Progress by Monsted, First Edition (2 results)

Hardback. Condition: nrVG. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. 1st Edition. 190 x 255 mm. Buff glass paper covered boards with tan cloth spine and white paper label lettered in black and decorated in brown on front cover. Bookplate on front pastedown detailing the sale of Otto Monsted to the Maypole Dairy Co, and becoming the Maypole Margarine Works 1st January 1915. Various illustrations dealing with the manufacturing of margarine, some with tissue guards. Large pull out of the factory and plant has taped repairs. Some cover wear. A nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: 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.