Search Results: Company Histories from Delph Books

Bradford, Great Britain: The Bradford Antiquary, 1982. Offprint . Soft cover. Very Good++. A5. This is an offprint from 1982. 8vo. 6 pages. Previous owner's name-stamp at top corner of title page. In original grey card covers. Very Good++. REDUCED POSTAGE ON THIS ITEM.

Tisbury Great Britain: The Compton Press Ltd, 1978. First Edition . Buckram. Very Good++/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1st edition. 219 pages including detailed appendices, bibliography and index. 4to. Well illustrated. This is a comprehensive account of three centuries of paper and cellulose film manufacture at this Bury, Lancashire, firm. In original black buckram gilt hard cover binding. Very Good++ in Very Good attractive pictorial cream dust wrapper. A substantial book. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.

Nuneaton, Great Britain: Allan T Condie Publications, 1997. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. A4. 48 pages. Lavishly illustrated with excellent black and white photographic plates showing the whole range of Case products from traction engines onwards. Good supporting text. In original attractive pictorial card covers which bear a small dealr sticker on the front cover. Very Good+. REDUCED POSTAGE ON THIS ITEM.

Sheffield, Great Britain: Venture Publications Limited, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Large Format. 1st edition. Large format. 160 pages including detailed index. Very well produced on high quality paper. Lavishly illustrated throughout with excellent black and white photographic plates. Packed with detail on every aspect of this company's operations. In original most attractive pictorial glossy paper covered boards. Near Fine.

Wigan, Great Britain: Owl Books, 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1st edition. 8vo. 127 pages. Well illustrated throughout with photographic plates and reproductions of old documents. This is a splendid account with an interesting lengthy signed inscription by the author to Brian Redhead "Today" presenter, on the front end paper. In original rich blue gilt hard cover binding. Near Fine in Near Fine most attractive pictorial dust wrapper.

Keele, Great Britain: University of Keele, 1988. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. 62 pages including index. 8vo. This is a well illustrated account of the Wedgwood pottery firm - From Etruria to Barlaston - the transitional years. Preliminaries somewhat browned. Very Good++ in original attractive duck egg blue pictorial card covers - never issued! REDUCED POSTAGE ON THIS ITEM.

Studley Great Britain: Brewin Books, 1999. First Edition . Buckram. Very Good++/Very Good++. Large 8vo. 1st edition. 206 pages. A hundred and fifty years history of West Bromwich Building Society. Very well illustrated with lots of black and white and colour photographic plates. Attractively produced in blue buckram gilt hard cover binding. Very Good++ in Very Good++ attractive pictorial dust wrapper.

Barnoldswick, Great Britain: The Author, 2006. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. A5. 1st edition. A5. 104 pages including detailed index. Very well illustrated throughout with good black and white photographic plates. The subtitle is " A History of a Colne Textile Mill". Small attractive pictorial bookplate from previous owner on inside front cover. In original attractive pictorial burgundy card covers. A very nice item. Near Fine. REDUCED POSTAGE ON THIS ITEM.

1985. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st d/w VG

Croydon, Great Britain: DTS Publishing Limited, 1996. Revised Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+. Large Format. This is a 1996 revised edition of a 1973 original. Large format. 161 pages. Very well produced on high quality paper. Lavishly illustrated throughout with excellent black and white and colour photographic plates, reproductions of old documents and maps. This is a very comprehensive history of this transport company. In original most attractive pictorial glossy paper covered boards. There is some marking at the bottom corner of the contents page otherwise Very Good+. Quite a substantial book. MAY REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.

H & J Pillans & Wilson. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good++. Small 8vo. 1st edition(? ). C 1947. Small 8vo. 63 pages. Very nicely produced. Pleasing frontispiece depicting William McMurray, founder of the firm. A detailed history of this manufacturer of wires for paper production. Contains detailed double-page world map + a few excellent black and white photographic plates. In original pleasing 2 tone hard cover binding with titling on front and spine in gilt. Protected by a transparent removable Mylar-type dust wrapper. Very Good++. REDUCED POSTAGE ON THIS ITEM.

