NEWCOMEN SOCIETY - 15 Pamphlets -

New York: Newcomen Society in North America. 1950. Hardcover. 15 nicely printed pamphlets bound without original covers in maroon library buckram, sprinkled page edges, spine gilt lettered, all published in 1950. Many illustrations, some tipped in. Some flaking to the spine gilt, else fine. Contains: A Page in the Colorful History of Our Modern Machine Age, by George C. Brainard; Early Days of Iron & Steel in North America, by Quincy Bent; "Harper's Magazine" 1850-1950: a Century Address, by Frederick L. Allen; Jonathan Warner (1726-1814): Merchant & Trader, King's Councillor, Mariner, Jurist, by William Greenough Wendell; John R. Graham (1847-1915) and the Bangor Railway & Electric Co., by Edward M. Graham; Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1838) of Salem and Boston, Navigator, etc., by Augustus Peabody Loring; The Colleges and American Industry, by Claude A. Putnam; "Western Pacific" Its First Forty Years: a Brief History, by Frederic Bennett Whitman; Sir Evelyn Wrench and his Continuing Vision of International Relations, during 40 Years, by William V. Griffin; Stephen Girard (1750-1831): a Proposal for Posthumous Award, by John A. Diemand; The Keeper of the Flame (1850-1950): 100 Years of Gas Service in Chicago, by James F. Oates; Marcus Whitman (1802-1847): His Courage, his Deeds, and His College, by Chester Collins Maxey; "B & M": What Two Young Maine Men Founded 80 Years Ago, by Charles S. Morrill; "Equitable" of the U.S. : What Henry B. Hyde Started in 1859, by Thomas T. Parkinson; "Educator" in the Cracker and Biscuit Industry in U.S.A. and in Great Britain, by Robert Lee Megowen. "15 pamphlets bound without original covers in maroon library buckram, sprinkled page edges, spine gilt lettered, all published in 1950. Many illustrations, some tipped in. Some flaking to the spine gilt, else fine. Contains: A Page in the Colorful History of Our Modern Machine Age, by George C. Brainard; Early Days of Iron & Steel in North America, by Quincy Bent; "Harper's Magazine" 1850-1950: a Century Address, by Frederick L. Allen; Jonathan Warner (1726-1814): Merchant & Trader, King's Councillor, Mariner, Jurist, by William Greenough Wendell; John R. Graham (1847-1915) and the Bangor Railway & Electric Co., by Edward M. Graham; Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1838) of Salem and Boston, Navigator, etc., by Augustus Peabody Loring; The Colleges and American Industry, by Claude A. Putnam; "Western Pacific" Its First Forty Years: a Brief History, by Frederic Bennett Whitman; Sir Evelyn Wrench and his Continuing Vision of International Relations, during 40 Years, by William V. Griffin; Stephen Girard (1750-1831): a Proposal for Posthumous Award, by John A. Diemand; The Keeper of the Flame (1850-1950): 100 Years of Gas Service in Chicago, by James F. Oates; Marcus Whitman (1802-1847): His Courage, his Deeds, and His College, by Chester Collins Maxey; "B & M": What Two Young Maine Men Founded 80 Years Ago, by Charles S. Morrill; "Equitable" of the U.S. : What Henry B. Hyde Started in 1859, by Thomas T. Parkinson; "Educator" in the Cracker and Biscuit Industry in U.S.A. and in Great Britain, by Robert Lee Megowen. "15 pamphlets bound without original covers in maroon library buckram, sprinkled page edges, spine gilt lettered, all published in 1950. Many illustrations, some tipped in. Some flaking to the spine gilt, else fine. Contains: A Page in the Colorful History of Our Modern Machine Age, by George C. Brainard; Early Days of Iron & Steel in North America, by Quincy Bent; "Harper's Magazine" 1850-1950: a Century Address, by Frederick L. Allen; Jonathan Warner (1726-1814): Merchant & Trader, King's Councillor, Mariner, Jurist, by William Greenough Wendell; John R. Graham (1847-1915) and the Bangor Railway & Electric Co., by Edward M. Graham; Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1838) of Salem and Boston, Navigator, etc., by Augustus Peabody Loring; The Colleges and American Industry, by Claude A. Putnam; "Western Pacific" Its First Forty Years: a Brief History, by Frederic Bennett Whitman; Sir Evelyn Wrench and his Continuing Vision of International Relations, during 40 Years, by William V. Griffin; Stephen Girard (1750-1831): a Proposal for Posthumous Award, by John A. Diemand; The Keeper of the Flame (1850-1950): 100 Years of Gas Service in Chicago, by James F. Oates; Marcus Whitman (1802-1847): His Courage, his Deeds, and His College, by Chester Collins Maxey; "B & M": What Two Young Maine Men Founded 80 Years Ago, by Charles S. Morrill; "Equitable" of the U.S. : What Henry B. Hyde Started in 1859, by Thomas T. Parkinson; "Educator" in the Cracker and Biscuit Industry in U.S.A. and in Great Britain, by Robert Lee Megowen. "The Newcomen Society of the United States was a non-profit educational foundation for 'the study and recognition of achievement in American business and the society it serves.' It was responsible for more than 1,600 individual histories of organizations, from corporations to colleges, which were distributed to libraries and its membership. In 2007, the chairman and trustees announced the society's closure." 1.25 parcel; Octavo .