Economic And Industrial History from David Murray Books

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Foundations of Corporate Empire: Is history repeating itself?

Foundations of Corporate Empire: Is history repeating itself?

by Karl Moore; David Lewis

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2000
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Soft cover
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9780273639640
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London: Financial Times - Prentice Hall, 2000. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. From ancient history to the twentieth century, the history of international business and globaliisation.
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Machines of Plenty: Chronicle of an Innovator in Construction and Agricultural Equipment

Machines of Plenty: Chronicle of an Innovator in Construction and Agricultural Equipment

by Stewart H. Holbrook; Richard G. Charlton

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Published
1976
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Hardcover
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New York: Macmillan, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A 1976 expansion of Holbrook's 1955 history of the J. I. Case Compant. Spanning 1842 to 1976.
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The Beneficent Usurpers: A History of the British in Madeira

The Beneficent Usurpers: A History of the British in Madeira

by Desmon Gregory

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Published
1988
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Hardcover
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9780838633267
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Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1988. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Book condition Fine except for a few tick marks against book titles in the end bibliography. Dust jacket Near Fine apart from a small tear and crease at top-left front (see photo). Now rare.
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Atlantic Islands: Madeira, the Azores, and the Cape Verdes in Seventeenth-Century Commerce and Navigation

Atlantic Islands: Madeira, the Azores, and the Cape Verdes in Seventeenth-Century Commerce and Navigation

by T. Bentley Duncan

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Published
1972
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Hardcover
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9780226170015
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Chicago: University of Chicago, 1972. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fascinating and highly readable account of the history and early importance of Madeira, the Azores and the Cape Verdes". A well preserved copy with no internal markings other than a very discreetly written name of previous owner on the flyleaf.… Read more about this item
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A Century of Chemistry

A Century of Chemistry

by Ernst Baumler

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Published
1968
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Hardcover
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Dusseldorf: Econ Verlag, 1968. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. History of Farbwerke Hoechst. Due to its weight additional shipping charges may be requested depending on destination. An excellent copy. just a little shelf wear at the foot of the pages. Not an ex-library copy.
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The Principles and Practice of Management

The Principles and Practice of Management

by E. F. L. Brech (Ed.)

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Used - Good
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1st Edition 4th Printing
Published
1953
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Hardcover
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London: Longmans, 1953. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Business management as it was 70 years ago. Of historical rather than practical interest. 1956 impression of 1953 first edition. This early edition is now very rare. Internally a good clean copy. Front board slightly loose at the top but… Read more about this item
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A Life Apart: The English Working Class 1890-1914

A Life Apart: The English Working Class 1890-1914

by Standish Meacham

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Published
1977
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London: Thames and Hudson, 1977. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A extremely well-kept copy without dust jacket. Not an ex-library book.
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The Road to Success: Alfred McAlpine 1935-1985

The Road to Success: Alfred McAlpine 1935-1985

by Tony Gray

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Published
1987
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Hardcover
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London: Park Lane Press, 1987. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Official history of the McAlpine company. A fine copy from a private collection in a dust jacket fine apart from being price clipped.
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Life and Labour in the 19th Century

Life and Labour in the 19th Century

by C. R. Fay

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Edition
3rd Edition
Published
1943
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Hardcover
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London: Cambridge University Press, 1943. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Lecture delivered at Cambridge University in 1919. First edition 1920. This is the 1945 reprint of the 1943 3rd edition. A good clean copy internally in a fully intact binding but boards rather grubby
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The Deferential Worker: A Study of Farm Workers in East Anglia

The Deferential Worker: A Study of Farm Workers in East Anglia

by Howard Newby

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Published
1977
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780713908923
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London: Allen Lane, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A well-preserved clean copy in a dustjacket with just a slight tear and rubbing at the spine.
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The Town Labourer and the Industrial Revolution

The Town Labourer and the Industrial Revolution

by Malcolm I. Thomis

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Published
1974
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Soft cover
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9780713428339
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London: Batsford, 1974. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A clean copy internally. Spine uncreased but somewhat faded. This is not an ex-library copy.
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The Railway Builders: Lives and Works of the Vistorian Railway Contractors

The Railway Builders: Lives and Works of the Vistorian Railway Contractors

by R. S. Joby

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Edition
1st Edition
Published
1983
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780715379592
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Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A nice copy of a book sure to appeal to anyone interested in the origins of our British railway network or industrial history more generally. Looks at both the big-time and smaller contractors as well as the major… Read more about this item
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The Boss: The Life and Times of the British Business Man
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The Boss: The Life and Times of the British Business Man

by Roy Lewis; Rosemary Stewart

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Published
1958
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Hardcover
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London: Phoenix House, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. With an interesting gift inscription (see photo). A nice copy.
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The Skilled Labourer 1760-1832

The Skilled Labourer 1760-1832

by J. L. Hammond; Barbara Hammond

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Published
1995
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Soft cover
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9780750909679
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Stroud: Alan Sutton, 1995. Soft cover. Very Good. First published 1919. Clean papaerback; no spine creasing; some browning of page edges. 403 pages; 13.5 x 21.5 cm. Industrial history with much on the North of England cotton and woollen industries and the Luddites.
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Adventure in Oil: The Story of British Petroleum
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Adventure in Oil: The Story of British Petroleum

by Henry Longhurst

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1st Edition
Published
1959
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Hardcover
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London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover, no dust jacket. Very Good. Internal a clean copy, with firm binding Very Good except for some marking of the spine (see photos). 160x240 mm. 286pp. History of British Petroleum with a foreword by Sir Winston Churchill referring… Read more about this item
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The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway: A Concise History

The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway: A Concise History

by Nock, O. S.

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Published
1969
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Hardcover
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9780711001305
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London: Ian Allan, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A well-preserved copy with no internal markings apart from a previous owner's name and where bought in 1975.
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Maverick! The Success Story Behind The World's Most Unusual Workplace

by Semler, Ricardo

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Near Fine
Published
1993
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780712654517
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London: Century, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An excellent copy, unmarked apart from neat signature of previous owner
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Big Blues: The Unmaking of IBM

by Carroll, Paul

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Published
1994
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780297813156
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London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1994. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An extremely well-preserved copy. Almost as new; just slight shelf wear to the foot of dust jacket.
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Treacherous Estate: The Press After Fleet Street

by Leapman, Michael

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Fine
Published
1992
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Hardcover
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9780340577424
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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1992. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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