Making Cars at Crewe, Peter Ollerhead — 1st Edition

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Making Cars at Crewe, Peter Ollerhead — 1st Edition

Name: Making Cars at Crewe, Peter Ollerhead — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 7043
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Publication: Stroud, Sutton Publishing, 2006.

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [vi], 186.

Condition Report: Fine. A bright, sharp, and highly presentable copy. The binding remains firm and tight, with no leaning to the spine, and the original black boards are completely free from bumping or notable shelf-wear. The text block is square, and the pages are remarkably crisp, clean, and entirely free from foxing, handling marks, or inscriptions. It is housed in the original pictorial dust jacket, which is equally vibrant, unclipped, and shows only the faintest trace of superficial rubbing to the extreme upper edges, though barely perceptible. A thoroughly excellent example.

Catalogue Note: First edition, first printing. This is the scarcer original hardcover issue of Peter Ollerhead’s definitive local and industrial history, complete with its original dust jacket, which is far less common on the open market than the later softcover reprints.

The text is profusely illustrated with black-and-white archival photography throughout, capturing both the factory floor and the finished vehicles.

For over half a century, the town of Crewe was synonymous with the manufacture of some of the world's most prestigious motorcars. Following the complicated takeover of Rolls-Royce Motors in 1998, which culminated in the final Crewe-built Rolls-Royce rolling off the production line in August 2002, an entire era of British motoring history came to a close. Written by a former Rolls-Royce employee who served his apprenticeship at the factory in the 1950s, this engaging history focuses not merely on the magnificent machines, but on the generations of dedicated men and women who designed, engineered, and built them. It stands as a fitting tribute to the people behind the iconic marque.

Book Condition: Fine

Book Authors: Peter Ollerhead

Book Publisher: Sutton Publishing

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Automotive

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 192

Book Publication Year: 2006

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Sparkford, United Kingdom

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