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Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. "Published and presented with the Compliments of Otto Monsted Ltd (Manufacturers of margarine), Southall, London on the occasion of their 25th Anniversary" (Taken from the title page)Taken from web . "A 25th Anniversary celebration publication of the margarine producers and packers, Otto Monsted Ltd, of Southall. The Anniversary dates the book to 1912/1913. Many photographs- the factory, the private goods railway station, employees etc. etc. Folding panoramic view of the factory.Taken from Wiki . "Rasmus Otto Mønsted (23 November 1838 - 4 September 1916) was an industrialist and margarine manufacturer from Denmark. Born at the rural family manor of Lyngsbækgård on Mols near Ebeltoft, Otto Mønsted became a wholesaler of butter, grain and feed in the town of Aarhus in 1865 after some trading experience in Grenå, Roskilde and Copenhagen. In 1876, he founded a large business exporting butter in hermetically sealed cont.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Richmond Studios, Reinhold Thiele (illustrator). 1st Edition. Grey boards with unlettered bron cloth spine, title label to front, generally clean but some outer corner rubbing (in acetate wrap-around sleeve as acquired). Dedication page+f/piece photo tipped onto brown card, with protective tissue + illustrated t.p.+ pp.1-19 (with photo of 'The Modern Milkmaid' to verso p.19 + (1, blank)+ c.50 unnumbered ill. plates on recto c.100 pp., one being an unfolding 5 pp. panoramic photo of the factory, + an ill.t.p. 'A few remarks to the Retail Trade'+ pp.20-31+photo of their delivery van verso p.31 +_ (1, black on orange printed decorated colophon with printer and illustrator details, all printed text pp. in red border. Text sections open with large red illuminated capitals. Actually undated but founded in 1989 according to opening account. Clearly a lavish production. Otto Monsted was the largest and pioneering margarine producer in the UK. Unsurprising, given pub.date, very scarce. 19 cm x 25 cm.