ANON.

WORLD TIMBER SUPPLIES.

London. Timber Development Association Ltd., 1944., 27 pages. A folded map of the world showing "Forest Regions of the World.". Near fine except previous owner's name om title page. Near fine red stiff paper cover. 7.25" x 4.75 1944

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Buchzahl: 1957

Katalog: Natural History / Business & Economics

Sonstige Stichworte: timber wood trees forests

AUTHOR NOT KNOWN. CREIGHTON, ARCHIBALD (FOREWORD)

THROUGH TWO HALF-CENTURIES. 1850-1950. A History of the Cumberland Co-Operative Benefit Building Society.

Carlisle. Cumberland Co-Operative Benefit Building Society, 1950., Hardback, first edition. "Issued to Commemorate the Celebration of its Centenary on 16th April, 1950." 53 pages, illustrated with 18 b./w. photographs on 15 pages. No d./w. Dark green cloth cover is near fine. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. 23.5cm. x 18.5cm.

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Buchzahl: 7424

Katalog: History / Business & Banking

Sonstige Stichworte: Carlisle Cumberland building society Co-Operative Building Society

BAREN, MAURICE.

HOW IT ALL BEGAN. UP THE HIGH STREET.

London. Michael O'Mara Books Ltd. / Past Times,1996., Large softback. " Maurice Baren tells the stories behind the shop fronts." The history of 42 well known shops or companies, their beginnings and their founders. 144 pages, including short bibliography. Colour, and black & white photographs and pictures throughout. 9.75" x 7.5". Near fine. ISBN 1854796674. 1995

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Buchzahl: 1960

Katalog: Business

Sonstige Stichworte: business companies shops traders

BEHREND, ARTHUR.

Portrait of a Family Firm. Bahr, Behrend & Co. 1793-1945.

Liverpool. Arthur Behrend, 1970., First edition. A history of the shipping firm, researched & written by a partner after he retired, intended for members of the firm & their families, and customers only, not to be sold in bookshops. 206 pages, with 30 b./w. photographs, prints & documents. Navy blue cover near fine. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. is near fine except corners slightly worn. 22cm. x 14.25cm. 1970

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Buchzahl: 8533

Katalog: History :: Business

Sonstige Stichworte: Behrend Liverpool shipping

BLYTHMAN, JOANNA.

SHOPPER. The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets.

London. Harper Perennial, 2005., Paperback. 382 pages. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine stiff card cover priced on back £7.99. ISBN 0007158041. 2005

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Buchzahl: 7705

Katalog: Business, Finance & Marketing

Sonstige Stichworte: supermarkets megastore groceries

BRIGGS, ASA.

FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE. The Centenary History of Lewis's.

London. B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1956., A history of the large department stores, which started in Liverpool in 1856, and extended to Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Hanley and Leicester, eventually acquiring Selfridges in London. 242 pages including index. 6 plates of colour photographs or prints. 55 b./w. photographs or prints.13 line drawings. Contents near fine except for previous owner's name on f.e.p. Corners of cover slightly bumped, o./w. near fine. D./w. is near fine, priced 18s. (90p.) illustrated with an attractive lithograph by Herdman of Ranelagh St. Liverpool in 1825. 9" x 6". 1956

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Buchzahl: 1952

Katalog: Business

Sonstige Stichworte: Lewis's Selfridges Liverpool

CAMERON, ALAN AND FARNDON, ROY.

LLOYD'S LIST 1734 -1984. 250th ANNIVERSARY Special Supplement.

Colchester. Lloyd's List, Lloyd's of London, 1984., Large size softback. " Scenes From Sea & City. Lloyd's List 1734 -1984." 13¼" x 9¼". 288 pages. Illustratrations in colour and b. & w. on almost every page, and advertisments from shipping companies around the world, they're interesting too ! Near fine but tiny tear on bottom of title page and corners bumped. Card cover slightly worn top of spine on side. 1984

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Buchzahl: 4254

Katalog: Business

Sonstige Stichworte: Lloyd's shipping Lloyd's List insurers marine insurance maritime

CARR, E. (INTRODUCTION.)

COPPER PIPE-LINE SERVICES IN BUILDING.

London. Copper Development Association, 1959., Reprint of the 18th revised edition published in 1957. 128 pages. 28 b./w. photographs, 51 figures of drawings & 26 tables of charts & information. Board cover is near fine, but corners slightly bumped, & ends of spine slightly worn. Contents clean except previous owner's name & address. No d./w. 1959

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Buchzahl: 7850

Katalog: Architecture / Business

Sonstige Stichworte: copper pipe-line

CHANDLER, GEORGE.

FOUR CENTURIES OF BANKING. As Illustrated by Bankers,Customers & Staff associated with constituent banks of Martins Bank Ltd.