London, Great Britain: Frederick Muller Limited, 1981. First Edition . Buckram. Very Good++/Very Good++. Large Horizontal Format. 1st edition. 160 pages. Lavishly illustrated throughout in black and white and colour. A beautifully produced comprehensive history. In original black buckram gilt hard cover binding. Very Good++ in Very Good++ attractive pictorial dust wrapper. MAY REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.

London, Great Britain: Daily Mail, 1927. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1st edition. 53 pages. Printed on heavy quality paper with a colour frontispiece of Lord Northcliffe and numerous fine sepia plates. This is a very well produced newspaper company history (The Daily Mail in its new home at Northcliffe House). Very attractive binding with blue gilt cloth covered boards and a buckram spine. Slight bumping of bottom edge of boards.Top edge gilt. A most attractive item. Very good+. EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED OUTSIDE UK. Delph Books Tel: 0161 764 4488

Edinburgh, Great Britain: W & R Chambers Ltd, 1981. First Edition . Buckram. Very Good++. Tall 8vo. 1st edition. 155 pages. This is a history of the Scottish Life Assurance Company 1881-1981. Excellent black and white and colour photographic plates. It is a splendidly produced book in attractive rich blue buckram gilt hard cover binding with the company crest in gilt on the front cover. Very Good++.

Liverpool, Great Britain: Liverpool University Press, 1961. First Edition . Buckram. Fine/Near Fine. Tall 8vo. 1st edition. 245 pages including detaied index and appendices. This is a comprehensive history of the Rathbone family and the business of Rathbone Brothers & Co which operated out of Liverpool trading in raw materials and food stuffs as well as merchant bankers, shipping and insurance agent and ship owners. In original handsome green buckram gilt hard cover binding. Fine in Near Fine attractive dust wrapper which bears a small 9less than 1 cm) faint scratch. A really nice clean copy.

Chatham, Great Britain: Kent Reliance Building Society, 1998. First Edition . Buckram. Very Good/Fine/Very Good/Fine. Tall 8vo. 1st edition. 118 pages. Tall 8vo. Very nicely illustrated throughout with black and white and colour photographic plates. This is the Centenary History of Kent's largest Building Society. Sign and dedicated by author on front end paper and also signed by Lord Kingsdown KG who wrote the foreword. In original handsome blue buckram gilt hard cover binding. Very Good/Fine in Very Good/Fine attractive pictorial dust wrapper.

Lavenham, Great Britain: Terence Dalton Limited, 1987. 1st Edition . Buckram. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st edition. 4to. 254 pages including detailed index. This is the comprehensive hundred-year story of British Esso and its ships. Very nicely produced and very well illustrated throughout with excellent black and white photographic plates and the odd drawing and map. There is a small sticker at the top corner of the front end paper. In original blue buckram gilt hard cover binding. Near Fine in Near Fine attractive pictorial dust wrapper. Quite a substantial book. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.

Victoria, Australia: The Company, 1960. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Large Format. 1st edition. 191 pages. Lavishly illustrated throughout in black and white and colour. This is a seventy-five year history of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company. Very well produced. In original dark grey hard covers. Slight foxing of preliminaries. Very good. A very substantial book. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.

Leek, Great Britain: The Company, 1969. First Edition . Buckram. Very Good+. Large Format. 1st edition. 60 pages. Large format. Very well illustrated with excellent black and white and colour photographic plates. This is a very nicely produced history of this famous Staffordshire textile firm and includes its merger with the Carrington & Dewhurst Group Ltd. In original white buckram pictorial hard cover binding with red titling. The covers are very slightly marked otherwise Very Good+. Includes a compliment slip from Max Tatton. MAY REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.

1975. Soft cover. Very Good. Soft Cvrs VG