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Winick, Charles & Kinsie, Paul M. THE LIVELY COMMERCE: PROSTITUTION IN THE UNITED STATES
Quadrangle Books Chicago 1971 3rd ptg 322pp HC ISBN 0812901614 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001307I   details     inquire
offered by: Ray Boas, Bookseller   (USA)

Meteyard, Eliza WEDGWOOD TRIO: WEDGEWOOD AND HIS WORKS (1873), MEMORIALS OF WEDGWOOD(1874), CHOICE EXAMPLES OF WEDGWOOD ART (1879)
Buten Museum of Wedgwood Merion, PA 1967 280pp B&W illustrations HC Three books reprinted in their entirety. very good+, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket as published)
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001316I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Porcelain Books)
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Buten, Harry M. WEDGWOOD ABC - BUT NOT MIDDLE E
Buten Museum of Wedgwood Merion, PA (1964) 4th ed 112pp B&W illustrations PB Devoted much to datingof Wedgwood, comparative price chart, 10 major varieties with 83 minor varieties, brief history, Jasper story, imitators, and much more. very good+, wraps (softcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001317I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Porcelain Books)
offered by: Ray Boas, Bookseller   (USA)

McFee, William NORTH OF SUEZ
Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc. NY 1930 (1st) 309pp vg+ in g box, teg, signed limited copy 312 of 350
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001358I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Fiction)
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Sandburg, Carl THE SANDBURG RANGE
Harcourt, Brace and Co. New York (1957) 1st ed 459pp B&W illustrations HC "The first representativeselection from his entire work." good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 3.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001359I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Fiction)
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Thackeray, William Makepeace THE ORPHAN OF PIMLICO AND OTHER SKETCHES, FRAGMENTS AND DRAWINGS
J.B. Lippincott and Co. Philadelphia 1876 (1st Amer) B&W illustrations HC With some notes by Anne Isabella Thackeray. Clean and tight copy with marbled boards and endpapers. good+, teg, 3/4 leather (hardcover) light edge wear
Price: USD 85.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001367I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Literature)
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Anderson, Virginia B. MARITIME MYSTIC
Marine Historical Assn., Inc Mystic, CT 1962 88pp PB very good, wraps (softcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001370I   details     inquire
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GEORGE BLUNT WENDELL - CLIPPER SHIP MASTER
Marine Historical Assn., Inc Mystic, CT 1949 207pp ill. vg, wraps
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001372I   details     inquire
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Sawtell, Clement Cleveland CAPTAIN NASH DECOST AND THE LIVERPOOL PACKETS
Marine Historical Assn., Inc Mystic, CT 1955 98pp B&W illustrations PB good+, wraps (softcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001375I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Nautical and Maritime History)
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Bishop, Robert & Coblentz, Patricia AMERICAN DECORATIVE ARTS: 360 YEARS OF CREATIVE DESIGN
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. New York (1982) 406pp 443 ill, inc. 160 color plts HC ISBN 0810906929 Entiregamut of American design, including: furniture, ceramics, glass, clocks, objects in precious metals, textiles, sculpture and paintings, architecture and interiors, and household items for everyday use. Contents in four parts: Colonial Period 1620-1776, Independence to Civil War, Maturing Nation 1860-1914, and America the Beautiful 1914-1980. Bibliography. very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001383I   details     inquire
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Drepperd, Carl W. PIONEER AMERICA: ITS FIRST THREE CENTURIES
Doubleday & Co., Inc. New York 1949 1st ed 311pp over 2,300 B&W ill. HC Covers the crafts, gadgets,inventions and discoveries of American pioneers from Jamestown to the Columbus Exposition of 1893. Fascinating chapters include: tools, how they cooked, philosophical and scientific antiques, amusements, toys, signs, tinware, quacks and cures, and much more. good+ w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) in worn slipcase
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001384I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Americana)
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INTERTYPE FACES ARRANGED BY POINT SIZE - ONE-LINE SPECIMENS - BOOKNUMBER SIX
Intertype Corp. Brooklyn, NY 1955 225pp HC "One-Line Specimens." good, green cloth spine, stiff boards (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001402I   details     inquire
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INTERTYPE FACES - ONE-LINE SPECIMENS ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY POINT SIZE
Intertype Company Brooklyn, NY 1958 234pp HC good, red cloth spine, stiff boards (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001403I   details     inquire
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McClinton, Katharine Morrison ANTIQUES OF AMERICAN CHILDHOOD
Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. New York (1970) 1st ed 351pp 380 B&W illustrations HC Chapters cover: costumes, books, furniture, dishes, needlework, games, etc. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001405I   details     inquire
