The Milk Trade A Comprehensive Guide to the Development of the Dairy Industry Volume I and Volume II

An incredibly scarce 2 volume set of illustrated first editions on the history of the dairy industry in Britain. An incredibly scarce 2 volume set of first editions, on the history of the dairy industry in Britain.Ex-library copies, with stamps and labels of 'Oldham Industrial Co-operative Society Limited Educational Department'.Features 24 monochrome plates, spread evenly across both volumes. Collated, complete. Also features many vignette illustrations throughout.Volume II. features an additional booklet, slotted towards the rear of the title, labelled 'East Kilbride Dairy Farmers Limited Glasgow. Report of the directors and statement of accounts for the year ended 31st March, 1970'. Stapled booklet binding rusted, which has slightly marked rear paste down.In original green cloth binding, with gilt motif to front boards. Bound in original green cloth. Externally, smart. Rubbing to extremities. Bumping to head and tail. Fading to covers and spine. Rubbing to gilt lettering to spine. Occasional library stamps to endpapers. Slight rust marks to vol II endpapers from booklet staples. Library labels and records to front free endpapers to both volumes. Internally, firmly bound, with occasional strain. Pages generally bright and clean, with occasional spotting and handling marks. Occasional library stamps to pages. Infrequent tide marks to vol I pages. Very Good. …