Industry from lobstabooks

Quiller Press London 1986 Fine/fine (no faults with book or dj, as new) Octavo 170pp illustrated. In the Metropolis the provision trade was concentrated among the quays and wharfes along the Thames. Those involved struggled to keep the provisions trade of mainly bacon, ham, lard, butter, cheese and canned meat separate from the goods trade. Takes the story right up… Read more about this item

McGraw-Hill New York 1996 Fine (pictorial card covers) Octavo 272pp illustrated

Collins London 1928 Vg (blue buckram boards half-bound style with gilt bands and gilt titles on spine,light wear at top of spine and spine edge, all page edges in speckled red, browning free endpapers else internally pages extremely clean tight and bright, a very good sound tight firm copy) substantial large octavo 488pp. Fourth edition. Volume One of a two-volume… Read more about this item

Hutchinson & Co London 1963 Vg/Vg (dj chipped and worn at upper edge, contents no significant fault. wrapped loosely in full plastic sleeve) faint foxing to edges of textblock, but not internally. no inscriptions or marginalia. dj is unclipped. octavo 304pp. Technical information on the design, manufacture and properties of glass and the most up to date methods… Read more about this item

Burnett Swayne 1996 Fine/fine (no significant faults with book or dj) Octavo. 144pp illustrated. 150 years of charterd accountants? Well... yes and it looks quite interesting

? Colombo 1943 Vg/Vg (front of dj undamaged and unmarked, large tear across back of dj but no loss, neat signature title page else contents very clean in very good condition, near fine) 16mo 57pp. Little booklet published in aid of War Funds. Second printing August 1943. Sold in aid of the War Purposes Fund. Red lettering stamped… Read more about this item

Westminster Bank Ltd London 1936 VG (no dj, undamaged maroon cloth with gilt titles dull on spine, very faint spotting endpapers, scattered spotting outside page edges of Volume 1 just encroaching on one or two margins and the reverse of foldouts, one page creased at corner, generally both volumes clean and bright, in very good condition) large octavo 396 and… Read more about this item

Consolodated Gold Fields plc 1987 Fine/Fine/Fine (dj, book and slipcase all in fine condition) Large format, small quarto. 256pp illustrated throughout, all but historic material in colour

Cap Gemini Paris 1977 Fine/fine (book and dj no fault, as new) large quarto 140pp. The history of the Cap Gemini Sogeti Group. Illustrated.