London; Motor Racing Publications Ltd., 1954., 1954. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Oblong quarto, pp. 25, [1]. 8 acetate diagram plates as called for, plus charts and illustrations within text. Publishers' olive green cloth with orange titles to upper board; green pictorial endpapers; unclipped green pictorial dust-jacket. Cover cloth lightly sunned to edge; ownership inscription to ffep dated 1956 otherwise contents clean. Several small tears to jacket edge (up to approx 1-inch) with associated creasing but without loss. A Near Fine copy in Very Good jacket. History of the technical advances in design leading to the development of the B.R.M. engine and a tribute to it's contribution to British prestige in the field of engineering. Scarce in the fragile jacket.

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Bookseller: Keel Row Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 7049
Title: V.16 The Story of the B.R.M. Engine.
Author: Fletcher, A.F. Rivers et al
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London; Motor Racing Publications Ltd., 1954.
Date Published: 1954
Keywords: Transport

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