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MacKenzie, Norman THE ESCAPE FROM ELBA: THE FALL & FLIGHT OF NAPOLEAN 1814-1815
Oxford University Press Oxford 1982 299pp HC ISBN 0192158635 very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001412I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Military)
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Weider, Ben & Hapgood, David THE MURDER OF NAPOLEON
Condon & Lattes, Inc. New York (1982) 266pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0312925484 "150 years later,modern forensic medicine discovers one of history's greatest crimes." very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) BCE
Price: USD 3.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001416I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Military)
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Glover, Michael THE NAPOLEONIC WARS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY 1792-1815
Hippocrene Books New York (1979) 232pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 088254473X good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001417I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Military)
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Carleton, Paul THE ERIE LACKAWANNA STORY
D. Carleton Rail Books River Vale, NJ (1974) 479pp B&W illustrations HC This book is meant to be anall time photographic remembrance of the E-L and its two predecessor companies. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 70.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001448I   details     inquire
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Marcus, Adrianne THE CHOCOLATE BIBLE
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York (1979) 279pp 87 B&W ill, 8 pages of color HC ISBN 0399120424 Contentsinclude: Confessions of a Chocolate Addict, a Brief History of Chocolate, Making of Chocolate, best chocolate shops in America, "The Great European Chocolate Chase", and "The Care and Feeding of your Chocolates." very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001451I   details     inquire
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Clarke, Hermann Frederick (introduction by Hollis French) JOHN CONEY, SILVERSMITH 1655-1722
Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston 1932 1st ed 92pp 21 B&W plates HC Limited to 365 copies. very good, blue cloth, teg (hardcover)
Price: USD 200.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001454I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Silver Collecting Books)
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Riis, Jacob A. THEODORE ROOSEVELT THE CITIZEN - THEODORE ROOSEVELT THE MAN AND THECITIZEN
The Outlook Company New York 1904 471pp B&W illustrations HC very good, brown cloth, teg (hardcover) faint edgewear
Price: USD 7.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001524I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Bennett, Arnold (personal sketch by), Lanchester, H. V. (... THE ART OF E. A. RICKARDS
Technical Journals Ltd. London 1920 139pp B&W illustrations HC "A Collection of his Architectural Drawings, Paintings, and Sketches with a personal sketch by Arnold Bennett, an appreciation by H. V. Lanchester, and technical notes by Amor Fenn." good, brown cloth w/light edgewear (hardcover)
Price: USD 50.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001550I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Camesasca, E. (editor), Matthew, Robert (foreword by) HISTORY OF THE HOUSE
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York (1971) 1st Amer 432pp 887 ill, plates, plans, etc. HC Devolopment and evolution of the house in all its manifestations from prehistoric times to the present. 170 plates in full color, 417 B&W illustrations, 300 drawings and architectural plans. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001572I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Architecture)
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Corbett, Ruth DADDY DANCED THE CHARLESTON: A NOSTALGIC REMEMBRANCE OF OUR YESTERDAYS
A. S. Barnes and Co. Cranbury, NJ (1970) 324pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0498073939 good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001577I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Americana)
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Kahn, David HITLER'S SPIES: GERMAN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE IN WORLD WAR II
Macmillan Publishing Co. New York (1978) 2nd ptg 671pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0025606107 good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 8.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001582I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Military)
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Abdill, George B. PACIFIC SLOPE RAILROADS
Superior Publishing Co. Seattle, WA (1959) 1st ed 183pp B&W illustrations HC "Steam on the Rails, Mexico to Canada, A Rare Collection of Photos from the Private Archives of Historic Western Railroads." Laid in is a Superior Publishing Company advertising brochure for this and other railroad titles. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 14.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001601I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Railroad History)
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Stillinger, Elizabeth THE ANTIQUES GUIDE TO DECORATIVE ARTS IN AMERICA 1600-1875
E. P. Dutton & Co. New York 1972 1st ed 463pp 192 drawings, 434 photos HC ISBN 0525055851 Separated into periods covering: historical background, style development, furniture, silver ceramics, glass, pewter and other metals for each of the eight periods presented. good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 4.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001606I   details     inquire
