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	YOUNG, B & HEATH, J W The Enterprise Years : A Businessman in the Cabinet London, United Kingdom, Headline Book Publishing, Limited, 1991. (ISBN: 0747202753) Hard Cover with dust jacket. Lord Young describes the 10 years he spent at the heart of the Thatcher Revolution. Near Fine/Near Fine. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 \| JP¥ 1174] Book number: 003977 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	BANKS, HOWARD The Rise and Fall of Freddie Laker London, Faber & Faber, 1982. (ISBN: 0571130771) Soft Cover , 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Fascinating reconstruction of the events that led to Laker's victory over the airline giants with Skytrain, but also a meticulous investigation into the many reasons for its eventual collapse. Clean, tight paperback with some light sunning to page edges - 155pp. Very Good. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 US$ 24.92 \| JP¥ 2201] Book number: 036773 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	BANNATYNE, DUNCAN Anyone Can Do It : The Autobiography London, Orion Books, 2006. (ISBN: 0752875639) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. From an Ice Cream Van to Dragons' Den and all the stops along the way. Unread hardback in an unclipped d/w - 294 pages including index. Near Fine/Near Fine. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 \| JP¥ 1174] Book number: 037648 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	BOWER, TOM Maxwell - the Outsider London, Aurum Press, 1988, First Edition. (ISBN: 0948149884) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo. Biography (pre-death) of Robert Maxwell covering his childhood in Czechoslovakia, his time in the British army during WW2, the building of his printing and publishing business, serving as an MP at Westminster etc. 374 pages including index. Tanning to page margins. Illustrated with b&w photographs. A very good, clean copy in very good unclipped dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 \| JP¥ 1174] Book number: 029287 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	BOWER, TOM Maxwell : The Final Verdict London, Harper Collins, 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 0002555646) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Looks at Maxwell's life and his hectic struggle for pleasure, power and survival - revealing his countdown towards disaster and including the inside story of his sons trial. A very good clean hardback in unclipped dustwrapper. 478 pages including index. Slight tanning to page edges. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 \| JP¥ 1467] Book number: 036711 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	DOUBLEDAY, F.N. The Memoirs of a Publisher New York, Doubleday, 1972, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo. Original red cloth with gilt titles and decoration. Cream dustjacket is lightly soiled and shows signs of light shelfwear including small tears to spine ends. 304 pages including index. Small stain to top edge. Text block immaculate. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 US$ 24.92 \| JP¥ 2201] Book number: 028092 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	EGLIN, ROGER; RITCHIE, BERRY Fly Me, I'M Freddie! London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0297777467) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo. The first full account of Freddie Laker's epic struggle to establish Skytrain as a transatlantic operator, and the opposition he faced from both British and American aviation authorities. A very good clean hardback illustrated with b.w. photographs. 238 pages including index. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 \| JP¥ 1467] Book number: 036778 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	WEIDENFELD GEORGE Remembering My Good Friends - an Autobiography London, HarperCollins, 1994, First Edition. (ISBN: 0002158566) Hard Cover with dust jacket. As new, unread copy in unclipped jacket which shows signs of slightest shelf wear. The autobiography of George Weidenfeld, the publisher who came to England from Nazi Vienna in 1939 and who could count among his friends some of the most notable people of the postwar era including Harold Wilson, the Longfords, Henry Kissinger, Graham Greene etc. Fine/Near Fine. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.93 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 019209 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	HAMMER, ARMAND Hammer - Witness to History London, Simon & Schuster, 1987, First Edition. (ISBN: 0671654586) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. The remarkable biography of a truly remarkable man - businessman, statesman, envoy, industrialist, entrepreneur, philanthropoligist . A very good clean copy in unclipped dustjacket which shows signs of light shelfwear. 544 pages including index. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Very Good/Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 \| JP¥ 1174] Book number: 007570 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	HUTCHISON SIR KENNETH High Speed Gas an Autobiography London, Gerald Duckworth, 1987, First Edition. (ISBN: 0715622005) Hard Cover with dust jacket. The memoirs of the chief architect of the modern gas industry. Jacket has been used to bookmark pages and is now stretched. Very Good/Good. GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.25 US$ 33.22 \| JP¥ 2935] Book number: 004078 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	LEONI, PEPPINO I Shall Die on the Carpet London, Leslie Frewin, 1966, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo. Clean, bright hardback in poor dustjacket which has long repaired tear to front cover. The autobiography of the restaurateur who came to London as a penniless boy of 15 but went on to start the famous Dean Street restaurant Quo Vadis. 240 pages. Very Good/Poor. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 \| JP¥ 1174] Book number: 035962 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	LEWIS, JEREMY The Life and Times of Allen Lane London, United Kingdom, Viking, 2005, First Edition. (ISBN: 0670914851) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo. The biography of Allen Lane, the greatest publisher of the twentieth century who despite leaving school at 16 went on to found Penguin Books. A clean, crisp copy in unclipped dustjacket. Illustrated in b&w. 484 pages including index. Fine/Near Fine. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 US$ 23.25 \| JP¥ 2054] Book number: 028097 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	MACPHERSON, HUGH (EDITOR) John Spedan Lewis 1885-1963 John Lewis Partnership, 1985, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. The founder of the John Lewis Partnership is remembered by some of his contemporaries in the centenary year of his birth. Clean, square hardback in a d/w showing lightly sunned spine with some minor peeling to laminate - 222 pages including index. Very Good/Good. GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 14 US$ 20.76 \| JP¥ 1834] Book number: 036911 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	MINNEY, R.J. Viscount Southwood London, Odhams, 1954, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo. A very good clean hardback copy in unclipped dustwrapper which shows signs of shelfwear/tear The biography of Viscount Southwood, born Julius Saltus Elias, who came from humble beginnings to become the owner of one of the most successful printing and publishing houses in Great Britain. 384 pages including index. Illustrated with b.w. photographs. Very Good/Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 \| JP¥ 1467] Book number: 035177 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	MORTON, FREDERIC The Rothchilds London, Secker & Warburg, 1963, Sixth Impression. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Explains how a family of traders from Jew Street, Frankfurt-on-Main, became the most powerful family in the world. Clean, square hardback in an unclipped d/w showing wear & tear. Includes an attached, fold-out family tree. 264 pages including index. Very Good/Fair. GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 14 US$ 20.76 \| JP¥ 1834] Book number: 034524 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	TAYLOR, A.J.P. Beaverbrook London, Hamish Hamilton, 1972, First Edition. (ISBN: 0241021707) Hard Cover , 8vo. Comprehensive biography of Max Aitken - Lord Beaverbrook - whose diverse career included financier, politician, newspaper proprietor, statesman, and historian as well as being a character. A good clean hardback which lacks its dustwrapper. Illustrated with b.w. photographs. Slight tanning to page edges. 712 pages including index. Good/No Jacket. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 \| JP¥ 1467] Book number: 042110 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.

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	YOUNG, B & HEATH, J W The Enterprise Years : A Businessman in the Cabinet London, United Kingdom, Headline Book Publishing, Limited, 1991. (ISBN: 0747202753) Hard Cover with dust jacket. Lord Young describes the 10 years he spent at the heart of the Thatcher Revolution. Near Fine/Near Fine. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 \| JP¥ 1174] Book number: 003977 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	BANKS, HOWARD The Rise and Fall of Freddie Laker London, Faber & Faber, 1982. (ISBN: 0571130771) Soft Cover , 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Fascinating reconstruction of the events that led to Laker's victory over the airline giants with Skytrain, but also a meticulous investigation into the many reasons for its eventual collapse. Clean, tight paperback with some light sunning to page edges - 155pp. Very Good. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 US$ 24.92 \| JP¥ 2201] Book number: 036773 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	BANNATYNE, DUNCAN Anyone Can Do It : The Autobiography London, Orion Books, 2006. (ISBN: 0752875639) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. From an Ice Cream Van to Dragons' Den and all the stops along the way. Unread hardback in an unclipped d/w - 294 pages including index. Near Fine/Near Fine. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 \| JP¥ 1174] Book number: 037648 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	BOWER, TOM Maxwell - the Outsider London, Aurum Press, 1988, First Edition. (ISBN: 0948149884) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo. Biography (pre-death) of Robert Maxwell covering his childhood in Czechoslovakia, his time in the British army during WW2, the building of his printing and publishing business, serving as an MP at Westminster etc. 374 pages including index. Tanning to page margins. Illustrated with b&w photographs. A very good, clean copy in very good unclipped dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 \| JP¥ 1174] Book number: 029287 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	BOWER, TOM Maxwell : The Final Verdict London, Harper Collins, 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 0002555646) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Looks at Maxwell's life and his hectic struggle for pleasure, power and survival - revealing his countdown towards disaster and including the inside story of his sons trial. A very good clean hardback in unclipped dustwrapper. 478 pages including index. Slight tanning to page edges. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 \| JP¥ 1467] Book number: 036711 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	DOUBLEDAY, F.N. The Memoirs of a Publisher New York, Doubleday, 1972, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo. Original red cloth with gilt titles and decoration. Cream dustjacket is lightly soiled and shows signs of light shelfwear including small tears to spine ends. 304 pages including index. Small stain to top edge. Text block immaculate. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 US$ 24.92 \| JP¥ 2201] Book number: 028092 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	EGLIN, ROGER; RITCHIE, BERRY Fly Me, I'M Freddie! London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0297777467) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo. The first full account of Freddie Laker's epic struggle to establish Skytrain as a transatlantic operator, and the opposition he faced from both British and American aviation authorities. A very good clean hardback illustrated with b.w. photographs. 238 pages including index. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 \| JP¥ 1467] Book number: 036778 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	WEIDENFELD GEORGE Remembering My Good Friends - an Autobiography London, HarperCollins, 1994, First Edition. (ISBN: 0002158566) Hard Cover with dust jacket. As new, unread copy in unclipped jacket which shows signs of slightest shelf wear. The autobiography of George Weidenfeld, the publisher who came to England from Nazi Vienna in 1939 and who could count among his friends some of the most notable people of the postwar era including Harold Wilson, the Longfords, Henry Kissinger, Graham Greene etc. Fine/Near Fine. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.93 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 019209 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	HAMMER, ARMAND Hammer - Witness to History London, Simon & Schuster, 1987, First Edition. (ISBN: 0671654586) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. The remarkable biography of a truly remarkable man - businessman, statesman, envoy, industrialist, entrepreneur, philanthropoligist . A very good clean copy in unclipped dustjacket which shows signs of light shelfwear. 544 pages including index. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Very Good/Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 \| JP¥ 1174] Book number: 007570 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	HUTCHISON SIR KENNETH High Speed Gas an Autobiography London, Gerald Duckworth, 1987, First Edition. (ISBN: 0715622005) Hard Cover with dust jacket. The memoirs of the chief architect of the modern gas industry. Jacket has been used to bookmark pages and is now stretched. Very Good/Good. GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.25 US$ 33.22 \| JP¥ 2935] Book number: 004078 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	LEONI, PEPPINO I Shall Die on the Carpet London, Leslie Frewin, 1966, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo. Clean, bright hardback in poor dustjacket which has long repaired tear to front cover. The autobiography of the restaurateur who came to London as a penniless boy of 15 but went on to start the famous Dean Street restaurant Quo Vadis. 240 pages. Very Good/Poor. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 \| JP¥ 1174] Book number: 035962 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	LEWIS, JEREMY The Life and Times of Allen Lane London, United Kingdom, Viking, 2005, First Edition. (ISBN: 0670914851) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo. The biography of Allen Lane, the greatest publisher of the twentieth century who despite leaving school at 16 went on to found Penguin Books. A clean, crisp copy in unclipped dustjacket. Illustrated in b&w. 484 pages including index. Fine/Near Fine. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 US$ 23.25 \| JP¥ 2054] Book number: 028097 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	MACPHERSON, HUGH (EDITOR) John Spedan Lewis 1885-1963 John Lewis Partnership, 1985, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. The founder of the John Lewis Partnership is remembered by some of his contemporaries in the centenary year of his birth. Clean, square hardback in a d/w showing lightly sunned spine with some minor peeling to laminate - 222 pages including index. Very Good/Good. GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 14 US$ 20.76 \| JP¥ 1834] Book number: 036911 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	MINNEY, R.J. Viscount Southwood London, Odhams, 1954, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo. A very good clean hardback copy in unclipped dustwrapper which shows signs of shelfwear/tear The biography of Viscount Southwood, born Julius Saltus Elias, who came from humble beginnings to become the owner of one of the most successful printing and publishing houses in Great Britain. 384 pages including index. Illustrated with b.w. photographs. Very Good/Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 \| JP¥ 1467] Book number: 035177 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	MORTON, FREDERIC The Rothchilds London, Secker & Warburg, 1963, Sixth Impression. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Explains how a family of traders from Jew Street, Frankfurt-on-Main, became the most powerful family in the world. Clean, square hardback in an unclipped d/w showing wear & tear. Includes an attached, fold-out family tree. 264 pages including index. Very Good/Fair. GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 14 US$ 20.76 \| JP¥ 1834] Book number: 034524 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	TAYLOR, A.J.P. Beaverbrook London, Hamish Hamilton, 1972, First Edition. (ISBN: 0241021707) Hard Cover , 8vo. Comprehensive biography of Max Aitken - Lord Beaverbrook - whose diverse career included financier, politician, newspaper proprietor, statesman, and historian as well as being a character. A good clean hardback which lacks its dustwrapper. Illustrated with b.w. photographs. Slight tanning to page edges. 712 pages including index. Good/No Jacket. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 \| JP¥ 1467] Book number: 042110 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.