FIAT. A Fifty Years' Record

I ed. in inglese (three editions of this book have been published: in Italian, French and English): november 1951. Testo in inglese. VIII/ 312/ cart./ sovraccoperta in carta liscia giallo chiaro con titoli in rosso scuro. Con illustrazioni in b/n e a colori f.t.. Fogli di guardia stampati con riproduzione fotografica di una tela di juta virata in verde. Allegato talloncino "Homage of the Fiat Company".Stato buono (manca il cofanetto editoriale - usura della sovraccoperta, in paticolare ai margini - sovraccoperta con bruniture e gore). Contents: A message from Luigi Einaudi (Rome, May 2nd, 1950) - Preface by the Chairman of the Fiat; Vittorio Valletta-Chairman and Managing Director (Turin, June, 1950) -History of the Fiat-Life and work of Giovanni Agnelli (Carlo Biscaretti; origin, rise, and early development of the Fiat - Francesco Pastonchi; "Sketches of Turin" - Filippo Burzio; "The soul and features of Piedmont" - Luigi Ambrosini; An article on the Fiat written in 1924 - Don Pietro Ricaldone; Senator Giovanni Agnelli - Documents showing the political and social views of Giovanni Agnelli - edoardo Agnelli) - Fiat in the progress of technique and economy (Modesto Panetti; Half a century of Fiat engineering achievements - Chronological table of fifty years of Fiat engineering - The scientific basis of Fiat products - Fiat technical and professional education - Antonio Fossati; The fiftieth anniversary of the Fiat and the future of Italian industry, with particular reference to Piedmont) - The Fiat seen from abroad (André Sigfried; Turin and the Fiat - Adrien Lachenal; Reflections on thee future of motoring - Messages (F. I. Connolly - Henry Ford - W. R. Herod - W. E. Knox - G. W. Mason - Baron Petiet - C. E. Wilson)) - Appendix - From the albums.