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1927réf. 50178Berkeley: University of California Printing Office 1927. First Edition. Octavo. Staple-bound pamphlet; printed thick paper wrappers; 46pp. Brief pencil notation to front wrapper; old ink pressure stamp to rear wrapper "Library of the San Francisco College For Women"; marginal soil and toning; Very Good and sound. A publication of the University of California Agricultural Experiment Station. University of California Printing Office unknown books
1970réf. 44815Washington DC: The Bureau of National Affairs Inc 1970. First Edition. Octavo 23.5cm; dark green cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; dustjacket; xviii5037pp. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket with light wear to extremities and two tiny tears. Papers presented to the Collective Bargaining Forum held in New York City May 12-13 1969. Includes contributions by Arthur J. Goldberg William F. May George Meany Virgil B. Day P.L. Siemiller ALgie A. Hendrix George Woodcock Solomon Barkin Joseph R. Crowley and others. The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc unknown books
1946réf. 43451New York: John Day Company 1946. Second Printing. Octavo 21cm.; publisher's cloth in tan dust jacket printed in red and black; ix3297pp. A few chips and closed tears to jacket extremities none quite touching text spine very slighty toned later ownership signature to front free endpaper else Very Good overall. Important work on the business and managerial structure of General Motors by the Austrian-American political economist and professor of management. John Day Company unknown books
1937réf. 42456Chicago: University of Plenocracy Publishers 1937. First American Edition. Octavo 22cm.; publisher's cloth in orange pictorial dust jacket; 8507pp.; photographic portrait frontispiece full-page illus. by George Clayton Field throughout. A few tiny chips to jacket extremities small stain from previously removed tape at top edge of rear panel else a Near Fine copy in the uncommon jacket. Contemporary photographic ex-libris to front pastedown of a "John J. King" a.k.a. "Buddha" with gift inscription to front free endpaper: "To Dear Lady Moore / High Priestess of Long . From 'Buddha.'" Treatise on so-called "Plenocracy" "The Science of Creating Abundance for All" rear jacket panel by the author of "Unseen Forces and How to Use Them" 1933. Ownership markings as wacky as the contents. OCLC locates five copies in the United States as of October 2018 Cal. State Northridge UCSB LC Illinois and Tennessee. University of Plenocracy Publishers unknown books
1891réf. 41660V.p. 1891-1899. Six volumes bound in one; thick 12mo 18cm.; contemporary half green calf over cloth gilt-ruled spine in six compartments all edges speckled red. Leather rubbed with some peeling at corners spine toned contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper textblock of one tract rather browned due to poor paper stock else Near Very Good internally near fine. Contents as follows:. 1. Henry George. Progress and Poverty: An Inquiry into the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth. - The Remedy. London: Kegan Paul Trench & Co. 1889. x406pp. 2. Robert Blatchford. Merrie England. London: Clarion Office 1894. "Cheap Edition." 206pp. Facsimile illus. 3. John Smith. England's Ruin; or John Smith's Answer to Mr. Blatchford's Plea for Socialism as contained in the widely-circulated book Merrie England. London: Walter Scott 1895. 31pp. Portrait illus. 4. Thomas Paine. The Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution. London: Progressive Publishing Company 1891. "Centenary Edition." xiii14-163pp. 5. George Blaiklock. Socialism: False and True. A Review and an Exposure. London: G. Cohen n.d. ca. 1890s. 16pp. 6. Leo Tolstoi alt. spelling Tolstoy; A. Hulme Beaman trans. Master and Man. London: Chapman and Hall 1895. 125pp. unknown books
1933réf. 35105New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1933. Second Printing. Octavo 24cm.; publisher's cloth in orange printed dust jacket; xviii2490pp. Light shelf wear to jacket extremities spine rather toned top textblock edge heavily foxed compliments card of the Michigan Association of Personal Finance Companies signed by the Director of Social Research Russell J. Darling originally paperclipped now loose to front free endpaper with subsequent rust stains. Still a Very Good or better copy in the scarce dust jacket. The earliest such history of the personal finance business authored by a statistician for the Beneficial Management Corporation a company which supervised and audited the largest group of personal finance companies in the country. Neifeld would go on to write a number of small how-to manuals on personal and consumer credit. Harper & Brothers Publishers unknown books