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Kauffman, Henry J. AMERICAN COPPER & BRASS
Thomas Nelson & Sons Camden, NJ (1968) 1st ed 288pp B&W illustrations HC Covers products of the coppersmith and the brass founder. Includes documented lists of coppersmiths and brass founders. Bibliography. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001607I   details     inquire
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Chipman, Frank W. THE ROMANCE OF OLD SANDWICH GLASS WITH DICTIONARY OF OLD SANDWICH PATTERNS
Sandwich Publishing Co. Sandwich, MA 1932 1st ed 158pp B&W illustrations HC Early history, first piece made, earlier patterns, the men and women who wrought, the moulds, patterns and types, colored sandwich, notable collections, late sandwich, description of 158 authenticated patterns and types. very good, blue cloth (hardcover)
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001610I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Glass History)
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Ray, Marcia COLLECTIBLE CERAMICS: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POTTERY AND PORCELAIN FOR THEAMERICAN COLLECTOR
Crown Publishers New York (1974) 256pp 500 pieces ill. in Col & B&W HC Concise alphabetic handbook of more than 350 kinds of ceramics from the 18th century to the present. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001623I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Pottery Books)
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Armstrong, Tom (et al) 200 YEARS OF AMERICAN SCULPTURE
David R. Godine Publisher New York (1976) 336pp over 480 B&W ill, 68 color HC ISBN 0879231858 Published in conjunction with the Whitney Museum of American Art. Bicentennial exhibition organized by the Whitney Museum shown from March 16 to September 26, 1976 very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001632I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Thackeray, William Makepeace A COLLECTION OF LETTERS OF THACKERAY 1847-1855
Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1887 189pp B&W illustrations HC Large paper edition, Limited to 500 copies. good, green spine, vellum boards, teg, light foxing (hardcover)
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001671I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Fiction)
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Neustadt, Egon (foreword by Bruce E. Randall) THE LAMPS OF TIFFANY
Neustadt Museum of Tiffany New York (1970) 224pp color illustrations HC ISBN 0913158011 Contents include: the glass, lamp bases and fixtures, favrile shades, geometric shades, transition to flowers, flowered cones, glowered globes, irregular lower borders, irregular upper and lower borders. Quality illustrations representative of all of Tiffany's lamp designs. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 175.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001678I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Glass History)
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Marti-Ibanez, Felix CENTAUR: ESSAYS ON THE HISTORY OF MEDICAL IDEAS
MD Publications, Inc. New York (1958) 716pp HC very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) reviewslip
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001681I   details     inquire
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Ceram, C. W. THE FIRST AMERICAN: A STORY OF NORTH AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich New York (1971) 1st ed 357pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0151312508 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 3.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001705I   details     inquire
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Saliga, Pauline A. (editor) THE SKY'S THE LIMIT: A CENTURY OF CHICAGO SKYSCRAPERS
Rizzoli International New York (1992) 304pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0847811794 First published in 1990. A generously illustrated survey of the Chicago skyscraper which traces the fascinating history of the great Chicago School of Architecture, which came into existence in the 1880s and influenced generations of architects worldwide. good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001736I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Architecture)
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Robacker, Earl F. PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH STUFF: A GUIDE TO COUNTRY ANTIQUES
Univ. of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, PA 1944 1st ed 163pp B&W illustrations HC First publishedin 1944. The collecting of Pennsylvania "Dutch" furnishings and crafts. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001739I   details     inquire
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Sobel, Robert THE ENTREPRENEURS: EXPLORATIONS WITHIN THE AMERICAN BUSINESS TRADITION
Weybright and Talley New York (1974) 413pp HC ISBN 0679400648 Sobel explores the lives and careersof nine representative innovators in business during the last two hundred years, men frequently overlooked by contemporary social and political historians. All share the ability to grasp opportunity, and to oppose conventional wisdom when necessary, that contributed to the fabric of modern corporate life. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) BCE
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001743I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Freeman, Ruth AMERICAN DOLLS
