Description: David Allens.The History of a Family Firm.1857-1957.By W.E.D.Allen Privately Published for David Allen and Sons by Butler and Tanner and John Murray,1957 Very scarce privately published history of Belfast printer David Allen,established in 1847.The dustwrapper description states-A Hundred Years Ago, David Allen set up a printer in Belfast. The firm he founded is now the dominating factor in the outdoor advertising industry in Ireland, Scotland and the North of England. It remains a family concern managed by David Allen's descendants in the third and fourth generations. Against the background of the turbulent history of Ulster, the author traces the migration of the family from Randalstown to Belfast in the Hungry Forties. David Allen was apprenticed to a revolutionary press at the age of ten. He experienced the Irish Famine and worked for the Chartists in Liverpool and the Isle of Man. He made a fortune by printing for the theatrical touring companies and became a prominent theatre owner. His sons were pioneers in Poster Lithography and led in developing outdoor advertising. The public controversies which the rise of the new industry provoked and the impact of modern advertising techniques on the economy of Britain are discussed with objectivity. The varied personalities of a large Victorian family are delineated with sympathy and some frankness. The portraits of the dynamic William Allen and his wife, Cissy Allen, 'the matriarch' who was active in the world of the theatre and advertising for more than sixty years, are drawn with humour and affection by the author who is their eldest son and the present Chairman of the Company. A contemporary flavour is introduced by the short stories of members of the staff describing war experiences. Many of these show notable talent and originality. Illustrated with drawings,black and white photographs and three maps,two of which(of Antrim and Belfast) are folding.The maps are in excellent condition.xiii+332 pages. See pictures for further details. Medium size hardback.Measures around 24cm by 18cm. First edition,first printing.Hardback.Blue boards with gilt titles to the spine.Clean boards,titles bright.Sharp corners-lower rear corner bumped.Square with no lean. Solidly bound.Internally clean and bright.Slight foxing to the page edges.Pages are untrimmed at the foredge and bottom edge.The dustwrapper has loss mainly at the top edge,the most at the top of the front panel.There are some tears,creasing and marking.The dustwrapper is housed in a removeable transparent cover.There are no ownership markings. A Very Good book in a worn dustwrapper. If anything is unclear please ask via the contact seller link.Thank you for looking. All images are of the actual item for sale. Books are securely packed and posted within two working days.Posted by Royal Mail.Outside of the UK shipped by tracked airmail.Shipping to Europe and to countries where stated on the listing is by ebay GSP.
Price: 75 GBP
Location: East Midlands
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Personalised: No
Binding: Hardback
Place of Publication: London
Non-Fiction Subject: Business, Economics & Industry
Publisher: John Murray
Modified Item: No
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1957
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Original/Reproduction: Original
Author: W.E.D.Allen
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Sub Subject: David Allens