1919réf. 28312London: George Allen & Unwin 1919. First Edition. Octavo. Olive drab boards lettered in black on spine and front cover; xvi 336pp. Inserted advertising leaf tipped in before first page of Preface. Tight straight and unmarked copy Near Fine. Social survey of British labourers mainly in the city of Sheffield undertaken immediately following the Great War. The Society was under the directorship though not credited herein of the prominent Fabian Socialist anthroposophist and educator Arthur James Freeman 1886-1972 who also founded the Sheffield Educational Settlement 1918. Among contemporary testimonials included on the inserted advertising leaf is the following from the Daily Mail: ".One of the most interesting social studies that have been made since Charles Booth's Life and Labour in London.Anyone who agrees that 'the proper study of mankind is man' could not fail to find this fascinating." See Helen Smith "Love Sex Work and Friendship: Northern Working-Class Men and Sexuality in the First Half of the Twentieth Century" in Alana Harris & Timothy Jones eds Love and Romance in Britain 1918-1970 Lon: 2015. George Allen & Unwin unknown books
1938réf. 10797New York: Ronald Press 1938. Second printing. Octavo. Cloth boards dustjacket; 798p. Volume in Near Fine condition with dusting & faint foxing to text block edges. In original dustjacket which is however somewhat worn with small marginal losses and closed tears age-toning to spine; Good only. Elementary economics textbook published at the height of the Great Depression clearly intended as a primer for an American public forced for the first time to comprehend economic dysfunction on a catastrophic scale. Much on New Deal monetary & fiscal policy social spending etc as well as discussion of the failures of Wall Street. Uncommon. Ronald Press unknown books
1939réf. 16152New York: McGraw-Hill 1939. Second Printing. Two octavo volumes 23cm. Original maroon cloth titled in black and gilt on spines; pp 1-448; 449-1095. Mild external wear with some rubbing to spine ends; scattered marginalia in pencil mostly to first volume; ownership signature of Werner Schott. A solid attractive set about VG. Landmark of 20th-century economic analysis; still in print; early printings are notably scarce. McGraw-Hill unknown books
1986réf. 15068Amsterdam: North-Holland 1986. First Edition. Two octavo volumes; blue cloth; dustjacket; pp790-1273. Ink hand-stamps and old price-sticker residue to endpapers; Vol I lacking jacket Vol II in moderately rubbed and edgeworn jacket; else tight and unmarked. Very Good. A sound and unmarked working set. North-Holland unknown books
1920réf. 14043Kansas City: Burton Publishing Co 1920. First Edition. Small octavo 19cm. Cloth boards lettered in red and black; 184pp. Presentation copy warmly inscribed on front endpaper to UMWA President John L. Lewis: "To John L. Lewis Esq / I am with you heart and soul in any honest effort to better the condition of the heroic hardies who work under ground / R.D. Kathrens" dated 1920. Light wear and soil to boards; presentation leaf has been tipped-on to a stub; a few marginal marks in text possibly in Lewis's hand; Very Good. Publishes a series of letters from the author to Charles Schwab who at this time was President of Bethlehem Steel seeking Schwab's support in implementing a sort of "maximum wage" scheme in the United States. Kathrens's letters grow increasingly indignant as Schwab steadfastly ignores his requests for the courtesy of a reply: ".it is hardly consistent with the civilities--as we understand them west of the Alleghenies--to shoo me away or send me to the back door or require me to deal with the servants." Kathrens professes his own sanity and good judgment frequently enough that our sympathies fall firmly on the side of Mr. Schwab. Includes a full reprint of Kathrens' earlier effort The Menace of the Millionaire and reprints other letters to and from Samuel Untermeyer and George W. Perkins. Burton Publishing Co unknown books
1930réf. 2451Fedonia Wisconsin: Gilson Brothers Company c. 1930. Staplebound. Cream illustrated wraps. Very good. 20 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Manufacturers of Iron and Steel Mixers along with fence posts and farming tools. Each interior page includes a product description measurements price and a black and white photograph or illustration of each of the available products. First 3 pages include lists of reasons for why many of the products will be helpful additions to farms and business. Covers lightly soiled interior clean. Gilson Brothers Company paperback books
1910réf. 5470San Francisco: Rincon Publishing Company 1910. Octavo 6 19-249 13 pages. Ads. First edition likely second printing. This printing lacks the initial 13 pages of ads but the pagination begins at "19" leading us to believe that this issue followed that with ads in the front. A collection of attributed recipes written in narrative format assembled to raise funds for a club house. Includes household tips and a section on Lemon Remedies. Local advertisements precede follow and are interspersed throughout the recipes. Organized in 1898 San Francisco's Corona Club was a women's charitable and civic organization. At the time of this publication the club's numbers were limited to two hundred women but the limitation was later lifted. Sections including Social Services Book Review Child Welfare Dramatic and Household Economics carried out a wide variety of activities providing funds and support "to make this great city a better place in which to live". In soiled and slightly bumped blue-titled white oilcloth. Tideline to the gutter at the bottom of text block Some light foxing and edgewear throughout. Good. Manuscript recipes throughout twenty-seven written on blanks and in margins one laid in one tipped-in and one clipping laid in. OCLC locates twelve copies; Brown 93; Cook page 32. Rincon Publishing Company hardcover books
