11. Antwerpen, Bell Telephone Mfg. Co, 1952 (publisher ) , Buschmann ( editor-printer), in-folio, 38 x 28 cm, (18) nn pp + (132) nn pp (signatures of the employees). Bound in full blue leather binding with large gilt title on the frontcover written around the company's ensign, top edge gilt, endpapers in grey coloured silk, kept in a matching paper covered box. ( Unsigned binding made on order of the Antwerp printing house Buschmann). Unique and only copy of a '' Livre d'Or '' presented to Baron Ir. Leo Van Dijck to honour the 50 years he was involved with the Bell Telephone Company in Antwerp. Leo Van Dijck was a charismatic captain of industry. He became managing director of the company in 1935. He retired from the company in 1961 after a career of nearly 60 years. He was also, with Lieven Gevaert, founder of the V.I.V (Vlaamsche Ingenieurs Vereeniging - 1928). The book contains 4 original drawings heightened with watercolours, representing the buidings of the company, the first telephone manufactured at the Antwerp plant, a portrait of Leo van Dijck with a bird's eye view of the company's buildings. The main part of the book consists of 132 pp each containing 58 holograph signatures, neatly written in uniformly coloured blue ink, of the employees of the company . In 1952 over 7200 persons were working there.
PEPERMANS Frank (1920 - 1976 ) - Ford Motor Company - Bell Telephone Company - I.T.T. :
Reference : 46641
6. Antwerpen, private photo album, 1950 - 1975 , in-folio, oblong format, 30 x 50 cm, contains 50 leaves with a total of 256 tipped on original black/white photographs, photo size varies between 120 x 180 mm and 180 x 240 mm. Bound in green cloth. Finely preserved, only 2 or 3 photographs show some discolouring due to the type of glue used, one photograph partly torn. Most of the photographs are anonymous and obviously made by press photographers. 24 pictures are made by the Brussels' photography agency '' Noir et Blanc '' and illustrate the visit of F.P. at the Brussels' Motor Show in 1960 and 1962. This private album documents the appearences of F.P. in his fuction as ceo, first at Ford and later at Bell Telephone Company. There are pictures of the presentation of the Ford Mercury Montclair at the main Ford dealer showroom in Antwerp ( Permeke ), Merchandising Conferences of the Ford Motor Company, 40th Brussels' Motor Show in 1960 with king Baudouin , prince Albert ( the later king Albert II) and secretary of state Van den Boeynants , with the presentation of the Ford Falcon, Ford Anglia 1960, the 1953 Ford Motor Company 4-letter award, a conference attended by Theo Lefèvre, Paul Henri Spaak, Prince Albert, Jos De Saeger . Oscar Permeke fifty years Ford Dealer ( 1961). In 1963 F.P. switched from Ford to the Antwerp Bell Telephone Company ( later a subsidiary of ITT). Some large pictures of a ceremony where Harold Geneen, president of ITT receives a belgian order of merit from the hands of prime minister Paul Van den Boeynants in the presence of F.P. . Frank Pepermans was an iconic and charismatic businessman who built and strenghtened two U.S. multinational companies active in Antwerp. At the height of his career he became a scape goat in a famous corruption scandal which rocked the belgian political and judicial system. He was accused and sentenced for bribing the socialist run official belgian telephone company ( a state monopoly in those days). He died in suspicious circumstances at a New York hotel. His funeral, which acquired the status of a state funeral, was attended by the acting prime minister Leo Tindemans.
ALBANS 1931 1 S.l., Albans, 1931, in-122, br, couverture illustrée en couleurs.
Amusante plaquette sur le téléphone Téprina ill. par Georges LAVAGNE et écrit par Paul REBOUX. Débroché.
Sans lieu Lievre Valley Telephone Company 1967
in-8 illustré de publicités, 41 et 57p. Couverture illustrée couleurs (vue du Pavillon du Téléphone, Expo 67). :: Avec les Pages Jaunes pour Mont-Laurier, Ferme-neuve, etc. Code régional 819. :: Broché, perforé au coin supérieur gauche. Bon état.
1976 Bruxelles, Editions Libro-Sciences, 1976, in 4° broché, 143 pages ; couverture illustrée en couleurs ; importante iconographie.
Bel exemplaire. ...................... Photos sur demande ..........................
Phone number : 04 77 32 63 69
[Amos] Northern Telephone Company 1964
in-4 illustré de publicités, 94 et 26p. Couverture illustrée. :: Avec les Pages Jaunes pour Amos - Barraute, Matagami, Rochebeaucourt, Senneterre, Tachereau. :: Broché, perforé au coin supérieur gauche. Bon état.
