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PARKINSON
(C. Northcote, 1909-1993, Historian, Naval Economist and Writer, author of 'Parkinson's Law')
Autograph Letter Signed to A. Nelson Taylor,
(of Netherton, near Huddersfield), saying How kind!... I am so glad you enjoyed my books. If you want to help another man from Yorkshire (brought up in York City) make sure your Public Library buys my books including (1) The Law of Delay... (2) Devil to Pay. No. (2) is a novel and introduces a new hero (Richard Delancey), a contemporary of Horatio Hornblower (whose biography by me you probably know), and enclosing Parkinson's offprint The Status of an Engineer [present], an invited lecture given to The Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, pp. 249-262 and covers 8vo, inscribed by him to Nelson Taylor, who has added Read with interest... and passed to my friend Ray Rawlins, the autograph collector, 2 sides 8vo, Les Câches Hall, St Martin, Guernsey, Channel Islands, 16th April
Item Date: 1974
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The Status of the Engineer is another of Parkinson's tours de force, with startling observations on many topics - why Indian and Chinese ships in the 18th century were better built than British, history and engineering syllabuses, management consultants and much more - a gem.
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