The Magic of a Name : The Rolls-Royce Story Part Two - The Power Behind the Jets.
Language: English
Published by Icon Books Ltd, Cambridge, 2001
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used

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x + 342 pages. 1.25kg. Black cloth boards with slight bump to bottom front edge, FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with colour & b/w photographs. The second part of the Rolls Royce story tells how the company became Britain's most prestigious manufacturer, taking the history from the Second World War upto privatisation in 1987. Owing to the weight, extra shipping will be required.
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- Title
- The Magic of a Name : The Rolls-Royce Story Part Two - The Power Behind the Jets.
- Author
- Pugh, Peter
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd, Cambridge
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1840462841
- ISBN 13
- 9781840462845
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Dimensions
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Aviation
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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Dereks Transport Books
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