9780719023644 - Montague Burton: The Tailor of Taste (Business and Society) von Sigsworth, Eric M. (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. 8vo. Pp: x, 171. Publisher's turquoise dust jacket with black and white illustration to front and black and white lettering. Publisher's blue boards lettered in silver at spine. Black and white illustrations.ISBN: 0719023645 Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. Top forecorner of front board lightly bumped. Hint of edge wear to top edge of front dust jacket. Old price stickers to rear of dust jacket.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Montague Burton arrived in Britain from Lithuania at the age of fifteen. From retail clothing in Chesterfield his firm expanded into the wholesale bespoke branch of men's clothing and came to dominate the industry. By 1939 it had 600 shops, 20,000 employees and a capital that had grown from £100 to £12 million. Condition: Very Good, few blemishes, torn sticker on the reverse and inscription to previous owner on inside front cover.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Montague Burton arrived in Britain from Lithuania at the age of fifteen. From retail clothing in Chesterfield his firm expanded into the wholesale bespoke branch of men's clothing and came to dominate the industry. By 1939 it had 600 shops, 20,000 employees and a capital that had grown from £100 to £12 million. Condition: Very Good, few blemishes, torn sticker on the reverse and inscription to previous owner on inside front cover.

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in poor condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0719023645.

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 171 pp.: illustrations ; 23 cm. Subjects; Burton, Montague Maurice Sir 1885-1952. Businesspeople Great Britain ; Biography. Clothing trade Great Britain History 20th century. Factory workers. Retail premises. Costume Manufacture. Tailoring firms. 3 Kg.