The Origin of Competitive Strength: Fifty Years of the Auto Industry in Japan and the U.S.

Privately Printed, 1997. Hardcover First Edition USA (1997), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted. First published in Japanese in 1995. COMPLIMENTARY COPY SLIP SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR LAID IN. First Edition USA (1997), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted. First published in Japanese in 1995. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows a mild nudge to the upper front corner tip; the binding leans very slightly, but remains perfeclty secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome close-to-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. An unsigned letter from the author and another unsigned letter to J.F. Smith, General Motors Corporation CEO laid in. The DJ shows mild wrinkles at the upper rear panel and upper front corner tip; a small area of very faint soiling near the head of the backstrip; unclipped; mylar-protected. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.55 x 6.65 x 1 inches), xxix, 278 pages. Language: English. Weight: 28.7 ounces. Maroon silk place marker sewn in. Hardback with DJ. COMPLIMENTARY COPY SLIP SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR LAID IN.