London. B.T. Batsford, 1964 & 1968., First editions. This 2 volume history was published to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Martins Banks in 1963. To trace the history of the bank, Dr. Chandler researched the archives and public records, had access to private diaries, letters, family papers and personal accounts, and has written a very interesting book. It is not just an economic history of the bank, but an account of the people involved and places connected with it from its beginnings in 16th century London and Liverpool, its development, expansion, and position 400 years later. This history also includes the partnerships & families who started small country banks in the provinces, takeovers, failures, bankruptcies, forgers, the effects of wars & revolutions. Vol.1 " The Grasshopper and the Liver Bird, Liverpool and London." 572 pages including select bibliography & objects, and index. Illustrated with 20 colour and 75 black & white prints, paintings & photographs, maps and family trees. Near fine in dark green binding, red title label & gold lettering. Black d./w. slightly worn top and bottom of spine and along edges, slight foxing on page edges, o./w. very good. Vol. II. "The Northern Constituent Banks." The history of banks in the north, such as Kendal, Ulverston, Halifax, Mirfield, Dewsbury, Carlisle, Bury, Preston, Alnwick, & Manchester. 608 pages including index, with 15 colour and 95 b.& w. photographs, engravings, pictures & maps. Near fine binding. Black d./w. is near fine except for slight wear at top & bottom of spine, and along edges. Both books have endpapers showing the "Schedule of the Tributary Banks of Martins Bank Ltd. 1964

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Buchzahl: 2246

Katalog: Business & Economics

Sonstige Stichworte: banks finance Martins Halifax Liverpool Kendal Carlisle

CRINGELY, ROBERT X.

Accidental Empires. How the boys of Silicon Valley make their millions, battle foreign competition, & still can't get a date.

London. Penguin Books, 1993., Paperback, reprint. 324 pages. Contents in fine condition, no inscription or marks. Near fine card cover, priced on back £6.99. ISBN 014017138X 1993

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Buchzahl: 7188

Katalog: Business

Sonstige Stichworte: Silicon Valley Gordon Campbell Chuck Thacker Bill Gates Microsoft Monsanto Intel Adobe IBM computing science

EVANS, PHILIP, AND WURSTER, THOMAS S.

BLOWN TO BITS. How The New Economics Of Information Transforms Strategy.

Boston, Mass. Harvard Business School Press, 2000., 259 pages. Illustrated with over 10 diagram or figures. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., priced $27.50. ISBN087584877X. 2000

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Buchzahl: 7853

Katalog: Business

Sonstige Stichworte: business economics industry industries corporation companies information

EVANS, SIR RICHARD, AND PRICE, COLIN.

Vertical Take-Off. The Inside story of British Aerospace's Comeback from Crisis to World Class.

London. Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 1999., In 1990 the shares of British Aerospace fell to an all time low, & the company faced a likely take over. An account of the 5 year change of management at BAe, written by Richard Evans, who, against all odds not only turned the company around, he transformed it once again into a world class respected business. 214 pages. Near fine but back bottom corner is slightly bumped. Near fine d./w., but bottom edge slightly bumped, its not price clipped (£18) 9¼" x 6". ISBN 1857882458. 1999

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Buchzahl: 3003

Katalog: Business

Sonstige Stichworte: British Aerospace Boeing Lockheed Marconi Electronics Benchmark Eurofighter Harrier BAeSema BAe

HEAL, DAVID W.

THE STEEL INDUSTRY IN POST WAR BRITAIN. Industrial Britain Series.

Newton Abbot. David & Charles, 1974., One of the series "Industrial Britain." 224 pages, including chapter notes & bibliography 15 b./w. photographs on 8 pages, and 17 figures within the text. Cover and contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. priced £7.50. ISBN 0715365657. 1974

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Buchzahl: 8467

Katalog: Business

Sonstige Stichworte: steel industry Scunthorpe Sheffield Stocksbridge Llanwern Lackenby Templeborough Ravenscraig Ebbw Vale

JAY, PETER.

ROAD TO RICHES or The Wealth of Man.

London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2000, Paperback. Wriiten to accompany the BBC TV series which Peter Jay presented in 2000. 383 pages including chapter notes & bibliography. 24 pages of about 68 colour photographs. 9¼" x 6¼". Tiny tear on edge of half title page, top corners slightly bumped, o./w. near fine. ISBN 0297643673. 2000

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Buchzahl: 2005

Katalog: Business & Economics

Sonstige Stichworte: economics wealth

MACMANUS, THEODORE F., AND BEASLEY, NORMAN.

MEN, MONEY and MOTORS. The Drama of the Automobile.

New York. Harper & Brothers, 1930., Reprint, 7th printing, first published 1929. With introduction by the authors, and a foreword. 284 pages including index. Contents clean, unmarked except for an inscription "To Digger" dated Xmas 1939. Cover is very good but top edge slightly dusty, & ends of spine slightly bumped. 22.25cm. x 14.5cm. 1930

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Buchzahl: 8134

Katalog: Business

Sonstige Stichworte: automobile car motor motorcar industry industrialist investor