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The British malting industry since 1830
Hambledon Press
1998
A history of the development of the malting industry and its relationship with the brewing industry.
Annals of coal mining and the coal trade
David & Charles Reprints
1971
A history of the coal industry with an emphasis on technical developments.
The British brewing industry 1830-1980
Cambridge University Press
2008
A history of the British brewing industry.
The insurance man and his trade
Fact Ltd.
1938
A discussion of the role and future of industrial insurance.
The mushroom jungle: a history of postwar paperback publishing
Zeon Books
1993
A history of the rise and fall of pulp paperback publishing in post Second World War Britain.
Out of print and into profit: a history of the second-hand book trade in Britain in the 20th century
British Library
2007
A collection of essays by bibliographical scholars and professional booksellers assessing the development of the second-hand book trade in Britain.
A guide to tracing the history of businesses
Phillimore
2009
An outline of the principal sources available to business historians.
You brew good ale: a history of small-scale brewing
Sutton Publishing
1997
A survey of the rise and eventual decline of home-brew pubs and small local breweries.
The problem of the coal mines
Eyre & Spottiswoode
1945
An account of the state of the coal industry at the end of the Second World War with an emphasis on mechanisation and working conditions.
The business of books: how international conglomerates took over publishing and changed the way we read
Verso
2000
An assessment of the changes in post-war America publishing and how five conglomerates control more than 80% of the publishing.
History of the Staffordshire potteries
David & Charles Reprints and S.R. Publishers Limited
1970
A reprint of an 1829 account of the development of the Staffordshire pottery industry.
