Richard a rupp (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Jacket has Minor shelf wear, spine end is slightly dinged, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. Rupp?s and Townsend?s exhaustive research into the history of the Arkwright Mfg. Co. has resulted in a book that reads like a novel, moving from one decade to another as it delves into the lives of all those responsible for the company?s successes and longevity. The Arkwright Manufacturing Company began by producing cotton thread in the western Rhode Island hinterlands during the American Industrial Revolution. While the majority of New England mills have disappeared or become condominiums, this company is about to celebrate its 190th anniversary. From the moneyed men who ran the financial aspects to the men and women on the shop floor that ran the looms, it took hundreds of hard working individuals to accomplish this. The complete story of how Arkwright survived its unstable early years to become the largest supplier of material used to cover hardbound books in the world at the opening of the last century, then changed direction to become a major supplier of film and paper based products for the reprographics industry, is told here for the first time.…

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. (Rhode Island, Textile Industry) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover with DJ. Black paper over boards with gold lettering on spine. No date on title page. Copyright page dated 2008. Stated Second Edition, Second Printing. 496 pages. DJ glossy. Black and white photographs of farmland across covers of DJ. Boards have tiny white spots of discoloration but have otherwise been well protected by DJ. Gold lettering on spine is shiny and legible. Previous owner signature on front free endpaper. Pages have been well maintained. Text is tidy and legible. Binding secure with no missing pages. Very Good Condition. Signed by the author on the title page with a 1 line inscription made out to "Bruce", dated June 26th, 2012. Please contact us with questions or if you would like to see photographs.…

HARDCOVER. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st edition. Inscribed by Jacobson. 607pp, octavo hardcover in djj. boards clean and sharp, tight binding, interior clean. DJ covers clean, no tears, in mylar cover. inscribed by author.