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	The British & Foreign Marine Insurance Company Limited 1863-1963 The British and Foreign Marine Insurance Company Limited. Pictorial Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. History of the company, with two original compliments slips thrown in. Crease on corner of title page, light wear to cover corners and edges. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 US$ 24.99 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 002018 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	BAKER, E. C. Preece and Those Who Followed. Consulting Engineers in the Twentieth Century Brighton, Reprographic Centre. 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0950692808) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. This book is a sequel to E. C. Baker's earlier book Sir William Preece, Victorian Engineer Extraordinary, and follows the history of the firm he launched in 1899. This is the story of the early days, of the advent of John H. Rider in 1915, and of those engineers who followed to develop todays consulting engineering partnership Preece Cardew and Rider. 34 illustrations, 20 figures in the text. 288pp. Very light soiling to dust jacket. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 15.50 [Appr.: EURO 17.5 US$ 25.82 \| JP¥ 2297] Book number: 001747 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	BOLITHO, HECTOR AND DEREK PEEL The Drummonds of Charing Cross London, George Allen and Unwin Ltd. 1967, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. This book gives the story of The Drummonds Bank at Charing Cross, the private bank taken over by The Royal Bank of Scotland in 1992, who themselves got quite famous last year. With 32 black and white plates and 2 colour plates. 232pp. General wear to dust jacket. Very Good/Good. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 003953 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	CAMERON, ALAN Bank of Scotland 1695-1995. A Very Singular Institution Edinburgh and London, Mainstream Publishing. 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 1851586911) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. A celebration of the tercentenary of the Bank of Scotland by the Chief Archivist Alan Cameron - before we had all heard the phrase 'sub-prime'. Dust jacket has tear at top back. 264pp. Fine/Very Good. GBP 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 US$ 29.99 \| JP¥ 2668] Book number: 001716 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	CLEAVER, GEORGE AND PAMELA The Union Discount. A Centenary Album London, The Union Discount Company. 1985, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. This book traces the history of the two companies that amalgamated to form the Union Discount Company of London Ltd. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 8.75 [Appr.: EURO 10 US$ 14.58 \| JP¥ 1297] Book number: 002592 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	COCKERELL, H. A. L Sixty Years of the Chartered Insurance Institute 1897-1957 London, Chartered Insurance Institute. 1957, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. A short book commemorating sixty years of the Chartered Insurance Institute, with 10 plates. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 8.30 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 13.83 \| JP¥ 1230] Book number: 000405 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	COLLIS, MAURICE Wayfoong. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation London, Faber & Faber. 1965, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. A history of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation commissioned to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of its foundation in March 1965. The Bank is shown against a background study of East Asia's transformation, political, financial and economic, during the previous hundred years. Gilt decorated red covers. Some fading to spine. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 26.30 [Appr.: EURO 29.5 US$ 43.82 \| JP¥ 3898] Book number: 001516 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	COLSON, PERCY A Story of Christie's London, Sampson Low. 1950, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. With 32 illustrations. 192pp. Boots library sticker on front cover. Covers rubbed and lightly soiled. Frontispiece illustration has been stuck back in, the wrong way round!, by previous owner, and with tape too. Poor/No Jacket. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 002327 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	DREW, BERNARD The London Assurance. A Second Chronicle London, The London Assurance. 1950, Reprint. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. The history of The London Assurance. With over 50 illustrations. 334pp. Dust jacket has some small edge tears. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 18.30 [Appr.: EURO 20.5 US$ 30.49 \| JP¥ 2712] Book number: 001784 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	FAIRFAX, ERNEST Calling All Arms: The Story of How a Loyal Company of British Men and Women Lived Through Six Historic Years London, Hutchinson & Co. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. The story of the Nuffield organistion's Cowley works in World War II. Not dated, 159pp. Well worn dust jacket with loss at the top and tail of spine, tears and creases. Book has dedication to previous owner on front pastedown dated 1945. Very Good/Fair. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 003751 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	GOLDENBERG, SUSAN The Thomson Empire London, Sidwick & Jackson Ltd. 1985, First Thus. (ISBN: 0283991798) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. The complete saga of an international corporate giant with assets of over $10 billion in 14 countries (then of course). It offers a telling portrait of the major executives and advisors and the family members who make up the Thomson network. 260pp. A little foxing and dust on top page edges. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 14.30 [Appr.: EURO 16.25 US$ 23.82 \| JP¥ 2119] Book number: 001796 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	HOCKING, ANTHONY Randfontein Estates. The First Hundred Years Bethulie, Hollards. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 0620093773) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: Heather Blair. Very well illustrated history of Randfontein Estates gold mining company. 