At the Sign of the Plough. 275 years of Allen & Hanburys and the British pharmaceutical industry, 1715-1990

Notes:

Scholarly commissioned narrative history - 'the story presented here is a remarkable one: it tells how a small Quaker apothecary's shop, founded in the City of London in 1715, emerged in recent times as one of the industry's leaders within its specialised field; and how its product line evolved from the dispensing of medieval plant medicines to the manufacture of science based synthetic drugs. In short, the history of Allen & Hanburys is synonymous with the development of the British pharmaceutical industry'. Does not deal 'extensively' with labour relations, social history of the firm or overseas activities. Readable and extensively illustrated