318pp, with monochrome illustrations. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. 8vo. Cloth is worn, rubbed around edges and joints, scuffed at spine ends. Upper text block edge dust darkened, remaining edges lightly spotted. Shaken and a little loose. Internally neat, clean and tidy barring some faint and occasional foxing.
A collection of brief corporate histories for firms and businesses, including Colmans, Pears, Wedgwood, Levers, Huntley & Palmers, BP, Glaxo, Boots, Whiteleys, Pearsons, Cassells, Mudies, Odhams, Newnes, Bass Brewery, Brymay, Schweppes, Lyons and many others - some long gone and others still household names. Now a hard to find title with some interestings early histories.