Search Results: Business from Scraps of American History

New York: Merchad Directories, Inc., 1967. Second Annual Edition. Vintage paperback. Good +/No jacket. 237 pages, illustrated with numerous advertisements and map of area covered by the directory. A phone book of businesses in the Park East section of Manhattan. Restaurants, travel, resorts, schools, shops and services. White and blue wraps with blue and white titles on front cover and spine, Kinney rent a car advertisement on back cover. A little wear to cover with spotting and scuffs, minor creases, reading crease in spine, interior pages bright and clean with no obvious markings.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1930. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 203 pages with index. The text is a summary of "Recent Economic Changes in the United States, The Report of the Committee on Recent Economic Changes of the President's Conference on Unemployment, Herbert Hoover, Chairman; including the reports of a special staff of The National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., published May, 1939." Black cloth binding with red title block on front cover and red titles on spine, red top edge. Cover spotted and a bit scrubbed, some edge wear, top edge faded, former owner's name "D. R. French" on front free end paper, a little spotting and tanning of interior pages, binding stressed a little between pages 148 and 149, all pages attached.

Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts: Babson Institute, Inc., 1921. Fifteenth Edition. Hardcover. Poor/No jacket. 436 pages, plus Appendix and Addenda, fold out charts present and appear to be in good condition. A guide to reading economic conditions for long term investments. Flexible red leatherette cover with gilt titles on front cover and spine. Cover in poor condition with large chips in top of spine, edge wear, cracks along edges of spine, back cover detached, scrubbing, small hole in front cover, corners and spine ends bumped and chipped, front hinge weak and showing webbing, end papers stained, interior pages clean and lightly tanned, binding otherwise tight.

Chicago: A W. Shaw, 1929. First edition. Original Cloth. Fair/No jacket . Three volume set on successful public speaking. Blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Covers are spotted and stained, light edge wear, gilt lettering faded, corners and spine ends bumped, interior pages tanned, former owner's address stamp on front free end papers.

Indianapolis, Indiana: The Rough Notes Co., 1927. Original Cloth. Good/fair. 137 pages plus table of contents. A sales manual for insurance agents. Full Title: Casualty and Surety Coverages and How to Sell Them by William H. Bates, published by The Rough Notes Company, Insurance Publishers, Indianapolis, Indiana, copyright 1927. Navy blue original cloth binding with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. A little fading of gilt, light edge wear, corners and spine ends a little bumped, a few spots on cover, especially along back near spine, interior pages lightly tanned, former owner's name and date on front free end paper. Dust jacket in light blue with black lettering is torn in half at spine, part of jacket spine missing, small holes, fading and tanning, short and long tears in jacket with creases, one tear repaired inside jacket with tape. Small to average, measures 5 1/4 x 7 3/8 inches.

New York: Kelly-Springfield Tire Company, 1922. Not stated. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 92 pages. Inspirational essays with quotes. Gray boards with a white paper label on front cover, brown titles. Cover is stained and a little warped, light edge wear, bumping of corners and spine ends, spotting, end papers foxed, interior pages clean and lightly tanned, binding tight. Average size, measures 5 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches.

Carlsbad, California: Craftsman Book Company, 1982. Not stated. Paperback. Good/No jacket. 220 pages with index plus advertisments, illustrated with black and white photographs, drawings and diagrams. A comprehensive look at the art of building with masonry and concrete. Illustrated wraps with orange titles on front cover and spine. Reading crease in spine, some edge wear, light creases at corners, spine ends bumped, minor spotting, signature on title page, some pink highlighting in text, interior pages bright, binding tight. Trade paperback, measures 8 3/4 x 11 inches.

Washington DC: The Brookings Institution, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 334 pages with index; each page bordered with single line, illustrated with charts. Written as a series of memos to an imaginary president of the principles and policy issues that should be understood before macroeconomic policy judgments are made. Black cloth binding with silver titles on spine. Minor shelf wear and a little bumping of corners, former owner's bookplate "Billie Dennis Hill" on front free end paper, interior pages bright and clean, binding tight. Black dust jacket with red, white and blue titles shows minor shelf wear, a little scuffing.

Radnor, Pennsylvania: Chilton Book Company, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 194 pages with index. A guide for anyone who wants to be more influential in a business setting. Red boards with gilt titles on spine. Gilt very bright, minimal wear to cover with a little spotting, corners and spine ends bumped a little, interior pages bright and clean, binding tight. Gray dust jacket with white titles on front cover and spine shows a little edge wear, tiny tear in bottom of front dust jacket, a little tanning, $12.95 price not clipped.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1924. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 325 pages with index. Post World War I analysis of the German economy and suggestions to stabilize the currency. Black cloth binding with gilt titles and bands on spine. Cover a bit scuffed and spotted, light edge wear, a little bumping of corners and spine ends, spotting of end papers, interior pages lightly tanned, binding tight.

Washington DC: Chamber of Commerce of the United States, c. 1966. Not stated. Vintage paperback. Good +/No jacket. Ten paperback books in a hard cover case. Titles are 1. Why Economics? 2. Why Prices? 3. Productive Resources, 4. Money and Finance, 5. National Income, 6. Business Ups and Downs, 7. Government and the Economy, 8. International Economics, 9. Science, Technology and the Economy, 10. The Power of Choice. Multiple colored wraps with black and white titles on front cover, two staple binding. Some tanning at spines, very light edge wear, most pages bright, bindings tight. Original black slipcase shows some edge wear, ding in bottom edge, scratches, scuffs and a little spotting.