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The Ohio Leather Company, 1949. Sturdy paperback with a leatherette cover, excellent condition (looks new), "A trip through a Modern Leather Plant - a brief treatise in picture and text about the production of Chrome Upper Leather," 80 pages, 43 photographs and accompanying text. Trade Paperback. Fine. more information

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Scott & Daughter, 2003. Large sturdy paperback featuring color photography for advertising, 136 pages, just a bit of rubbing to the cover, no other flaws. Trade Paperback. NF. more information

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The Midvale Company, 1942. Hardcover, no dustacket, brown cloth binding with a mounted illustration on the front cover, 43 pages, excellent condition with a bit of tanning to the blank end-papers being the only flaw, a history of this Pennsylvania Steel Company . Hard Cover. NF. Steel. more information

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Beechcliff Books, 1987. Hardcover, revised edition, issued without a dustjacket, near flawless copy with a minor imperfection (an innocuous surface-mark) on the front cover as the only blemish, still rates as a fine gift copy, illustrated throughout in color and black & white, contains a brief history of kaleidoscopes followed by biographies of numerous kaleidoscope makers and examples of their work. ISBN: 0960893024. Hard Cover. Fine. more information

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London: A & C Black, 1975. Hardcover first printing, book is flawless, dustjacket is in excellent condition with no remarkable flaws, the original price is present, "Documents in Economic History" series. ISBN: 0713615249. 1st ed.. Hardcover. Fine/NF. Economics. more information

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Texas A&M University, 1993. Hardcover first printing, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition (looks new), nice gift copy, "With full access to company files, [the authors] follow the company from its creation in 1947 to its purchase by Panhandle Eastern Corporation in 1989," illustrated with photos. ISBN: 089096551X. 1st ed.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. more information

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Harper & Row, 1971. Hardcover first printing ("first edition stated on copyright page and the publisher's "1" in the number line on the last page), book is in excellent condition with just a bit of tanning to the outer page-edge, the dustjacket is also in excellent condition with very slight tanning to the edges of the rear panel, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, a comprehensive biography, 722 pages, illustrated with photos and fold-out charts. ISBN: 060107014. 1st ed.. Hardcover. NF/NF. Biography. more information

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London: Cambridge University Press, 1973. Hardcover first printing, book is flawless, dustjacket is price-clipped at bottom of flap, original U.S. price is present at top of flap, no other flaws to this excellent copy, No. 4 in the Cambridge Geographical Studies series, "This book reports experiments in the modelling of freight flows in Great Britain, on the basis of 78 origin-destination zones covering the entire country" . ISBN: 0521086728. 1st ed.. Hardcover. Fine/NF. Economics Transportation England. more information

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John Wiley & Sons, 1991. Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing of the fourth edition, 1,079 pages, "Still as indispensable to the work of professionals as it was when it was originally published almost four decades ago..," book has a slight lean to the spine but excellent condition overall, very clean inside and out, dustjacket is in excellent condition with no remarkable flaws, a business memo regarding the design of the dustjacket is taped in on the first blank page. ISBN: 0471501972. Hardcover. VG+/Fine. Reference Technical. more information

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Cambridge University Press, 1973. Hardcover first printing, book has a slight spine lean as its only flaw, dustjacket is slightly tanned on the spine and is price-clipped at bottom of flap (U.S. price is present at top of flap), "This study is concerned first with how and why these collective organisations came into existence during the last quarter of the nineteenth century, how they changed and developed in the interwar period, how they are organised and how they operate today". 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG+. ECONOMICS. more information

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Warner Books, 1994. Hardcover first printing, excellent condition, moderate rubbing to the dustjacket is the only flaw, "...a fascinating history of the Heinz family and the hugely successful H.J. Heinz Company..," illustrated throughout with numerous photos. ISBN: 0446517976. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. Biography. more information

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Harper & Row, 1978. Hardcover first printing (as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page), "This important book by a major historian is the first to study how the problem of people out of work has been understood and dealt with in the Western world," dustjacket is price-clipped. ISBN: 0060114576. Hardcover. VG+/VG. Economics. more information

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. Large paperback in excellent condition (looks new), first printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, "Jay Gould, Jin Fisk, Cornelius Vanderbilt, the Erie Railway Wars, & The Birth of Wall Street" . ISBN: 1555842127. 1st ed.. Trade Paperback. Fine. more information

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Salisbury, Maryland: Perdue, Incorporated, 1976. Hardcover with dustjacket, scarce biography of the man whose name became synonymous with "chicken," signed "Art Perdue - 9/29/76" on the half-title page, illustrated throughout with photos, book is flawless, dustjacket is a bit sunned on the top portion of the rear panel and has an edge-tear at same location, a professional (removable) mylar cover is included. signed. 1st ed.. Hardcover. Fine/VG. Biography. more information

