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ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF THE SUFFOLK SAVINGS BANK FOR SEAMEN AND OTHERS
by Suffolk Savings Bank
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1933
- Condition
- good+, wraps (softcover)
- Item Price
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$10.00
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Boston, MA: Suffolk Savings Bank, 1933. PB. good+, wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations. 84pp.
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$10.00

BANK OF SCOTLAND 1695-1995 - A VERY SINGULAR INSTITUTION
by Cameron, Alan
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1995
- Condition
- very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
- ISBN
- 1851586911264
- Item Price
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$12.00
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Edinburgh and London: Mainstream Publishing, 1995. HC. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 1851586911 264pp.
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$12.00

AMERICA'S VALLEY FORGES AND VALLEY FURNACES
by Pool, J. Lawrence (signed and inscribed by the author); Pool, Angeline J. (editor)
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1982
- Condition
- fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) signed by author
- Item Price
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$10.00
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West Cornwall, CT: published by the author, 1982. HC. fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) signed by author. B&W illustrations. Fascinating study of the early forges and stone blast furnaces of colonial and 19th century America. Covers the operation of the furnaces, making of the charcoal that fueled them, waterwheels, bellows, etc., and some of the famous ironworks and ironmasters… Read more
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LEVINE & CO. - WALL STREET'S INSIDER TRADING SCANDAL
by Frantz, Douglas
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1987
- Condition
- very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
- ISBN
- 9780805004571
- Item Price
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$6.50
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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1987. HC. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover). ISBN 0805004572 This is the story of an illegal network that functioned without detection for more than five years. It is the story of millions of dollars of ill-gotten gains. And it is the story of a too-clever kid from Bayside, Queens, with… Read more
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THEIR LIVES AND NUMBERS: THE CONDITION OF WORKING PEOPLE IN MASSACHUSETTS, 1870-1900
by Bedford, Henry F. (edited with an introduction by)
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1995
- Condition
- fine, wraps (softcover)
- ISBN
- 9780801482588
- Item Price
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$6.00
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Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1995. PB. fine, wraps (softcover). ISBN 0801482585 Narrative and statistical documnets from the Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics of Labor first thirty years. 240pp.
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$6.00

FROM WORKING DAUGHTERS TO WORKING MOTHERS: IMMIGRANT WOMEN IN A NEW ENGLAND INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY
by Lamphere, Louise
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1987
- Condition
- good+, wraps (softcover) FADED SPINE - FOXING TOP EDGE
- ISBN
- 9780801494413
- Item Price
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$6.00
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Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1987. PB. good+, wraps (softcover) FADED SPINE - FOXING TOP EDGE. ISBN 0801494419 Spine has faded, and there is foxing to the top edge of the book block. 390pp.
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$6.00

AMERICA'S WOODEN AGE: ASPECTS OF ITS EARLY TECHNOLOGY
by Hindle, Brooke (editor)
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1975
- Condition
- good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover) SEE NOTE
- Item Price
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$6.00
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Tarrytown, NY: Sleepy Hollow Restorations, 1975. HC. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover) SEE NOTE. NOTE - SOME SMOKY DISCOLORATION ON EDGES OF DUSTJACKET, AND FOREEDGE OF THE BOOK BLOCK -- During this period to the mid-nineteenth century, Americans used wood as building material, fuel, and raw material for processed chemicals. This book probes features of the technology of… Read more
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$6.00

IRON AND STEEL IN AMERICA
by Lewis, W. David
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1976
- Condition
- very good+, wraps (softcover)
- ISBN
- 9780914650102
- Item Price
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$15.00
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Greenville, DE: The Hagley Museum, 1976. PB. very good+, wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations. ISBN 0914650106 64pp.
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$15.00

THE AMERICAN PULP AND PAPER MILL SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION SOUVENIR PROGRAM AND YEAR BOOK 1931 - JUNE 4,5,6, DAYTON, OHIO
by
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1931
- Condition
- good, wraps (softcover)
- Item Price
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$25.00
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1931. PB. good, wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations. Fantastic advertisements, illustrations, and articles. 240pp.
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$25.00

HERSHEY
by Hershey Foods Corporation
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1979
- Condition
- very good, wraps (softcover)
- Item Price
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$15.00
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Hershey, PA: Hershey Foods Corporation, 1979. PB. very good, wraps (softcover). B&W and color illustrations. 96pp.
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$15.00

