On this page we have listed 14 books on oil and petroleum history that were on our shelves in Walpole, New Hampshire on March 6, 2008. Enjoy browsing through, and please place your order at any time with Ray Boas, Bookseller.
1. Czeschin, Robert W., THE LAST WAVE: OIL, WAR, AND FINANCIAL UPHEAVAL IN THE 1990S, Agora Books, Baltimore, MD, (1988) 2nd ed, B&W ill.,tables, charts,maps, 193pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0945332092 Czeschin offers both an understanding of the crisis in today's financial markets and a prescription for using this insight to your investment advantage., (Order No: 11562 ), $2.50
2. Field, Michael, A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS A DAY: INSIDE THE WORLD OF MIDDLE EAST MONEY, Praeger Publishers, New York, (1976), 21 B&W ill., 240pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0275563804 A comprehensive analysis of the Middle East oil-producing states. Michael Field, former oil correspondent for London's Sunday Telegraph, examines in depth the policies of OPEC and shows what sort of system these countries are beginning to implement both at home and abroad. In addition, he discusses such topics as the distribution of oil revenues among the Arab states, the emergence of Arab companies and their growing influence on foreign markets, and the re-investment of gigantic government surpluses., (Order No: 15055 ), $10.00
3. Gale, Thomas A., THE WONDER OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: ROCK OIL IN PENNSYLVANIA AND ELSEWHERE, Ethyl Corporation, New York, 1952, 80pp, fine, wraps (softcover) good presentation box and slipcase, "This first book about petroleum following the Drake well was written to satisfy public desire for more information abour rock oil, its origin, geology, production, costs, uses, history, prospects; invaluable eyewitness descriptions of early oil wells." Swanson page 152. Neff A103. With explanatory notes prepared by Ethyl in a separate booklet. First edition published in 1860 is rare with three copies known to exist. CONDITION NOTE - PRESENTATION BOX has rubbed spine and external crack to front hinge, interior is fine, slipcase is very good+., (Order No: 4882 ), $65.00
4. Hamilton, Charles W., EARLY DAY OIL TALES OF MEXICO, Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, (1966), ill. by Bob Schoenke, 246pp, very good (hardcover) (no dustjacket) light fade to spine, The author's recollections of the early days of the oil industry in Mexico bring to life again one of the most colorful and important periods in Mexican history. He was active in the oil business in Mexico from 1912 to 1922, the days of the great oil boom south of the Rio Grande. This presentation by Hamilton is similar to a geologist's journal as it relates oil history in first-hand biographical form. It is well written and readable. Neff A121., (Order No: 13265 ), $10.00
5. Marcosson, Isaac F., THE BLACK GOLCONDA: THE ROMANCE OF PETROLEUM, Harper & Brothers, New York, (1924) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 369pp, good, red cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket) white mark on spine, Men and companies by regions in crude-oil production the world over as of 1923 with some historical background. Emphasis is on company organization, not on administration or operations. Critical of Royal Dutch Shell and favorable to Standard Oil concerns. A journalistic work, superficial, but useful as a sketch of the development of companies and the industry. Facts not to be relied upon. Larson 2851., (Order No: 6641 ), $7.50
6. Miller, Max, SPEAK TO THE EARTH, Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc, New York, (1955), ill. by Joseph W. McDermott, 310pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "The story of the pioneers pushing into America's last frontier - straight down. A vividly human cross-section of America's most dynamic industry - oil.", (Order No: 12347 ), $5.00
7. Montague, Gilbert Holland, THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1903 1st ed, 143pp, good, olive green cloth (hardcover) EX-LIB w/faint spine mark, Based on reports of the investigation of railroads in New York State by Hepburn Committee in 1879, the Congressional committee investigation of trusts of 1888, and the Industrial Commission, 1900. Standard Oil's relations with railroads and pipe lines and effect of those relations. Larson 923., (Order No: 23828 ), $20.00
8. Oil Investors' Journal, OIL INVESTORS' JOURNAL - VOLUME 7 - JUNE 1908 TO MAY 1909, Oil Investors' Journal, Texas, B&W illustrated ads, good, bound in tan buckram cloth (hardcover) (EX-LIB), Published Semi- Monthly, bound together in this one volume is Volume 7., (Order No: 29544 ), $100.00
9. Oil Investors' Journal, OIL INVESTORS' JOURNAL - VOLUME 8 - JUNE 1909 TO MAY 1910, Oil Investors' Journal, Texas, B&W illustrated ads, good, bound in maroon buckram cloth (hardcover) (EX-LIB), Published Semi-Monthly, and bound in one volume is Volume 8 comprising June 1909 to May 1910., (Order No: 29545 ), $100.00
10. Thompson, Craig, SINCE SPINDLETOP: A HUMAN STORY OF GULF'S FIRST HALF-CENTURY, Gulf Oil Corporation, Pittsburgh, [1951], B&W illustrations, 110pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) some light edgewear/small stain, (Order No: 3215 ), $7.50
11. Tygiel, Jules, THE GREAT LOS ANGELES SWINDLE: OIL, STOCKS, AND SCANDAL DURING THE ROARING TWENTIES, Oxford University Press, New York, 1994, B&W illustrations, 398pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 019505489X "In Los Angeles in the 1920, C.C. Julian and the Julian Petroleum Corporation were household words, and the Julian Pete swindle ranked with Teapot Dome as one of the great scandals of the era. It symbolized not merely what FDR would call 'a decade of debauchery of group selfishness,' but the failed hopes and dreams of the great boom of the 1920s.", (Order No: 9583 ), $7.50
12. Vicker, Ray, THE KINGDOM OF OIL - THE MIDDLE EAST: ITS PEOPLE AND ITS POWER, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1974) 1st ptg, 264pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) tear rear of dj, ISBN 0684137283 "Graphic portrait of the turbulent power center in the world energy crisis and an analysis of the swiftly growing importance of the Middle East.", (Order No: 12349 ), $4.50
13. Wall, Bennett H., and Gibb, George S., TEAGLE OF JERSEY STANDARD, Tulane University, New Orleans, (1975) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 386pp, very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Much of the story of John D. Rockefeller and his creation, Standard of Jersey (now Exxon), has already been told. This book unfolds the story of the man who followed John D. and led Jersey from the shattering disolution decree of 1911 to its vast complex of international operations on the threshold of WWII. This pre-publication presentation copy is inscribed by the author to Mary R. Williams, who, as one of Teagle's staff, assisted with interviews., (Order No: 1864 ), $27.50
14. Welty, Earl M. & Taylor, Frank J., THE 76 BONANZA: THE FABULOUS LIFE AND TIMES OF THE UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, Lane Magazine & Book Co., Menlo Park, CA, (1966), B&W and color illustrations, 352pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Revised history of the company following its 50th anniversary and merger of The Pure Oil Company into Union Oil., (Order No: 3954 ), $6.00