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Prentice Hall / Abrams, 1994. Hardcover with dustjacket and protective mylar cover, crease on front flap of dustjacket, else a flawless copy, "The best- the most representative, the most vital- business speeches of the year". ISBN: 0131775448. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. more information

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London: Leonard Hill Books Limited, 1956. Hardcover first printing with dustjacket, this is an ex-library copy with the usual library markings, the text is clean and unmarked, dustjacket has a small label at bottom of spine and some edge-wear at the corners and top of spine, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "tells the story of a world-famous industry which has been continuously producing glass for three-and-a-half centuries," illustrated throughout, including a color frontis. 1st ed.. Hardcover. VG-/VG-. Glassblowing. more information

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Ontario, Canada: Boston Mills Press, 2001. Hardcover first printing, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition, nice gift copy, professional (removable) mylar cover included, "both the biography of legendary entrepreneur Gordon Stewart and a fascinating history of the magnificent Send Great Danes," illustrated with photos. ISBN: 1550463551. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. DOGS BIOGRAPHY. more information

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A.W. Shaw Company , 1929. Hardcover, includes the scarce dustjacket, "The purpose of this book is to show the evolution and methods of operation of the Morris Plan and the importance of these new institutions in strengthening the financial and credit structure of our society by the development of industrial banking," former owner's name on the inside front cover and tanning to the top outer page-edge are the only flaws to this attractive book, the dustjacket is tanned on the spine and has one chip on the top edge of the front panel, it is clean, and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. VG+/VG+. Finance Banking. more information

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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1935. Hardcover, no dustjacket, has pencil underlining on a few pages and the former owner's name on the front end-paper but very clean overall, deals with the U.S. and Canada, "The present work is based upon a volume issued by the author in 1926 but is largely re-written" . 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG. Economics Transportation. more information

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Bobbs-Merrill, 1942. Nicely illustrated, book is clean and tight with no significant flaws, dustjacket has edge and surface-wear, protected in a professional mylar cover, hardcover first printing. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/Good+. more information

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Self-Published, 1953. Hardcover, no dustjacket, excellent condition, clean inside and out, illustrated with numerous tables and graphs. Hard Cover. NF. Transportation Economics. more information

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Ballinger Publishing Company, 1977. Hardcover first printing, book is in AS NEW condition, dustjacket is close to as new with slight tanning to the white spine-title being the only flaw, a beautiful copy for the collector, "..examines the relationships between the growth trends of American banking in Britain and (1) the structure of the international system; (2) American and British government policies; and (3) the character and stability of the banking systems in the two countries". ISBN: 0884104591. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ECONOMICS. more information

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Reinhold Publishing Corp., 1947. Hardcover first printing, owner name on front end-paper, dustjacket has some edge-wear, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, clean inside and out, illustrated throughout, the story of the search for the world's natural waxes, some of which are found in some of the strangest places on the face of the earth. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG+/VG-. more information

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Sydney University Press, 1968. Hardcover first printing, book is in excellent condition with a slight spine lean and no other flaws, dustjacket is tanned on the spine and has moderate wear along the folds, it is clean, the original price is present, and a removable professional mylar cover is included, "A critical study of theory and practice in the United States of America, Great Britain, and Australia". ISBN: 424057905. 1st ed.. Hardcover. NF/VG. Economics Transportation. more information

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Lincoln - Bradley, 1994. Large paperback, later printing, condition is as new. ISBN: 187911125X. Trade Paperback. Fine. BASKETS BIOGRAPHY. more information

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Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1979. ".explores the best, the worst, and the rarest of American advertising posters of the past two centuries," nicely illustrated in color and black & white, a stated first edition, hardcover, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition, nice gift copy. ISBN: 0025794809. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/NF. ADVERTISING. more information

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St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1991. Large paperback, condition is AS NEW, first printing of this edition (as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page) with a new introduction by W. Thomas White, curator at the James J. Hill Reference Library in St. Paul, 676 pages, illustrated throughout, includes two inserts about the James J. Hill house. ISBN: 0873512618. Trade Paperback. Fine. Biography West American History. more information

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JET Foundation Press, 2004. Hardcover, book is flawless, dustjacket near flawless: has minor rubbing as its only flaw, the real story of Pepsi-Cola from the man who helped create the original formula (1931), "From 1951, when he altered the formula to meet changing tastes, until 1968, when he left the company, Tom was the only man on earth who knew how to make Pepsi," 159 pages, illustrated with photos . ISBN: 0615126448. 1st ed.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Biography. more information