MILTON S. HERSHEY
by Shippen, Katherine B. and Wallace, Paul A. W.
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1973
- Condition
- very good, wraps (softcover)
- Item Price
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$6.00
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Hershey, PA: Milton Hershey School, 1973. PB. very good, wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations. A reprint from the 1959 Random House biography of Hershey in a different format for distribution to the public who visit Hershey. 40pp.
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$6.00

THE R. F. GRIGGS COMPANY - INVESTMENT BANKERS - WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT 1903-1929
by The R. F. Griggs Company
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1929
- Condition
- very good, dark green paper covered boards (hardcover)
- Item Price
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$30.00
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Waterbury, CT: The Heminway Press, 1929. HC. very good, dark green paper covered boards (hardcover). B&W illustrations. Small unpaginated book. unpaginated.
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$30.00

OLD GORGON GRAHAM: MORE LETTERS FROM A SELF-MADE MERCHANT TO HIS SONE -- QUOIN CLUB EDITION
by Lorimer, George Horance
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1904
- Condition
- very good, cream cloth (hardcover) with good cloth dustjacket
- Item Price
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$10.00
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1904. HC. very good, cream cloth (hardcover) with good cloth dustjacket. QUOIN CLUB EDITION with cloth dustjacket - some soiling to cloth jacket. 308pp.
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$10.00

BARONS OF BUSINESS: THEIR LIVES AND LIFESTYLES
by Scheller, William G.
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 2002
- Condition
- very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
- ISBN
- 0883636778240
- Item Price
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$7.50
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Beaux Arts Editions, 2002. HC. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0883636778 240pp.
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$7.50

STUDIES IN ENTERPRISE: A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN AND CANADIAN COMPANY HISTORIES AND BIOGRAPHIES OF BUSINESSMEN
by Daniells, Lorna M.
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1957
- Condition
- good, gray cloth (hardcover)
- Item Price
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$15.00
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Boston: Baker Library Harvard Univ, 1957. HC. good, gray cloth (hardcover). The contents of this volume suggest that the businessman, traditionally close-mouthed about his affairs, has in fact been recording his story with impressive enthusiasm." Sections of the bibliography include: Agriculture and Fishing; Contract Construction; Manufacturing; Transportation; Public Utilities; Distribution; Finance; Insurance: Real Estate and Colonial Land Companies;… Read more
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PAGE BELTING COMPANY: MANUFACTURERS OF LEATHER BELTING AND LACING, PUMP VALUES AND BELT DRESSING - 1917 CATALOG CONCORD, NH
by Page Belting Company
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1917
- Condition
- good, gray cloth (hardcover)
- Item Price
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$35.00
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R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co, 1917. HC. good, gray cloth (hardcover). B&W illustrations. And, "Wholesale Jobbers of Mill, Steam and Plumbing Supplies, Engines, Boilers, Saw Mill Machinery and Dairy Supplies." Fantastic large trade catlogue. 730pp.
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$35.00

A REPORT ON ONE HUNDRED YEARS -- [Glens Falls Insurance Company]
by Glens Falls Insurance Company
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1949
- Condition
- good, maroon cloth (hardcover) Valley Forge Library Stamp
- Item Price
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$7.50
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Glens Falls, NY: Glen Falls Insurance Co, 1949. HC. good, maroon cloth (hardcover) Valley Forge Library Stamp. B&W illustrations. 56pp.
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$7.50

A CENTURY OF HARD ROCK: THE STORY OF RISING AND NELSON SLATE COMPANY
by Morrow, John A.
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1970
- Condition
- very good+, wraps (softcover)
- Item Price
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$12.50
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Granville, NY: Grastorf Press, 1970. PB. very good+, wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations. 32pp.
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$12.50

BERLITZ 1878-1998 - ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY YEARS OF EXCELLENCE [120 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE]
by Yokoi, Hiromasa (introduction by)
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1998
- Condition
- very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
- ISBN
- 2831561949168
- Item Price
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$17.50
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Princeton, NJ: Berlitz International, Inc, 1998. HC. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 2831561949 168pp.
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ON RISK: A MISCELLANY ON THE SUBJECT OF RISKS AND DANGERS
by Atlas Assurance Company
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1958
- Condition
- very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
- Item Price
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$5.00
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London: Atlas Assurance Company, 1958. HC. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations. 48pp.
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$5.00