The New Shell Book of Firsts by Patrick Robertson
Now in paperback, an outline of when various things began, such as the football pools, deodorant, personal computers, hamburgers, envelopes, dishwashers and so on. Contains around 5000 chronological entries.Patrick Hickman Robertson began compiling his collection of firsts fifty years ago at the age of fourteen. He continued his extensive research in the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa before settling down to a career at the BBC's cutting library. The first incarnation of this book, The Shell Book of Firsts, appeared in the UK in 1974 and became an immediate bestseller. Robertson has been a Visiting Scholar the University of North Carolina, a former chairman of the Ephemera Society, and owns the largest private collection of vintage magazines in Britain.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780747278184 |
| ISBN 10 | 0747278180 |
| Title | The New Shell Book of Firsts |
| Author | Patrick Robertson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Headline Publishing Group |
| Year published | 1995-09-14 |
| Number of pages | 685 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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