We have purchased the remainder of three books on the Gas Industry, which have not been widely marketed but which contain much of interest to industrial hsitorians.

One of the books, The History of the Gas Light & Coke Company 1812-1949 is a 1992 reprint of the history of the company first published in 1949 and was done on behalf of the London Gas Museum. As far as we are aware, it was only ever sold through the museum.

Always Under Pressure (sub-titled A History of North Thames Gas Since 1949) also seems not to have been marketed to a wider audience, whilst the third title, The Magic of Hot Water, was published in 2001 to makr the 25th Anniversary of the founding of Andrews Water Heaters and has never been made available for sale, being given away by the company to trade customers.

It presents a fascinating pictorial history of domestic water heating, mainly through pictures, mostly in the form of old advertising posters and magazine adverts, and illustrations from trade manuals and catalogues.

All three publications are offered prices at about half the cost of what they would be if published today. The two company histories in particular have come to us in reasonably low quantities. Given the positive dearth of published information available on the Gas Industry generally, we are sure that the chance to add any or all of these titles to the industrial history book shelf will be welcomed by many of our regular customers.

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