A very rare and important signed limited edition of the definitive history of the 206 Bentley Continental R luxury motor cars that were built by Rolls-Royce between 1952 and 1955!
" Bentley Contental Sports Saloon " by Christian Hueber and David A. Sulzberger.
With its' original slipcase!
* Please note: this rare book was hand-signed by the co-author David Sulzberger on the front endpaper.
** This is book No. 123 of only 150 published in the cloth-bound standard edition!
A hardbound book with 400 pages, many color and black & white photos, including a complete register of R-type Bentley Continentals listed by serial number with specifications, colors, options, and ownership history.
The text is written in English.
This is the Standard Limited Edition that was published in 2003 by Palawan Press in the UK .
This book, and its' original slipcase, are in nice As New condition !
Per the publisher's web site....
Bentley Continental Sports Saloon is a unique book about an exceptional car comprising 400 pages, measuring 290mm x 240mm and containing over 350 colour and black & white photographs, illustrations and drawings, many never before published.
The original goal had been to update Stanley Sedgwick’s 1978 work, however the sheer volume of new information, including original factory records, coachbuilders drawings and photographs, carried this project far beyond the initial concept. Tracing the existence and ownership of all 208 Continentals was a massive project and nearly all the cars, 204 to be exact, have been accounted for.
All the Continentals have been individually researched in much greater detail than previously possible, including individual ownership histories, unique chassis and coachwork specifications, and photographic records.
The resulting book contains the most comprehensive history to date of the origins, design, development, testing and production of these cars.
The Standard edition was limited to just 150 copies, bound in black buckram cloth with gold foil blocking on the front and spine and encased in a black buckram cloth slipcase with gold foil blocking.
The Standard and Owners’ editions of Bentley Continental Sports Saloon have sold out. Copies of The Continental Register are still available to purchase. This practical book is packed full of accurate information on each and every car with full specifications and detail, replicating the information at the back of Bentley Continental Sports Saloon in a handy portable format.
REVIEWS
“Authoritative, certainly, but also a beautifully-crafted possession in its own right – something to cherish and savour, to dip into only with clean hands and, possibly, a decent single malt beside you.” – OCTANE
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