1910réf. 4739San Francisco: Rincon Publishing Company 1910. Octavo 18 19-249 13 pages. Ads. First edition. A collection of attributed recipes written in narrative format assembled to raise funds for a club house. Includes household tips and a section on Lemon Remedies. Local advertisements precede follow and are interspersed throughout the recipes. Organized in 1898 San Francisco's Corona Club was a women's charitable and civic organization. At the time of this publication the club's numbers were limited to two hundred women but the limitation was later lifted. Sections including Social Services Book Review Child Welfare Dramatic and Household Economics carried out a wide variety of activities providing funds and support "to make this great city a better place in which to live". In rubbed and slightly bumped white oilcloth with blue titles printed to cover. Some light foxing and edgewear throughout otherwise very good. Manuscript recipes throughout twenty-seven written on blanks and in margins one laid in one tipped-in and one clipping laid in. And with the ownership inscription of "Lilian F. John 1015 Gough St. S.F." OCLC locates twelve copies; Brown 93; Cook page 32. Rincon Publishing Company hardcover books
1895réf. 1323Chicago: The American Cereal Co. 1895. Staplebound. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. 15 pages. 14 x 9 cm. Early American Cereal Co. more commonly known as Quaker Oats advertising pamphlet featuring a peculiar circus act performed by grasshoppers. Charming color illustrations throughout. Small closed tear to front cover otherwise crisp and clean. The American Cereal Co. paperback books
1948réf. 4697Ithaca NY: Cornell University 1948. Two thick quartos not consistently paginated. A collection of recipes in two volumes collected in fourteen sections most likely issued individually: Sandwiches Salads Breads Deserts Cakes Cookies & Frostings Soups Meat & Poultry Meat Extensions Meatless and Fish Recipes Meat Substitutes Dressings Relishes and Sauces Vegetables. Recipes appear to be assembled for a specific course as each section contains a unique identification code most likely a course number. Recipes are large-scale serving between twenty-five and fifty-five and contain remarks on garnishing possible variations cost and size of serving specifically which size ladle/dipper to use in addition to the ingredient list and instructions. New York State College of Home Economics had its early beginnings in 1900 when Martha Van Rensselaer arrived at Cornell to organize a reading course for farmers' wives and evolved into a fully accredited program of home economics. In 1923 the League of Women Voters named Van Renssleaer one of the twelve greatest women in the country. These volumes belonged to Mary Louise Van Allen née Alstein Class of 1950. Mimeographed recipes are bound with colored tab dividers separating each section. In blue cloth with gold titles stamped to spines and the owner's name to lower right corner of the covers. Some rubbing and edgewear to both volumes volume one has staining/discoloration to front cover. With some very slight food stains to interior and creasing to tabbed dividers otherwise very good. Owner's name Mary Louise Van Allen inscribed on prelims and her initials appear sporadically throughout the text. OCLC records various copies of a commercially printed version of this work or a similar work printed in the 1950s and 60s but no copies of this earlier mimeographed printing. (Cornell University) hardcover books
1927réf. 2075Washington D.C.: Goverment Printing Office 1927. Octavo 86 pages. First edition. A collection of some of the most popular recipes from the radio show "Housekeeper's Chat" a USDA program that ran from October 1926 through June 1927. Some light soiling throughout but still generally very good. In publisher's printed green wrappers. not in Cagle. Goverment Printing Office unknown books
1945réf. 27202Mansfield Ohio: Westinghouse Electric Corporation 1945. Wraps. Good. 36 pages. Blue printed wrappers stapled. 8 1/2 x 11 inches three hole punched as issued. Worn and lightly soiled. Included is an undated Stain Removal Chart provided by Monsanto Chemical Company under the ALL laundry detergent brand very soiled/stained/pencil scribbled. Wraps. A guidebook intended for the lady of the house that reviews washing drying ironing laundry planning and buying of washables. Considering the information available on today's bottle of laundry detergent this guide is remarkably informative. It shows various fiber types classifies them identifies their sources and even shows a magnified illustration. It tells how to sort. Various types of then navailable electric irons including some most readers of this listing haven't seen even in antique shops. It even has a layout for a combination kitchen laundry that will be most efficient. A useful source for anyone interested in the state of the art in 1945 and what were the hot topics manufacturers felt necessary to address at the time. Only one copy in Worldcat at George Mason Univ. as of this writing. Westinghouse Electric Corporation unknown books