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John Wiley & Sons, 1982. Hardcover first printing as evidenced by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, was issued without a dustjacket, excellent condition except for a very slight amount of dust-tanning to the top outer page-edge, a history of this book publisher, illustrated throughout with photos. ISBN: 0471860824. 1st ed.. Hardcover. NF. more information

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London: Whitbread & Co. Ltd., 1978. First published as Whitbread's Brewery in 1947, this edition is completely rewritten, illustrated in color, 54 pages, hardcover with dustjacket, excellent condition, an illustrated history of the company, "It is the story, too, of a leading Whig politician at a time when only the Channel separated Britain from the armies of Napoleon" . Hard Cover. Fine/NF. BEER BIOGRAPHY. more information

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Atheneum, 1979. Hardcover, first American printing, book is in excellent condition with no significant flaws, the dustjacket is price-clipped and has moderate edge-wear along the top, "From prairie bootlegging to multi-billion-dollar empire, the true lives, times and scandals behind one of the world's great fortunes". ISBN: 0689109636. 1st U.S. Ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG. more information

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Ohio State University Press, 1998. Hardcover first printing of this edition (as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page), book and dustjacket are in excellent condition, would be as new were it not for a small ownership stamp on the first blank page, a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "The only comprehensive chronicle of American accountancy from the colonial period to the present, this completely revised edition provides practicing accountants and professional accounting students with a thorough knowledge of the origins of their profession," includes a bibliography. ISBN: 0814207278. 1st ed.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. more information

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The Blakiston Company, 1941. Hardcover, no dustjacket, slight tanning to the spine and outer page-edge, owner name on front end-paper, very clean inside and out, 675 pages, "It is the purpose of this book to investigate the economic and legal characteristics of the air transportation industry in an effort to decide whether or not the industry should be regulated...". Hardcover. VG. Transportation. more information

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Little, Brown, 1989. Hardcover first printing (as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, book and dustjacket are in nice shape, no significant flaws, the epic story of a family dynasty, illustrated with photos, includes a bibliography. ISBN: 0316741213. 1st ed.. Hardcover. NF/NF. Biography. more information

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Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2000. Hardcover first printing, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition with minor rubbing to the jacket being the only flaw, we are reasonably certain that this copy is inscribed and signed by the author although the signature is not legible, the inscription reads "In friendship to Joan and Spence with much admiration for your life work and the effort you've made in keeping 'Ed's' class so close," the signature does look a bit like "Evelyn" and more importantly her husband's name is Ed, the story of the philanthropic and civic efforts of the German-Jewish manufacturers of Fels-Naphta soap. ISBN: 0838638236. Signed by Author. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. Biography. more information

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New York, NY: Printers' Ink Books, 1954. Large format hardcover with dustjacket, a nicely-preserved copy of this scarce advertising history, contains 100 thumbnail biographies and photos of copy writers and descriptions/photographs of their favorite ads, 223 pages, book is in excellent condition with two minor flaws only: the blank end-papers are tanned and the former owner's name is written at the bottom of page 223, the dustjacket has moderate wear at the corners, it is clean and attractive overall, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included. 1st ed.. Hardcover. NF/VG+. Advertising. more information

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Hillsdale College Press, 2004. Large paperback, flawless copy, The Ludwig von Mises Lecture Series, 185 pages. ISBN: 0916308529. 1st ed.. Trade Paperback. Fine. Economics. more information

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Printing Industry America, 1967. Massive, comprehensive volume, approximately half a million words of text, 57 pages of process and equipment flow charts, a 4-page full-color insert on color printing, 294 diagrams and line drawings, 219 photographs and 34 microphotographs, extensive bibliography, hardcover with dustjacket. Hard Cover. NF/VG. GRAPHIC ARTS. more information

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London / Pretoria / New York: The Locomotive Publishing Company / J.H. De Bussy / Manhattan Publishing Co., 1950. Hardcover, dark blue cloth titled in silver, no dustjacket, probably as issued, excellent condition, 69 pages, "Submitted as thesis for the degree of Doctor of Commerce at the University of Pretoria, Union of South Africa". Hardcover. NF. Transportation. more information

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London, England: Ebury Press, 1994. Large format hardcover, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition (looks new!), great gift copy of this history of Britain's "leading food retailer," 224 pages, beautifully-illustrated throughout in color and black & white. ISBN: 0091821371. 1st ed.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. more information

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John Wiley & Sons, 1998. Hardcover first printing, book and dustjacket are AS NEW and our removable protective mylar cover makes this copy "better than new," nice gift copy. ISBN: 0471243744. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. TECHNOLOGY. more information

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Eaglecrest Press, 1993. Large paperback, condition is AS NEW, great gift copy of this "complete history of John Wanamaker's accomplishments and his busy and productive life," 236 pages, illustrated. ISBN: 0963628410. Trade Paperback. Fine. Biography. more information

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