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Aspro - How a Family Business Grew Up
by Smith, R. Grenville barrie, Alexander
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/VG/VG
- ISBN 10
- 0903716062
- ISBN 13
- 9780903716062
- Seller
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
HARDBACK "COMMERCIAL HISTORY," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1976* Publisher: Nicholas International Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Navy blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Slight bumps & a few small marks. VG* Jacket condition: B/w illustrated dust wrapper with indigo title banner at top. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, but showing no shelf price. Shelf wear to top & bottom edges and to head & tail of spine. Slight nicks to top of flap folds. Inside of jacket lightly damp marked. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, slight marks to fep, otherwise no visible faults. VG* Illustrations: Colour & b/w photos, & facsimiles throughout.* Pages: 174 pp. text. viii pp. index at rear.* Description: Here is the truly astonishing story of how a business grew from nearly nothing and survived many hazards. How it then became a multi-national company and a household name throughout the world.* A VG copy of the 1st./1st. with some wear to boards & dust jacket.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5282
- Title
- Aspro - How a Family Business Grew Up
- Author
- Smith, R. Grenville barrie, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/VG/VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st. Edn, 1st. Imp.
- ISBN 10
- 0903716062
- ISBN 13
- 9780903716062
- Publisher
- Nicholas international Limited
- Place of Publication
- London UK 182
- Date Published
- 1976-01-01
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- Gilt
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- Shelf Wear
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- Jacket
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