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Under Control: life in a nineteenth-century silk factory
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Under Control: life in a nineteenth-century silk factory

by Carol Adams, Paula Bartley, Judy Lown and Cathy Loxton

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Published
1983
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Soft cover
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9780521274814
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Cambridge University Press, 1983 In the series Women in History. Large stapled booklet, covers lightly worn, no inscriptions, clean, sound, good.
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The Making of Modern Shetland

by Hance d Smith

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Published
1977
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Soft cover
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Shetland Times, 1977 The economic and social history of the islands. Stapled booklet, illustrative covers slightly marked and worn, name plate (of Scottish author Margaret Elphinstone) to the half title, generally VG.
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Quantitative Studies and Production Cost of Roman Public Construction

by Christopher Courault and Carlos Marquez, eds.

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Used - Very Good
Published
2020
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Hardcover
ISBN
9788499275451
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UCO Press, 2020 A multi-lingual study, with essays in English, Spanish, French and Italian. Very slight bumping to corners, no inscriptions, VG. A heavy book.
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Aid to Bangladesh: for better or worse?

by Michael Scott

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Published
1979
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Soft cover
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Oxfam-America, 1979 Number 1 in the Impact Series. Tracking the effectiveness of Food Aid. Stapled booklet, covers a little worn, no inscriptions, generally VG.
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Community Development Journal: an international forum: Vol 32, No.1, January 1997

by Gary Craig, ed.

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Published
1997
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Soft cover
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Oxford University Press, 1997 Slight wear to covers, no inscriptions, generally VG.
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The Guidimaka Region of Mautritania: a critical analysis leading to a development project
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The Guidimaka Region of Mautritania: a critical analysis leading to a development project

by P Bradley, C Raynaut, J Torrealba

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Used - Good
Published
1977
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Soft cover
ISBN
9780905990002
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War on Want, 1977 The preface has been mis-paginated and pencil marks clarify the sequence. Otherwise clean and sound, small tippex mark to title page, in slightly marked and worn illustrative covers, good.
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Tyninghame, East Lothisn, Scotland: 28th, 29th Sept, 1987

by Sotheby's

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Hardcover
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Sotheby's Fully illustrated auction catalogue, bidding slip loosely laid in. Slight wrinkling and marking to lower edge of prelims, otherwise clean and sound, good, in VG DJ.
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Fingask Castle, Rait, by Perth, 26th, 27th, 28th April 1993

by Christie's

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Soft cover
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Christie's Fully illustrated auction guide. Light wear to illustrative covers, generally VG.
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The Northern and Western Islands of Scotland, their economy and society in the Seventeenth Century

by Frances J Shaw

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Published
1980
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780859760591
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John Donald, 1980 From Islay to Unst. VG, no inscriptions, in lightly worn DJ, generally VG.
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The Story of Peat: a brief guide to the formation, extraction and use of peat from the Somerset Levels

by The Willows Peat Company

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Published
1988
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Soft cover
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Westhay: The Willows Peat Company, 1988 Illustrated with old photographs, maps and plans. Stapled booklet, no inscriptions, generally VG.
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The Managed Economy
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The Managed Economy

by Cairncross, Alec ed.

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Good
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Hardcover
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9780631130000
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Basil Blackwell Oxford 1st 1970 HB Problems of economic management in both the private sector and the wider economy, planning and control and the convergence of the economic systems of western and eastern Europe. Ex academic library but minimal markings, generally a good clean copy in good DJ. 166pp 0
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Bristol and Co: the story of Bristol's long running businesses 1710 to the present day

by Reid, Helen

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Used - Very Good
Published
1987
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Soft cover
ISBN
9780948265617
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Bristol: Redcliffe Press, 1987 Over 130 firms from the city that have survived for more than 100 years, illustrated with old photographs and drawings. Light wear to illustrative covers, no inscriptions, generally VG.
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The Rise and Pattern of Industrial Growth in Communist China

by Chao, Kang

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Good
Published
1965
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Hardcover
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University of Michigan Press 1st edition 1965 hdbk, 1965 An attempt to lay out statistical proceedures to construct indices of industrial production and economic development in China which are more reliable than official government statistics. Ex academic library but minimal markings, generally a good clean copy in good DJ. 188pp 0
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The Future of Retailing

by Richard Evely

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Published
1955
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Soft cover
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London: The Fabian Society, 1955 Fabian Research Series No 177. Pamphlet with a red card cover. Author was a Labour candidate in 1955 and an economist. Good, stamp to front cover and rear, rust to staples. Text clean and clear.
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The Active Trade Unionist

by Fosh, Patricia

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Used - Good
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Good
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Hardcover
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Cambridge Univ Press 1st edition 1981 HB A study of motivation and participation at branch level, with the participation of Sheffield steelworkers from the Iron and Steel Trades confederation. Who participates in branch activity and why? Ex academic library but minimal markings, good clean copy in good DJ. 155pp 0
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The American Steel Industry 1850-1970
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The American Steel Industry 1850-1970

by Warren, Kenneth

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Used - Good
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Good
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780198232148
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Oxford Univ 1st edition 1973 HB A good clean copy, no inscriptions. in marked, edge-worn, mended, price-clipped, good DJ. 337pp 0
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Economic Geology of the Fife Coalfields, are III: Markinch, Dysart and Leven

by J Knox, palaeontology by F W Anderson

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Used - Very Good
Published
1954
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Hardcover
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Edinburgh: HMSO/Geological Survey Memoirs: Scotland, 1954 Tan cloth a little sunned, no inscriptions, two fold-out maps, three plates and numerous diagrams, bright, clean and sound, generally VG.
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The Nation as a Business Firm

by Mallock, W H

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Hardcover
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Adam & Charles Black London 1st 1910 HB An early classic of economic theory Externally good, only. Ex academic library but minimal markings, generally internally a good clean copy. Spine torn at head , endpapers browned. No DJ. 268pp 0
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Unemployment in West Belfast - The Obair Report

by Rolston, Bill and Tomlinson, Mike

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Used - Very Good
Published
1988
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Soft cover
ISBN
9780951422908
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Beyond the Pale Publications Belfast 1st 1988 PB, 1988 A report commissioned by Obair, the Campaign for Employment in West Belfast. VG, one page corner bent. 150pp
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Aid For Development

by Arnold, H J P

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Good
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Hardcover
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The Bodley Head London 1st 1966 HB A quantitative and qualitative survey of the aid efforts of East and West Ex academic library but minimal markings, generally a good clean copy in good dj 256pp 0
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