280pp. In slip case. Fine/Slip Case. GBP 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 US$ 29.99 \| JP¥ 2668] Book number: 002581 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	LÃœÃ–ND, KARL Inspired By Tomorrow. Zurich - 125 Years. History and Vision of a Global Corportation Zurich, Zurich Insurance Company. 1998, First Edition. (ISBN: 3858237329) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Zurich Insurance Company - well illustrated corporate history. 269pp. Fine/Fine. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 US$ 24.99 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 002404 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	MOSS, MICHAEL AND ALISON TURTON A Legend of Retailing: House of Fraser London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0297796801) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. The story not only of House of Fraser but also the emergence and growth of the department store itself. 384pp. Dust jacket has small (10mm) but neat tear on top front edge. Dust jacket now in protective cover. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.5 US$ 33.32 \| JP¥ 2964] Book number: 003916 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	READER, W. J. Bowater. A History Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. 1981, First Edition. (ISBN: 0521241650) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. W. J. Reader's account of Bowater's transformation from a small paper merchants' business, founded in London in 1881, into a manufacturing and trading enterprise active throughout the world. Numerous illustrations and tables. Dust jacket has light edgewear with creases and some small chips. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 20.30 [Appr.: EURO 22.75 US$ 33.82 \| JP¥ 3008] Book number: 001785 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	ROSNER, CHARLES (EDITOR) The World of De La Rue. The Old World and the New Presented on the Occasion of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the House of De La Rue 1813-1963 London, De La Rue. 1963. Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. The 150th anniversary of De La Rue Company Limited in the form of an Atlas, a memorial to their past and contemporary history. Presentation label on front pastedown. Includes loose printed unsigned message from the Chairman on headed paper. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 US$ 23.32 \| JP¥ 2075] Book number: 002569 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	WERTZ, WILLIAM C. (EDITOR) Phillips - The First 66 Years Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Phillips Petroleum Company. 1983. (ISBN: 0961114606) Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Numerous photographs in this history of Phillips, the small regional producer of crude oil and natural gas liquids that grew into a huge, financially strong multinational corporation. 219 pages. Small loss to dust jacket at top front, some tears and creases around edges. Very Good/Good. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 US$ 24.99 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 001631 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.

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	The British & Foreign Marine Insurance Company Limited 1863-1963 The British and Foreign Marine Insurance Company Limited. Pictorial Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. History of the company, with two original compliments slips thrown in. Crease on corner of title page, light wear to cover corners and edges. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 US$ 24.99 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 002018 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	BAKER, E. C. Preece and Those Who Followed. Consulting Engineers in the Twentieth Century Brighton, Reprographic Centre. 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0950692808) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. This book is a sequel to E. C. Baker's earlier book Sir William Preece, Victorian Engineer Extraordinary, and follows the history of the firm he launched in 1899. This is the story of the early days, of the advent of John H. Rider in 1915, and of those engineers who followed to develop todays consulting engineering partnership Preece Cardew and Rider. 34 illustrations, 20 figures in the text. 288pp. Very light soiling to dust jacket. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 15.50 [Appr.: EURO 17.5 US$ 25.82 \| JP¥ 2297] Book number: 001747 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	BOLITHO, HECTOR AND DEREK PEEL The Drummonds of Charing Cross London, George Allen and Unwin Ltd. 1967, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. This book gives the story of The Drummonds Bank at Charing Cross, the private bank taken over by The Royal Bank of Scotland in 1992, who themselves got quite famous last year. With 32 black and white plates and 2 colour plates. 232pp. General wear to dust jacket. Very Good/Good. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 003953 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	CAMERON, ALAN Bank of Scotland 1695-1995. A Very Singular Institution Edinburgh and London, Mainstream Publishing. 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 1851586911) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. A celebration of the tercentenary of the Bank of Scotland by the Chief Archivist Alan Cameron - before we had all heard the phrase 'sub-prime'. Dust jacket has tear at top back. 264pp. Fine/Very Good. GBP 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 US$ 29.99 \| JP¥ 2668] Book number: 001716 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	CLEAVER, GEORGE AND PAMELA The Union Discount. A Centenary Album London, The Union Discount Company. 1985, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. This book traces the history of the two companies that amalgamated to form the Union Discount Company of London Ltd. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 8.75 [Appr.: EURO 10 US$ 14.58 \| JP¥ 1297] Book number: 002592 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	COCKERELL, H. A. L Sixty Years of the Chartered Insurance Institute 1897-1957 London, Chartered Insurance Institute. 1957, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. A short book commemorating sixty years of the Chartered Insurance Institute, with 10 plates. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 8.30 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 13.83 \| JP¥ 1230] Book number: 000405 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	COLLIS, MAURICE Wayfoong. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation London, Faber & Faber. 1965, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. A history of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation commissioned to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of its foundation in March 1965. The Bank is shown against a background study of East Asia's transformation, political, financial and economic, during the previous hundred years. Gilt decorated red covers. Some fading to spine. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 26.30 [Appr.: EURO 29.5 US$ 43.82 \| JP¥ 3898] Book number: 001516 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	COLSON, PERCY A Story of Christie's London, Sampson Low. 1950, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. With 32 illustrations. 192pp. Boots library sticker on front cover. Covers rubbed and lightly soiled. Frontispiece illustration has been stuck back in, the wrong way round!, by previous owner, and with tape too. Poor/No Jacket. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 002327 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	DREW, BERNARD The London Assurance. A Second Chronicle London, The London Assurance. 1950, Reprint. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. The history of The London Assurance. With over 50 illustrations. 334pp. Dust jacket has some small edge tears. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 18.30 [Appr.: EURO 20.5 US$ 30.49 \| JP¥ 2712] Book number: 001784 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	FAIRFAX, ERNEST Calling All Arms: The Story of How a Loyal Company of British Men and Women Lived Through Six Historic Years London, Hutchinson & Co. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. The story of the Nuffield organistion's Cowley works in World War II. Not dated, 159pp. Well worn dust jacket with loss at the top and tail of spine, tears and creases. Book has dedication to previous owner on front pastedown dated 1945. Very Good/Fair. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 003751 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	GOLDENBERG, SUSAN The Thomson Empire London, Sidwick & Jackson Ltd. 1985, First Thus. (ISBN: 0283991798) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. The complete saga of an international corporate giant with assets of over $10 billion in 14 countries (then of course). It offers a telling portrait of the major executives and advisors and the family members who make up the Thomson network. 260pp. A little foxing and dust on top page edges. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 14.30 [Appr.: EURO 16.25 US$ 23.82 \| JP¥ 2119] Book number: 001796 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	HOCKING, ANTHONY Randfontein Estates. The First Hundred Years Bethulie, Hollards. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 0620093773) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: Heather Blair. Very well illustrated history of Randfontein Estates gold mining company. 280pp. In slip case. Fine/Slip Case. GBP 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 US$ 29.99 \| JP¥ 2668] Book number: 002581 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	LÃœÃ–ND, KARL Inspired By Tomorrow. Zurich - 125 Years. History and Vision of a Global Corportation Zurich, Zurich Insurance Company. 1998, First Edition. (ISBN: 3858237329) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Zurich Insurance Company - well illustrated corporate history. 269pp. Fine/Fine. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 US$ 24.99 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 002404 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	MOSS, MICHAEL AND ALISON TURTON A Legend of Retailing: House of Fraser London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0297796801) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. The story not only of House of Fraser but also the emergence and growth of the department store itself. 384pp. Dust jacket has small (10mm) but neat tear on top front edge. Dust jacket now in protective cover. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.5 US$ 33.32 \| JP¥ 2964] Book number: 003916 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	READER, W. J. Bowater. A History Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. 1981, First Edition. (ISBN: 0521241650) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. W. J. Reader's account of Bowater's transformation from a small paper merchants' business, founded in London in 1881, into a manufacturing and trading enterprise active throughout the world. Numerous illustrations and tables. Dust jacket has light edgewear with creases and some small chips. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 20.30 [Appr.: EURO 22.75 US$ 33.82 \| JP¥ 3008] Book number: 001785 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	ROSNER, CHARLES (EDITOR) The World of De La Rue. The Old World and the New Presented on the Occasion of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the House of De La Rue 1813-1963 London, De La Rue. 1963. Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. The 150th anniversary of De La Rue Company Limited in the form of an Atlas, a memorial to their past and contemporary history. Presentation label on front pastedown. Includes loose printed unsigned message from the Chairman on headed paper. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 US$ 23.32 \| JP¥ 2075] Book number: 002569 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.
	WERTZ, WILLIAM C. (EDITOR) Phillips - The First 66 Years Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Phillips Petroleum Company. 1983. (ISBN: 0961114606) Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Numerous photographs in this history of Phillips, the small regional producer of crude oil and natural gas liquids that grew into a huge, financially strong multinational corporation. 219 pages. Small loss to dust jacket at top front, some tears and creases around edges. Very Good/Good. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 US$ 24.99 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 001631 Click here to order or inquire at Andmeister Books.