Century House Watkins Glen, NY 1952 100pp B&W illustrations HC very good, blue boards (hardcover) no dustjacket
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001807I   details     inquire
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Palliser, Mrs. Bury A HISTORY OF LACE - Third Edition
Low, Marston, Low & Searle London 1875 (3rd ed) 454pp B&W illustrations HC good, decorated maroon cloth, aeg (hardcover) w/light edgewear
Price: USD 100.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001825I   details     inquire
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Foss, Christopher F. ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES OF THE WORLD
Charles Scribner's Sons New York (1974) 192pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0684141132 good, brown cloth (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 6.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001828I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Military)
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Carnes, Cecil JOHN L. LEWIS - LEADER OF LABOR
Robert Speller Pub. Corp. New York (1936) 1st ed 331pp HC good, gray cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 8.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001851I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Gardner, Albert Ten Eyck WINSLOW HOMER: AMERICAN ARTIST: HIS WORLD AND HIS WORK
Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. New York (1961) 1st ed 263pp over 200 ill. HC Comprehensive, bibliography,chronology. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001853I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Sampson, Anthony EMPIRES OF THE SKY
Random House New York (1984) 254pp HC ISBN 0394533437 'The Politics, Contests and Cartels of WorldAirlines'. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 4.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001861I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Wall, Bennett H., and Gibb, George S. TEAGLE OF JERSEY STANDARD
Tulane University New Orleans (1975) 2nd ptg 386pp B&W illustrations HC 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. very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 27.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001864I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Boettinger, H. M. THE TELEPHONE BOOK
Riverwood Publishers Croton-on-Hudson, NY (1977) 192pp B&W and color ill. HC ISBN 0914762095 "Bell, Watson, Vail and American Life, 1876-1976". Not a corporate history but a lavishly illustrated essay with learning, affection and respect for the people who started it all told within the context of 100 years of American history. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small bump top corner
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001891I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Bowen, Francis AMERICAN POLITICAL ECONOMY
Greenwood Press New York 1969 reprint 495pp charts HC ISBN 0837118018 "Including Strictures on theManagement of the Currency and the Finances Since 1861." How wealth is created, nature of capital, etc. An update (1870) of Bowen's earlier work in 1856 which was an influential treatise. Larson 168 for 1856 edition. very good, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket as issued)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001892I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Brooks, John BUSINESS ADVENTURES
Weybright and Talley New York (1969) 400pp HC 'Twelve classic tales from the worlds of Wall Street and the modern American corporation'. Brooks covers some recent business tales including the Edsel, Xerox, Piggly Wiggly and nine other companies. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 6.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001893I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Canfield, Cass THE INCREDIBLE PIERPONT MORGAN: FINANCIER & ART COLLECTOR
Harper & Row New York 1974 176pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0060105992 Contents are divided betweenMorgan the man and his business dealings, and Morgan the collector and how he built up his art collection. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 4.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001899I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Clarke, Dwight L. WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN: GOLD RUSH BANKER
California Historical Soc. San Francisco 1969 446pp B&W illustrations HC 'The Civil War General's Pre-War Career as a Banker in San Francisco.' Sherman was a senior resident partner of a banking house in San Francisco from 1853-1857. Based upon his detailed, unpublished business letters which included pertinent information about the political and financial developments in the city, the gold-mining areas, and the state capital. very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001902I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Conot, Robert A STREAK OF LUCK
Seaview Books New York (1979) 565pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0872235211 Scholarly biography of Thomas A. Edison. Title comes from Edison's comment made July 26, 1869, 'I'll never give up for I may have a streak of luck before I die.' very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001905I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Gibbon, John Murray STEEL OF EMPIRE - THE ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC, THENORTHWEST PASSAGE OF TODAY
Tudor Publishing Company New York 1937 423pp B&W illustrations HC First published in 1935. Book covers early exploration of the area, the fur trade, efforts to get through mountain regions, and the development of rail lines. This reprint edition reads on the spine: HISTORY OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC, but is the exact same book as originally published under the title STEEL OF EMPIRE. good, blue cloth (hardcover) EX-LIB light edgewear
