Press Release on "On The Road"

Author  :                     Bernard L. King
Publication Date:       December 2003
Territories      :           Worldwide
Page Size        :          285 mm x 220 mm. Portrait
Page Extent    :           Volume I 416  pp, Volume II 144 pp.
Illustrations    :           667 Period black and white photographs and several tables.
Editions           :
Standard Edition:           ISBN  1-85443-136-6
Limited Leather bound Edition:  ISBN  1-85443-203-6

 

The Book :        A two volume set contained in a slip case and shrink wrapped. Volume I is a reprint of the 13 rare 1930s magazines published by Bentley Motors describing how owners of Derby Bentleys toured with their cars during that period. The magazine articles were often written and photographed by the Bentley owners themselves, providing charming and entertaining content. The second volume includes an extensive introduction which identifies the majority of the cars (something Bentley Motors failed to do at the time of publication) and exhaustive indices of the cars, chassis and registration numbers and the locations in which they are photographed

The Author:      Bernard L. King has had a life-long passion for Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars and has spent many years researching their history. His privately published Complete Classics detailing production and sales currently stands at six titles, with three more shortly going to press. In addition he has recently completed the revision of the Derby-built Bentley section of Johnnie Green’s masterpiece Bentley – Fifty Years of the Marque, also acting as Managing Editor for this third edition recently published by Dalton Watson.

Key points:       Originals of the magazines are extremely rare and very expensive. Many people have never seen them. For the first time most of the cars have been identified.  Written by leading author with substantial track record in Derby Bentley history.  

Index:                 Comprehensive indices by: Photograph, Chassis, Registration, Location

Reader/Ownership: All Bentley owners and aficionados, and all Motoring enthusiasts who enjoy evocative period touring

Print run: 2,500 copies of which 25 are leather bound.

Printers: Lavenham Press, Lavenham, Suffolk, England.

Price: UK₤95 /US $165 Regular edition
           UK
₤495 /US $850 Leather edition

Sample Pages:            Sample pages in PDF Acrobat format available upon request.