Hugie Hancox 1996 Tales of Triumph Motorcycles and the Meriden Factory HC w/DJ

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Hardcover. 4to. Published by Veloce Publishing PLC, Godmanstone, Dorset, UK. 1996. 144 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A delightful and often humerous account of life with the Triumph motorcycle company in its heyday. Hughie Hancox started work with the Triumph Engineering Company (manufacturer of Triumph motorcycles) in 1954 and, apart from a short break for national service, stayed with the company until its closed in 1974. In his time with Triumph, Hughie worked in the Experimental, Service, Product Road Test, Toolroom, Final Production Assembly and Service Repair Shop departments before joining the staff in the Service Office. He also served as a Technical Writer/Advisor/Customer Relations "Trouble Shooter." Even his National Service was spent with the "White Helmets" motorcycle display team! Here, Hughie tells the story of his life in the famous Meriden factory and of his many adventures with Triumph motorcycles and Triumph people and, by doing so, records the fascinating inside story of one of Britain's greatest motorcycle marques.
Hugie Hancox 1996 Tales of Triumph Motorcycles and the Meriden Factory HC w/DJ
Hugie Hancox 1996 Tales of Triumph Motorcycles and the Meriden Factory HC w/DJ
Description
Up For Sale Today is
Tales of Triumph Motorcycles and the Meriden Factory
by
Hugie Hancox
Hardcover. 4to.  Published by Veloce Publishing PLC, Godmanstone, Dorset, UK. 1996. 144 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing.
DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present.  Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid.
A delightful and often humerous account of life with the Triumph motorcycle company in its heyday. Hughie Hancox started work with the Triumph Engineering Company (manufacturer of Triumph motorcycles) in 1954 and, apart from a short break for national service, stayed with the company until its closed in 1974. In his time with Triumph, Hughie worked in the Experimental, Service, Product Road Test, Toolroom, Final Production Assembly and Service Repair Shop departments before joining the staff in the Service Office. He also served as a Technical Writer/Advisor/Customer Relations "Trouble Shooter." Even his National Service was spent with the "White Helmets" motorcycle display team! Here, Hughie tells the story of his life in the famous Meriden factory and of his many adventures with Triumph motorcycles and Triumph people and, by doing so, records the fascinating inside story of one of Britain's greatest motorcycle marques.
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Abbreviations
Leaves
Pages
Approximate cover size (width × height)
inches
cm
folio
2º
or
fo
2
4
12 × 19
30.5 × 48
quarto
4º
or
4to
4
8
9½ × 12
24 × 30.5
octavo
8º
or
8vo
8
16
6 × 9
15 × 23
duodecimo
or
twelvemo
12º
or
12mo
12
24
5 × 7⅜
12.5 × 19
sextodecimo
or
sixteenmo
16º
or
16mo
16
32
4 × 6¾
10 × 17
octodecimo
or
eighteenmo
18º
or
18mo
18
36
4 × 6½
10 × 16.5
trigesimo-secundo
or
thirty-twomo
32º
or
32mo
32
64
3½ × 5½
9 × 14
quadragesimo-octavo
or
forty-eightmo
48º
or
48mo
48
96
2½ × 4
6.5 × 10
sexagesimo-quarto
or
sixty-fourmo
64º
or
64mo
64
128
2 × 3
5 × 7.5
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