247 - MANGOLD (Fritz) & SARASIN (Hans Frantz). The Industrial Society for Schappe: Origins and Development, 1824–1924. A Contribution to the History of Silk Waste Spinning. Basel, Industrial Society for Schappe, 1924. In-4, VIII–409 pp., bound in beige “silk thread ” (“schappe”) on the front cover, featuring an oval medallion with the company’s gilded monogram on a burgundy background along with the centennial dates; smooth spine with a burgundy label adorned with the same monogram and dates (binding commissioned by the publisher and executed in the Rod. Fluegel workshops in Basel).

MANGOLD (Fritz) & SARASIN (Hans Frantz). The Industrial Society for Schappe: Origins and Development, 1824–1924. A Contribution to the History of Silk Waste Spinning. Basel, Industrial Society for Schappe, 1924. In-4, VIII–409 pp., bound in beige “silk thread ” (“schappe”) on the front cover, featuring an oval medallion with the company’s gilded monogram on a burgundy background along with the centennial dates; smooth spine with a burgundy label adorned with the same monogram and dates (binding commissioned by the publisher and executed in the Rod. Fluegel workshops in Basel). French first edition of this work commemorating the centennial of Switzerland’s first mechanical spinning mill. Translated by Albert Delachaux. 34 sepia-toned plates (photographs of the company’s sites and executives), and 10 black-and-white illustrations in the text. Light water stains on the covers, a few rare foxing spots; this copy is complete with the loose errata sheet.