20 Silver Ghosts: The Incomparable Pre World War I Rolls-Royce

20 Silver Ghosts: The Incomparable Pre World War I Rolls-Royce by Phil May. Published by Doubleday & Co Inc, Garden City, NY, 1978. Republication. Hardbound w/Paper DJ. Folio. Condition: VG in Torn & Taped DJ. Last 20 pages watermarked top outside corner, content not affected. ISBN 038514668X. Paintings by Melbourne Brindle. Introduction by Julien Levy. In the early days a Rolls-Royce was sold without its body, for customers able to afford this superb car were also interested in making it even more distinctive through custom bodies of their own preference. The artist selected his twenty cars, therefore, not only for their historic associations, but for the sheer beauty and variety of body styles that the famous Silver Ghost chassis wore in those balmy days before WWI. In addition to the beautiful paintings, the text gives us a short biography of Mr. Royce and Mr. Rolls, a history of the heyday of these cars, the Edwardian era, and the history and background of each of the twenty cars and what is known of their owners. 158 Pgs. Description text copyright 2008 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 16973.