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001920I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Graves, Ralph H. THE TRIUMPH OF AN IDEA: THE STORY OF HENRY FORD
Doubleday, Doran & Co. New York 1934 1st ed 184pp ill. with 52 photographs HC A slight, publicity type of book that traces growth of Ford production and describes plants and processes. Larson 408. good, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001922I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Frost, Lawrence A. THE THOMAS A. EDISON ALBUM: A PICTORIAL BIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS ALVA EDISON
Superior Publishing Co. Seattle, WA (1969) 1st ed 175pp B&W photographs HC good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 17.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001926I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Rothschild, Emma PARADISE LOST: THE DECLINE OF THE AUTO-INDUSTRIAL AGE
Random House New York (1973) 1st ed 264pp HC ISBN 0394460324 Troubles with this American industry.Author concentrates on General Motors, its Chevrolet Vega, and its troubled factory in Lordstown, Ohio, as the basis for her analysis. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001930I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Clark, Thomas D. PILLS, PETTICOATS, AND PLOWS: THE SOUTHERN COUNTRY STORE
University of Oklahoma Press Norman, OK (1964) 306pp B&W illustrations HC Originally published in 1944 by Bobbs-Merrill. A business and social history of the country store in the South, 1865-1915, drawn largely from store records. Valuable source. Larson 1262. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Evans, Cerinda W. COLLIS POTTER HUNTINGTON - Volume One ONLY
The Mariner's Museum Newport News, VA 1954 384pp B&W illustrations HC Detailed biography of Huntington and his contributions to the building of the railroads. Complete and scholarly. - THIS OFFERING IS FOR VOLUME ONE ONLY !!! very good, green cloth (hardcover)
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Fallon, Ivan, and Srodes, James DREAM MAKER: THE RISE AND FALL OF JOHN Z. DeLOREAN
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York (1983) 455pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0399128212 good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), BCE
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Driver, Leota S. FANNY KEMBLE
Negro Universities Press New York =1969) 271pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0837126975 First published in 1933. very good+, brown cloth (hardcover)
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Hatch, Alden AMERICAN EXPRESS: A CENTURY OF SERVICE 1850-1950
Doubleday & Co, Inc. New York 1950 1st ed 287pp B&W illustrations HC Commissioned by the company this book is 'the story of a great international service organization - of the men who built it - of the events which shaped its history - of the vital role the company plays in world travel and trade today.' Inscribed by the President of American Express - Ralph Reed, with presentation card laid in. good+ w/lightly worn dustjacket (hardcover)
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Allen, Frederick Lewis THE GREAT PIERPONT MORGAN
Harper & Brothers New York 1949 1st ed 306pp B&W frontispiece of Morgan HC very good, red cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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Crawford, M. D. C. THE HERITAGE OF COTTON
Grosset & Dunlap New York (1924) 244pp B&W illustrations HC "The Fibre of Two Worlds and Many Ages". Fascinating history of this product in various countries. Focus in last half of the book is the machine age in the 18th century and the impact with cotton, and the growth of the industry in the US. The standard work on the history of cotton. very good, (hardcover) bound in a designed cotton fabric cloth
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Ducovny, Amram M. THE BILLION $ SWINDLE: FRAUDS AGAINST THE ELDERLY
Fleet Press Corporation New York (1969) 252pp B&W illustrations HC Exposes the sale of disease cures, land plots, pre-burial contracts and other fraudulent products and services. Educates reader on how to spot the schemes. very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Hareven, Tamara and Langenbach, Randolph AMOSKEAG: LIFE AND WORK IN AN AMERICAN FACTORY CITY
Pantheon Books New York (1978) 395pp B&W illustrations PB ISBN 0394738551 Focuses on Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, once the largest textile factory in the world, which extended for two miles along the Merrimack River in Manchester, NH. good+, wraps (softcover)
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Holbrook, Stewart H. THE AGE OF THE MOGULS
Doubleday & Co. New York 1953 373pp B&W illustrations HC Recommended as the beginning basic reference for the student of American Business History. Holbrook has written a captivating study of the days when America's great fortunes were built. Covered are all the major US industries and the robber barons and moguls who helped develop them. The first of the three basic introductory books that should be in the business history library. good+ (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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Lomask, Milton SEED MONEY: THE GUGGENHEIM STORY
Farrar, Straus and Co. New York 1964 307pp B&W illustrations HC good, tan cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket
