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THE MILLERS: A STORY OF TECHNOLOGICAL ENDEAVOUR AND INDUSTRIAL SUCCESS, 1870-2001
Written by Glyn Jones.
Stock no. 2136234
Published by Carnegie Publishing Ltd.. Circa 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. Tells the story of the transformation of the flour milling industry by men of vision with enterprise and engineering skill. ISBN: 1859360858. A few knocks to corners. Couple of marks to covers. Grubby mark to front endpaper. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing and a few marks.

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THE COPPER KING: A BIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS WILLIAMS OF LLANIDAN
Written by J.R. Harris.
Stock no. 2136080
Published by Liverpool University Press. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with gilt title to spine. One of the most remarkable business men of the 18th century; the monopolist of the British copper industry at the time. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with some nicks and chips.

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DOCUMENTS ILLUSTRATING THE WILTSHIRE TEXTILE TRADES IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Written by Julia De L. Mann.
Stock no. 2136012
Published by Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. 1964. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with black title to spine. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Records Branch Volume XIX For the Year 1963. Print run of 350 copies. Some marks to covers; bumping and wear to spine and corners. Browning to outer page edges.

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THE PRINCIPLES OF INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT
Written by John C. Duncan.
Stock no. 2135963
Published by D. Appleton And Company. 1926. Almost very good condition.

Maroon cloth with gilt title to spine, blind title to front cover. B/w illustrations. Spine is faded. Bumping to spine and corners. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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LEAD MANUFACTURING IN BRITAIN: A HISTORY
Written by D.J. Rowe.
Stock no. 2135920
Published by Croom Helm. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0709922507. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few marks.

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METAL INDUSTRIES: SHIPBREAKING AT ROSYTH AND CHARLESTOWN
Written by Ian Buxton.
Stock no. 1822898
Published by World Ship Society. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Grey cardwraps. B/w photos. 104 pages. ISBN: 090561769X. Covers lightly creased and lightly rubbed at corners. Contents clean.

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ENGINES OF CHANGE: THE AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1790-1860
Written by Brooke Hindle; Steven Lubar.
Stock no. 2135682
Published by Smithsonian Institution Press. 1988. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 087474539X. Spine is faded; small tear/nick to top. Title page is partially detached to top.

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MEN OF STEEL
No author listed.
Stock no. 1821923
Published by The Iron And Steel Trades Confederation. 1st 1951. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. A chronicle of 88 years of trade unionism in the British iron and steel industry. Spine a little creased, gilt title to spine is dull. Boards are lightly marked. Corners lightly rubbed. Text block browned and grubby. Endpapers grubby. Frontis and title page creased with a little damage to title page (edge of). Hinges pulled but binding tight. Contents generally clean. A well used copy.

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INDUSTRY, ART & TASTE
Written by Barbara C. Morden.
Stock no. 1320155
Published by Quoin Publishing Ltd. Circa 2015. Slightly better than very good condition.

19th century north east industrialists: an introduction to their business & social connections, their houses & art collections. Card wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. 92 pages. ISBN: 9780905974941. SIGNED by the author to inside of front cover. Light creases to corner tips. Contents fine.

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HOW TO WORK SHEET METAL
Written by Herbert J. Dyer. Illustrated by Herbert J. Dyer.
Stock no. 2133947
Published by Percival Marshall And Co Ltd.. Circa 1949. Almost very good condition.

Stiff card covers. A practical man's description of metal working practice 'straight from the bench'. B/w illustrations. Tears and splits to spine; a little loss. Some marks to covers. Page edge browning; some grubby marks.

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SKINNINGROVE IRON AND STEEL WORKS: ITS HISTORY, RAILWAYS AND LOCOMOTIVES
Written by Cliff Shepherd.
Stock no. 1820118
Published by The Industrial Railway Society. 1st 2012. Fine condition.

The history and physical changes affecting a UK integrated iron and steel works. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 9781901556803. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page.

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