W. Henry Topley [ed.]; Frank F. Woods [ed.] — The Croydon Co. Partner

Croydon, Co-Partnership Committee of the Croydon Gas Company , 1913-1922. First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce collection of issues from the 'Croydon Co-Partner', a magazine published by its committee for the Croydon Gas Company. All first editions except for January 1913 (Vol. 1 No. 1) which is a reprint.This set includes Vol. 1 (comprising Nos. 1-11, January 1913-October 1915) and Vol. 4 (Nos. 1-12, January 1922-October 1924) of the Croydon Co-Partner, a magazine published by the Committee of the Croydon Gas Company Co-Partnership.A vanishingly scarce publication.  In the original cloth binding. To the first issue opens with a statement by the Company's Chairman Charles Hussey, and with editorial notes explaining the origins and purpose of the magazine, being to "bring together information likely to be of interest to the Workmen and Staff with regard to Co-Partnership, the Gas Industry, and the Local Matters in general, and the operation of the various Departments, the activities of the Clubs, and the working of our own Co-Partnership Scheme in particular". Illustrated with numerous in-text photographs to both volumes. With three portrait plates, a colour plate and a folding map to Vol 1, and a folding plan and a two additional plates to Vol 4. Volume 1 edited by one W. Henry Topley and Volume 4 edited by one Frank F. Woods.Pagination of Vol. 1: 24, [6], 3-20, [6], 47-64, [6], 67-83, [7], 87-108, [6], 111-128, [6], 131-148, [6], 151-176, [3], 3-27, [2], 3-31, [5], 179-199, [5], 203-219, [6], 224-236, [2]ppPagination of Vol. 4: 12, [10], 13-44, [6], 3-16, [6], 3-11, [7], 3-18, [8], 3-16, [4], 16, [3], 2-16, [7], 4-15, [8], 4-12, [6], 3-19, [2]pp In the original cloth binding. Externally, with discolouration and fading to the cloth, more noticeable to Vol 1. With rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with really only minor offsetting to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .