this is a quality leather bound guest for the famous company " d.napier and son ltd " london and liverpool ! this guest book contains many signitures from high ranking guest who have attended the company .this starts from 1945 with a visit from the king and queen ( no signitures ) this then goes on to the chairman - president and more of the company signitures, the napier exhibition at kingsway in 1945 with signitures quite a lot american, turbine collaboration committe meeting 1946 with signitures few from the rolls royce factory, visit of the third sea lord and controller of the admiralty and the engineer in chief of the fleet ( signitures ) visit of the first sea lord with his and other signitures, there is a signiture from the chairman of b.e.a , visit of engineer in chief of the royal netherlands navy ( signitures) two pages of signitures from the visit of naval officers of the nato countries dated 1952, visit of the duke of edinburgh ( pages taken out ) march 1957 visit of controller of aircraft ministry of supply,1958 visit of chairman canadian joint staff london, march 1960 visit of representatives from new york airways ( signitures ) 1960 visit of representatives from vetol aircraft usa ( signitures ) and more ! this is in used condition with just one page detached with signitures .the royal visits seem to have been taken out by the company or an individual . this has many more meetings and signitures than mentioned. the book has an inpressed v in the cover .a great piece of engineering history from this famous company .this particular guest book starts from 1945 although the company is much older . the company built engines for use in torpedo boats during the war and built the hawker typhoon - tempest and fury which served in all theatre's of war until ve day .after 1945 they built diesel engines for boats and locomotives etc.