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One Thing Leads to Another: The Growth of an Industry
by Kelly, Fred C.; Bourke-White, Margaret (Photographer)
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin/Riverside Press, 1936. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Bourke-White, Margaret (Photographer). Documents the origins & growth of the chemical manufacturing industry in the early 20th century United States, with 17 plates featuring stunning black-and-white photographic images by then-rising-photojournalist Bourke-White. Still unknown at the time, she did not even merit a mention on the DJ description, but her photos speak for themselves. In 104 pages + unnumbered plates. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1936, this hardcover 8vo (6" x 8.50") is in stunningly Fine condition: black cloth-covered boards are stamped on front & spine with a silver Art Deco design of a factory & smokestacks, lettered in same silver to spine. Aside from a slight push to heel of spine, the book is virtually flawless: completely clean inside, pages creamy white & unmarked, save for an inscription (Presented by W. H-B. Perry February 1947") to ffep, slight offsetting to all endpapers. The unclipped DJ is VG, with some light chipping & edgewear, unclosed 1" diagonal tear ascending from bottom edge of front cover, spine fading. Nicely protected in new mylar cover free! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022830
- Title
- One Thing Leads to Another: The Growth of an Industry
- Author
- Kelly, Fred C.; Bourke-White, Margaret (Photographer)
- Illustrator
- Bourke-White, Margaret (Photographer)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin/Riverside Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHERS WOMEN FEMALE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CHEMISTS FACTORIES INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGN MANUFACTURING PLANTS DECO MODERNIZATION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography-Photo Essays; Business/Occupations & Professions/Organizational Studies;
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- VG
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- Chipping
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- Fine
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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