History Of Humble Oil & Refining Company. A Study In Industrial Growth

HENRIETTA M. AND KENNETH WIGGINS PORTER LARDON

Publication: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1959, New York

First edition. Thick 8vo. Gray cloth, titles stamped in gilt on green and gray portion of the spine, xxiv [2], 769 pp., frontispiece (portraits of the first board of directors), foreword, author's preface, introduction, illustrated, portraits, maps, tables, charts, appendices, notes, index.

Walter Rundell: “This book deals with the various facets of Humble’s growth in a systematic and thorough fashion…. The result is a richly detailed volume, written in a clear and uniform style.” C. A. Warner: “This is an outstanding contribution to the authentic literature dealing with the oil industry in the United States and particularly in Texas.” Gerald T. White: “Among the numerous histories of recent years that have helped make the oil industry better known to scholars…This study of Humble ranks with the best.” Neff, Oil History… C76: “This is one of the best company histories.” The Humble Oil & Refining Company was organized by nine men, all Texans, who were connected to the oil industry in some manner. The authors have written a painstakingly detailed history of the company. The first four chapters are devoted to the background, history, organization, and its affiliation with Standard Oil of New Jersey. The remainder chronicles Humble’s development by decades through the 1940s. There are chapters devoted to administration, marketing, transportation, production, and technology. This volume is considered to the definitive history of the company.

A near fine tight clean copy in a bright, lightly used dust jacket that is internally reinforced with archival tape at a few places and a small old water stain to the bottom of spine that is not apparent on the outside of the jacket