BELL TELEPHONE MANUFACTURING COMPANY - Antwerpen - België ( editor ) :
Reference : 17845
2. Antwerpen, Bell Telephone Manufacturing company, 1982, in-4°, ca (150) nn pp with many ills. (some in colour), brown publisher's cloth, no dustwrapper, but nice copy. Text in Dutch, boek in het Nederlands. Describes the history of the company which was founded by Graham Bell as the headquarters for Europe of the original Ma Bell of the USA. In 1992 the company was still part of ITT..
"6. Anvers ( Antwerpen ) , Bell Telephone Mfg. Co., 1936, in-4°, blue publisher's cloth with tipped on to the front cover a large printed pictural label. ca. 400 nn pp (pages have a lettering, divided in chapters). Numerous black/white illustrations. Text in French. Livre en français. Main trade catalogue of one of the leading companies in Europe for the development and supply of telephone equipment. The catalogue has 18 subdivisions. Each subdivision opens with a short explanation; in general most of the thousends of items described receive a small explanatory note."
BELL TELEPHONE MANUFACTURING COMPANY - Antwerpen - België ( editor ) :
Reference : 40837
0. Antwerpen, Bell Telephone Manufacturing company, 1982, in-4°, ca (150) nn pp with many ills. (some in colour), brown publisher's cloth, with dustwrapper, one page with marginal damage but still a nice copy. Text in Dutch, boek in het Nederlands. Describes the history of the company which was founded by Graham Bell as the headquarters for Europe of the original Ma Bell of the USA. In 1982 the company was still part of ITT..
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY - TELEFOONGIDS - ANNUAIRE TÉLÉPHONIQUE - Belgium - België - Belgique 1930 :
Reference : 52541
"3. Bruxelles, Régie des Télégraphes et des Téléphones, Imprimerie des Établissements Casterman S.A. Tournai , 1930, 2ième Semestre, un volume fort in-8°, 1730 pp+200 pp + xxiv pp, reliure en toile rouge d'éditeur. Reliure avec légères traces d'usage, mais bon exemplaire. Volledige telefoongids van België, alfabetisch volgens de gemeenten. Complete telephone directory of Belgium, classified per town or borough. (for the year 1930 ) ; with 200 pp extra ( yellow pages).."
L'invention du téléphone - Collection historique des télécommunications - Centre national d'études des télécommunications (CNET)
Reference : 107627
Imprimerie du CNET - 4e édition - Tiré à 30 000 exemplaires - Sans date - Journal In-folio - Illustrations en noir et blanc hors texte - 4 pages
Bon état
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EDITION / McGRAW HILL BOOK COMPANY / KOGAKUSHA. 1962. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 411 pages - en anglais - nombreuses figures en noir/blanc, dans le texte - une page brochée à l'envers - 3 photos disponibles, dont une partie du sommaire. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
Dépliant en 3 volets.
Meriden, s.d. (c.1915), in-8, 16pp, br, premier plat illustré, Catalogue N°40 de cette maison américaine, abondamment illustré 16pp.
Meriden, 1916, in-8, 18pp, br, premier plat illustré, Catalogue N°41 de cette maison américaine, abondamment illustré 18pp.
PATHE MARCONI. non daté. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. Pochette en noir et blanc, paroles des chansons à l'intérieur de la pochette.. . . . Classification : 410-33 Tours
Disque n°2C 070-72279 Classification : 410-33 Tours
VIRQIN. non daté. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. Pochette en couleurs.. . . . Classification : 410-33 Tours
Disque n° 70248 PM 262 Classification : 410-33 Tours
CHEZ L'AUTEUR. 1967. In-4. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 32 pages. Quelques photos en couleurs, dans le texte et hors-texte. Quelques traces d'humidité en marges. Texte en anglais.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
PEPERMANS FRANK (1920 - 1976 ) - Ford Motor Company - Bell Telephone Company - I.T.T. :
Reference : 46817
Antwerpen, private edition, published and printed by J.E. Buschmann, 1978, in-4°, 52 pp, pinted in 500 numbered copies on ''Arches'' paper. Original cream coloured wrapper ( wrapper a bit dustsoiled and slightly soiled). Text in Dutch, boek in het Nederlands. Forcefull in memoriam declarations by influential Flemish political and economical leaders on the sudden and early death of Frank Pepermans.