Search Results: Biography - business from Godley Books

London: Michael Joseph/Readers Union, 1957. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and tiny bump to upper rear corner. Dusty dust jacket not price clipped or marked with small tear/crease to upper front edge, nicks to upper corners and sunning to spine. 207pp. The author tells his own fascinating story which was finding, buying and selling antiques, in Bristol and Bath over 50 years.. Hard Cover. Very Good (+)/Very Good. 7.75 x 5 inches.

Milan, Italy: Baldini Castoldi Dalai Editore, 2007. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked glossy black boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 236pp. Biography of fashion icon Giorgio Armani from his beginning as a shy young Italian to his fashion design industry.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8.75 x 6 inches.

Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1926. Foxing to some pages. No other marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. Clean pages in a tight binding with well-sunned slightly marked boards, spine slightly rubbed and also nicked at top and no bumping to corners. 46pp. George Unwin (1870-1925) was Professor of Commerce and Administration at the University of Manchester and a pioneer in economic and business history. His chair was the first of its kind in Britain. Tissue-guarded frontispiece photograph of Unwin. Very scarce.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 7.5 x 5 inches.

London: The Bodley Head, 1955. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but otherwise in excellent condition, not marked or torn or creased. 158pp. Concise biographies of Samuel Johnson, Izaak Walton, Josiah Wedgewood, Arnold Bennett and Lord Jervis, Admiral.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (+)/Near Fine. 8.5 x 5 inches.

London: Allen Lane, 2011. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and tiny bump to lower front corner. Dust jacket not price clipped with very minor marking and small tear to lower front edge. 416pp. The author tells of his life working at Google for Sergey Brin and Larry Page, where he worked as the first director of consumer marketing and brand management from 1999 to 2005.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good (-). 9.5 x 6.25 inches.

Whaley Bridge: Life Association Ltd, 2013. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, general signs of storage and no bumping to corners. 163pp. Biography of the businessman who as a Christian a man has worked hard in the cause of freedom for the Dalits (the untouchables) of India.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8.25 x 5.5 inches.

London: Virgin Publishing Ltd, 1998. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased. 488pp. Richard Branson tells the story of his life up to the end of the 20th century. Illustrated.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 9.5 x 6.25 inches.

New York: Doubleday & Co Inc, 1972. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, clear gilt lettering/motif to boards, very slightly tanned page edges and no bumping to corners. Tanned dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with a little rubbing/creasing to upper edge. 304pp. Autobiography of American publisher Frank Nelson Doubleday whose publishing firm was established in the late 19th century. Originally intended only for circulation within his immediate family, the book was finally published by his grandson Tucked in is a circular letter from the company describing the book as a limited one designed now for their employees and friends.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8.5 x 5.75 inches.

Belfast: Ambassador, 1998. Book in unread mint condition. 199pp. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. The fascinating story, dilligently researched and grippingly told of the founder and owner of the transport firm seen everywhere on our roads today.. Paperback. As New. 8.25 x 5.25 inches.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1996. No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A clean tight copy with bright unmarked boards, signs of handling and no bumping to corners. 273pp. The life, times & trading secrets of the world's greatest investor. The truth behind the self-made billionaire investor who makes his own rules. . Paperback. Very Good. 9 x 6 inches.

New York: Penguin, 2009. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor foxing to page edges, nick/slight bumping to spine end and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with tiny nick/slight bump to spine foot and minor traces of storage. 310pp. A detailed account of the Bernie Madoff scandal, about the man who pleaded guilty to running a $65 billion Ponzi scheme to steal money from investors.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 9.25 x 6.25 inches.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1992. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with minor traces of storage. 362pp. Biograohy of William Ewart Berry, later Lord Camrose, newspaper magnate who owned many titles when he finally bought The Daily Telegraph in 1927. He was strongly opposed to appeasement in 1938-39 and gave unflinching support to Churchill. The author was his son.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 9.5 x 6.5 inches.

Leicester: Wyggeston's Hospital, 2013. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright boards, scratch/small bump to lower rear edge and no bumping to corners. 78pp. William Wyggeston (1467-1536) made his name in the world of business and politics with links to both Henry VII and Henry VIII. His name survives as the Wigston district of Leicester where he was a considerable benefactor - both the local Hospital and School still bearing his name today.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8.25 x 9.75 inches.

New York: Popular Library, 1962. Small water mark to lower edge, no effect on text. No other marks or inscriptions. Light creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very small creases to a few page corners and no bumping to corners. 237pp.. Soft Cover. Good. 7 x 4.25 inches.