consists of two volumes plus a box; the two volumes have hardcovers and gold-finished top page edges. The two volumes also contain the author's dedication to a Rolls-Royce collector, well-known in the Rolls-Royce world, because some of his "Pre-World War I" Rolls have won important awards and competitions in the sector. The dedication is dated December 1994, the year the book was published; the set is completed by two beautiful reproductions contained in the pocket on the last page of each volume; the reproductions are of a photograph depicting 13 Rolls-Royce ambulances and the other is a reproduction of the 1913 newspaper article "The Conquest of the Alps".
Book as new, never leafed through, in perfect condition, however, there are slight signs of age as clearly visible from the photographs.
ISBN 0950648957
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