1968 Galoways of Balerno

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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce

First edition, privately published. Very scarce work. Illustrated with ten plates and numerous in-text images. A detailed and comprehensive account of the John Galloway & Company Limited paper makers of Balerno, looking not only to the past of the company but to the future and continuity of things. With chapters on the background of paper-making, manufacture, the achievement in Balerno, a cycle of technology, and the people of Balerno. The 20th April 1966 was the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of John Galloway & Company Limited, and this brief account of the firm's fortunes was commissioned by Mr. John Galloway to celebrate that fact.