The House Of Bemrose 1826-1926 By H H Bemrose Ma, Scd

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Hardback. Used Good+. The House of Benmrose 1826-1926. The edges of the boards are worn. The gilt on the front board is still bright but the gilt on the spine is faded. Inside the webbing can be seen at the front and the back. There is some foxing to the page edges but most of the pages are clean. There is a neat name to the top of a page at the front. There are numerous plates. The coloured illustrations of the workrooms are reproduced from originals by Herbert J Finn who is well known for his artistic ability in presenting industrial subjects. The staff photographs include practically every member of the present staff and many of the earlier employees. William Bemrose, The founder of the Printing House of Bemrose and the family of Bemrose of Derby, was born at Newark-on-Trent. on October 15th 1792. It is an interesting autobiography including facts re W Bemrose, in 1839, became the Printer to the NMR and Amalgamation of the three Railways to form the Midland Railway and thus was pri

70 GBP