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Martin, Ralph G. and Stone, Morton D. MONEY, MONEY, MONEY: WALL STREET IN WORDS AND PICTURES
Rand McNally & CO. Chicago (1960) 1st ptg 223pp B&W and color illustrations HC How your money flowsthrough this financial labyrinth to pay for the securities you purchase. One of the first behind the scenes pictures (in photographs) of the inner workings of The Street. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Myers, Gustavus THE ENDING OF HEREDITARY AMERICAN FORTUNES
Julian Messner, Inc. New York (1939) 395pp HC Advocates the prevention of the inheriting of great fortunes just as the Americans early did away with primogeniture and entail. Great fortunes are regarded as the result of exploitation, and their continuence as privilege for their owners at the expense of the rest of society. Does not recognize inheritance as the price paid for the benefits of free private enterprise. Frankly pleading a cause and turning the material to that end, the book is challenging. Larson 4657. good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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Porter, Donald JUBILEE JIM AND THE WIZARD OF WALL STREET
Dutton New York (1990) 1st ptg 568pp HC ISBN 0525248412 A fast paced novel of Jim Fisk, Jay Gould and their colorful times. Slightly bent facts, and created characters to aid in giving a flavor to the times of the Erie wars, and scandals of the Grant administration. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Adams, Charles Francis RAILROADS: THEIR ORIGIN AND PROBLEMS (Revised Edition, with Appendix)
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York 1887 (Rev ed) 230pp HC First 80 pages provides the development of the railroad system to the time. Majority of the book provides probably the most useful description and analysis for the time, of the problems arising out of competition and of attempts to solve them, with the results. Discussion is objective, and based on wide experience and observation. Larson 3318. very good, green cloth (hardcover)
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Alberts, Robert C. THE GOOD PROVIDER: H. J. HEINZ AND HIS 57 VARIETIES
Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston 1973 1st ptg 297pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0395171261 good++, gray cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket
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Bliven, Bruce THE WONDERFUL WRITING MACHINE
Random House New York (1954) 1st ptg 236pp over 60 B&W ill. HC "The fascinating story of the typewriter from its earliest beginnings to the present." Book was commissioned by The Royal Typewriter Company. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Churchill, Allen THE SPLENDOR SEEKERS
Grosset & Dunlap New York (1974) 1st ptg 278pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0448023199 "An Informal History of America's Multimillionaire Spenders, Members of the 50 Million Dollar Club." very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Brooks, John THE 7 FAT YEARS
Harper & Brothers Publishers New York (1958) 1st ed 240pp HC "Chronicles of Wall Street - Wall Street during the boom years of the fifties, portrayed in terms of men and events." good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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Brooks, John THE GAMES PLAYERS: TALES OF MEN AND MONEY
Times Books New York (1980) 376pp HC ISBN 0812908643 "Tales of Men and Money" during the 1950s through 1970s. Some of the classic business conflicts, clashes and acquisitions are recreated by Brooks. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Cahn, William A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
Random House New York 1970 1st ptg 310pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0394435575 Using Connecticut Mutual as the focal point, this book is a popular history of the life insurance industry in America. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Calder, Ritchie THE EVOLUTION OF THE MACHINE
American Heritage Pub. Co. New York 1968 160pp B&W and color illustrations HC Persistent theme in this book is the impact of environment on technological breakthroughs and the subsequent world history. Fascinating history with a detailed chronology. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Campbell, Hannah WHY DID THEY NAME IT ...?
Bell Publishing Co. New York orig pub 1964 207pp B&W illustrations HC "An entertaining history of the brand names which have become an integral part of American homes." good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Carr, William H. A. THE du PONTS OF DELAWARE: A FANTASTIC DYNASTY
Dodd, Mead & Co. New York (1964) 6th ptg 368pp B&W illustrations HC Illustrated with genealogical charts, a map and photographs. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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Jackson, Stanley J. P. MORGAN: A BIOGRAPHY
Stein and Day New York (1984) 2nd ptg 332pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0812828240 good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Kraft, Ken GARDEN TO ORDER
Doubleday & Co. New York 1963 324pp B&W illustrations HC "The Story of Mr. Burpee's Seeds and How They Grow". Foreward by Pearl S. Buck. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Vanderbilt, Byron M. THOMAS EDISON, CHEMIST
American Chemical Society Washington, DC 1971 373pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0841201293 Thomas Edison - inventory, innovater, electrical and mechanical wizard - was first and foremost a remarkably versatile chemist. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Mumford, John Kimberly ORIENTAL RUGS
Charles Scribner's Sons N