1943réf. 47064Chicago: The Business Foundation Publishers 1943. 1st Edition. Brick red quarter cloth over brown marbled paper boards stamped in gilt. Marbled paper eps. Modest wear Very Good if not slightly better. 271 1 blank pp. 8vo. The Business Foundation Publishers hardcover books
1965réf. 25042USSR 1965. The 7 year plan economic map with good lithographic color key gives interpretation and on back various charts show growth over time. The district map in black and white with numbers keyed to the list of districts on the back; text entirely in Cyrillic. Approx. 9 3/4" x 13" size; a little edge-wear one short 1/4" closed edge-tear; in very good condition. First Edition. Not Bound. Very Good. paperback books
1961réf. GG818-143Menlo Park CA: Lane Book Company 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Alice Harth. FIRST EDITION first printing of this renowned cookbook billed in 1961 as "the most complete book ever published about spices herbs and seasonings." 8vo. 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches. 208 pp. Half-title color line drawings throughout that are sized full-page half-page quarter-page variously charts of herbs and seeds index of seasonings index of recipes; text clean unmarked. Illustrated cloth over boards dust jacket in archival mylar illustrated end-papers; binding square and tight jacket rubbed with small chip at top of rear panel. 1961 book order form for The Sunset Cookbook laid in. GG818-143. Very Good.Recipes developed by Louise Driggs illustrated by Alice Harth and book design by Adrian Wilson. The book includes 382 tested recipes which taught America how to use spices in their everyday meal preparation. The book also includes a history of the discovery of spices by European explorers tables of equivalents charts of herbs seasonings and vinegars with multiple indexes for ease of access. Lane Book Company hardcover books
1918réf. 2523Bloomington Illinois: Portable Elevator Mfg. Company 1918. Staplebound. Illustrated wraps. Good. Unpaginated 20 pages. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. Illustrated catalog featuring a variety of products manufactured by Portable elevator Mfg. Company most notably the National Giant Portable Smoke House is several sizes. The catalog targets farmers with an idyllic narrative of bygone Butchering Day; "when you were a boy - don't you remember the time Gee! It was like a holiday for us.Those days have grown fewer each year. Smoke Houses are scarcer that they used to be. But they are none the less desirable." Company assertions discuss sanitary concerns money and economical issues profit sales recommendationstestimonials methods and ordering instructions. Covers lightly stained. A few penciled annotations on the interior. Portable Elevator Mfg. Company paperback books
1881réf. 27063New York N.Y.: Fisk & Hatch 1881. 103 1 blank iv page index 4 pages promoting the various investment services of Fisk & Hatch. Illustrated with a folding color "Map Showing the Movement of the Centre of Population Westward. From the U.S. Census Also the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway and its connections." Map approx. 8 1/4" x 12 1/2" size overall; also with a folding Statement of the Public Debt of the United States for the Month of December 1880 with interest-bearing debt list mature debts recapitulation bonds issued to the Pacific Railway Companies interest payable by the United States. With a laid-in separate booklet the "May 13th 1881 Supplement to Memoranda Concerning Government Bonds Eighth Edition in regard to Five Per Cent. Bonds of 1881 and Six Per Cent. Bonds of 1881 With particulars as to those which have been called for redemption and as to the privilege of continuance at Three-and-a-half per cent." 8 pages; also Fisk & Hatch NY blue sewn paper wrappers 4 1/2" x 6" approx. size. The main booklet is slightly larger at approx. 5" x 6 1/2" size; bound in the original printed sewn paper wrappers. Old chipping and chewed laciness to bottom corner of about the first 15 pages; back also chipped at base about 3 pages; no losses to text; some soiling and wear to binding. Contents of both booklets map foldout otherwise clean and in good condition. Eighth Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Fisk & Hatch paperback books
1960réf. 72916Washington 1960. Paperback. Very Good. iv 114p. Wrapper. Bound together by one staple in upper left corner. 27cm. Statement No. 6010 File No. 51-D-7. paperback books
1943réf. 2350New York: New York Labor News Company 1943. 2nd Printing. 12mo 7 1/8 x 5 inches; 183 x 127 mm 32 pages in stapled wrappers soft cover. Socialist Labor Party pamphlet arguing that inflation is caused by the law of supply and demand rather than rising wages. The author says capitalists use inflation as an excuse to hold down wages. This pamphlet has been reprinted many times over the years. Our copy is the 2nd printing of June 1943. Scarce in commerce. CONDITION: Vertical crease throughout probably from mailing along with some soiling to wrappers. Internally clean and unmarked. Very Good or better. New York Labor News Company paperback books
