were now giving orders for the binding of reserve Stocks of books previously put aside as unsaleable. One book- binding firm said that they held on behalf of publishers printed sheets which were twenty or more years old: even these were now being looked at to see whether they could be bound and sold. More than one firm mentioned, too, that although they had these large amounts of work on hand they would give delivery within fourteen days of educational and technical books which were urgently required.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide Region 10: North Western (Manchester HQ)
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/28/25
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/28
- Former Department Reference
- LP(B)(42) 15
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000028.025
- Keywords
- Books Domestic Work Employment Family Finance Industrial Equipment Industrial Production Industrial Workers Industry Labour Shortages Labour Supply Libraries Licensing Printing Publishing Recruitment Retail the Blitz Trade Unions Unskilled Labour Wives
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- Aylesbury Edinburgh Frome Letchworth United States of America
- Organizations Discussed
- Lord President's Committee Ministry of Labour and National Service Shop Committee Sub-Committee on the Supply of Books
- Pages
- 4
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Industry Infrastructure Labour Supply Relations Retail Consumer Goods
