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Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1989. As New condition in bright, shiny, As New Dust Jacket. No chips. No tears. No fading. No creases. No rubbing. Not a book club edition. No remainder marks. No owner's name or bookplate. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. Fresh and crisp. A scholarly study of several aspects of the business of professional baseball, including finances, hidden revenue, free agency, and other economic pressures on the game that impact both on and off the field. Illustrated with many charts and tables. Chapter notes. Index. From the Dust Jacket: "Written in a style accessible to discerning fans, Gerald W. Scully's THE BUSINESS OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL identifies the many economic pressures exerted on the game today and measures their effects both on the field and in the ticket office. He presents a detailed and original analysis of traditional baseball performance statistics from slugging to fielding and draws… Leer más

Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse, 2010. BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW dust jacket. PERFECT CONDITION. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- obviously never read. Photo illustrated. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. From the dust jacket: "Born as bombs and mortar tore through her native country and raised with the quiet example of strength and honor from her parents, this 13 year old girl became the designated head of her family at the death of her beloved father. Driven to succeed and seeing America as her path to the success her father wanted for her, she emigrated from Korea to the United States in her late teens. As she finds ways to blend her Korean values of family and responsibility with American customs and values, her belief in herself never waivers. In Korea successful people are business owners so she too… Leer más

Pune [Delhi], India: C. G. Phadke, 1982. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR in 1982. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket. The jacket is only a little rubbed at the edges. Protected by a removable Brodart clear plastic sleeve. A bright, clean, square, tight copy. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked. Illustrated with 76 photos on 40 unnumbered plates. Includes a photo of Mahatma Gandhi testing equipment designed by the Kirloskar Brothers company. Frontispiece portrait of the author in full-color. First printing with "First Published in 1982" so stated on the copyright page. Autobiography of an important M.I.T-educated Indian businessman and engineer, whose activities ranged from manufacture of oil engines, electric motors, machine tools, and tractors, to hotels and consultancy services. Includes accounts of the firm's production of lathes and pumps for WWII. Bound in the original maroon leatherette, lettered in shiny gold on the spine. Complete with dust jacket..… Leer más

Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Department of Trade and Commerce, 1940. Near Fine condition. Bright, clean, tight, unmarked copy. The spine is square and flat. NO owner's name or bookplate. Softcover. 5.5" wide by 9" tall). Profusely illustrated with nearly 100 photos, maps, and charts, including several that fold-out. Features full-color portraits of the King George VI and the Queen. Many other photos document the royal tour of Canada, 17 May to 15 June 1939. "The handbook is planned to cover, in nineteen chapters, the current economic situation in Canada." Looks at the status of Canada's military services and the War effort, plus agriculture, lumbering, pulp and paper, mines and minerals, fisheries, the fur trade, water powers, construction, labour, transportation, manufactures, national parks, population analysis, exports, imports, employment statistics, etc. Index. Bound in the original blue wraps with gold trim and map of Canada, in orange.. First… Leer más

(Sylva, North Carolina?): Herald Publishing Company, 1985. Near Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket (lightly rubbed with a few short closed tears). NO fading. Corners are NOT bumped. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - apparently seldom, if ever read. Profusely illustrated with black & white and a few color photographs. Dedication by C. Grier Beam, chairman of the board of Carolina Freight Corporation. Bound in the original red cloth. Complete with dust jacket. Oversize Hardcover. 8.5" wide by 11.25" tall. This large book may require SUBSTANTIAL extra postage for International shipments, but only the standard charge for priority or media mail.. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 184pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Chicago: Dryden Press, 1985. Very Good condition. Light cover wear. Flat, uncreased spine. "Complimentary Copy" sticker on the front. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. 1985. Third Edition, Updated. A marketing text. Many illustrations. Tables. Bound in the original green pictorila wraps.. Third Edition, Updated. Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. x, 397pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Lake Tahoe, Nevada: Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society, 2002. INSCRIBED: "... Christmas at Thunderbird 2002" / SIGNED in full by both AUTHORS in gold ink, directly on the front free endpaper. SIGNED copies are SCARCE. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket (moderately rubbed). NO chips, tears, creases or fading. NOT price clipped ($29.95). Sharp corners. Square and tight. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Profusely photo illustrated -- most in beautiful full color. Bound in the original black cloth, stamped in bright gold. Complete with dust jacket. Oversize Hardcover. Oblong. 11.25" wide by 9.75" tall. This large book may require SUBSTANTIAL extra postage for International shipments, but only the standard charge for priority or media mail.. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by both AUTHORS. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 80pp. Great… Leer más

Passaic, New Jersey: Privately Printed, 1965. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. 6.5" wide by 9.75" tall. A clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Profusely illustrated with vintage photos, maps, engravings, and full-color paintings. Map endpapers reproduce a BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF PATTERSON, NJ, 1875. Limited to 3000 numbered copies. Bound in the original full-color pictorial cloth. The Dust Jacket repeats the same handsome full-color illustration. Looks at the Great Patterson Fire of 1902; the 1903 Paterson Flood; the Patterson Iron Company; Lenni Lenape Indians, Dutchmen and American Revolution; impact of the Morris Canal; Pompton Furnace; Wright aviation engines; etc. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. xvi, 126pp. . Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Passaic, New Jersey: Privately Printed, 1965. Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket (tiny corner chips). 6.5" wide by 9.75" tall. A clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Profusely illustrated with vintage photos, maps, engravings, and full-color paintings. Map endpapers reproduce a BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF PATTERSON, NJ, 1875. Limited to 3000 numbered copies, this being #1120. Bound in the original full-color pictorial cloth. The Dust Jacket repeats the same handsome full-color illustration. Looks at the Great Patterson Fire of 1902; the 1903 Paterson Flood; the Patterson Iron Company; Lenni Lenape Indians, Dutchmen and American Revolution; impact of the Morris Canal; Pompton Furnace; Wright aviation engines; etc. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition/VG Jacket (tiny corner chips). xvi, 126pp.

Culver City, CA: Labyrinthos, 1979. Brand New in perfect condition. Still enclosed in the publisher's plain glassine dust jacket which is only Very Good -- just a little worn at the edges. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO fading. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. NOT a library discard. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. A history of the Hoe family firm as printing press innovators. Also has accounts of the Hoes in private life, with much on their book collecting friends in New York, and on the famous auction of Robert Hoe's fabulous library. Illustrations. List of chapter notes. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped black and white pictorial cloth. Complete with the original glassine dust jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. New/Very Good jacket. xviii, 846pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1918. Very Good+ condition. 19818. First Edition. From the library of Thomas W. Hotchkiss (Thomas Woodward Hotchkiss, 1867-1953), with his name in light pencil on the first blank white page. Illustrated with 24 plates. Contains an introduction and 43 chapters on: Founding of the Chamber; Social Habits of the Period; Royal Charter of the Chamber; Advent of the Revolution; British Evacuation of New York; The Jay Treaty; The Civil War; "Alabama" Acts Condemned; End of the War; Assassination of Garfield; War with Spain; Rapid-Transit Solution (subways); Sound-Money Record; Commercial Arbitration; The Atlantic Cable; Statue of Liberty Banquets; Financial Crises of 1890; John Hay on Diplomacy; etc. Nine appendices. Index. Top edge gilt. Bound in the original gilt-stamped maroon cloth.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ condition/No Jacket. 8vo. xvi, 311pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Gainesville:: University of Florida Press, 1950. A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. The spine of the Dust Jacket is a little faded. NOT price clipped (3.25). No chips. No tears. No creases. Protected by a removable Brodart clear plastic sleeve. No owner's name or bookplate. Light pencil underlining. No highlighting. Maps. Tables. Charts. Footnotes/bibliographical references. Table of Cases Cited. Index. Bound in the original blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "CITRUS FRUIT RATES is a case study in commodity rate making. As such, it presents a critical analysis of the development and characteristics of the citrus fruit rate structure of the United States... The authors trace in detail the historical development of citrus rates, identify the factors which have shaped these rates, and offer an appraisal of the resulting patterns." . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good condition./Very Good dust jacket.. 8vo. (xi), 134pp..

Cambridge, Massachusetts:: Harvard University Press, 1946. A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. The spine of the Dust Jacket is a little faded. NOT price clipped (3.50). Pages are clean, crisp and unmarked. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with 30 photographs. Map endpapers. Two tables. Six charts. A history of how AT&T used radio station WEAF to test "toll broadcasting," how "sponsored" radio programs originated; how the company used its long-distance telephone lines for historic "remote control" broadcasts; and how network broadcasting began. The author was an eye-witness to these events and later Assistant Vice President of AT&T. Footnotes. Chronology. Index. A publication of the Business Historical Society. Bound in the original green cloth, lettered in shiny gold on the spine. "A documented study of the technological and especially the business experiments made by American Telephone and Telegraph Company in… Leer más

Cambridge, Massachusetts:: Harvard University Press, 1939. A handsome copy. Bright, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked -- probably never read. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. A volume in the Harvard Studies in Monopoly and Competition series. Contains many tables and charts. This title is not in Larson's bibliography [GUIDE TO BUSINESS HISTORY], although 5 of Crum's other books are listed, including CORPORATE EARNING POWER (1929, Stanford Univ. Press) and CORPORATE EARNING POWER IN THE CURRENT DEPRESSION (1935, Harvard Univ. Press). Appendix. Index. Bound in the original, gilt-lettered, maroon cloth. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition./No dust jacket.. 8vo. (xv), 418pp..

Zurich, Switzerland: Neue Zurcher Zeitung Publishing, 2002. 6.75" wide by 9.5" tall. Fresh, crisp, and unread [book was removed from publisher's shrink-wrap in order to write this description]. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Flat spine. No creases. No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. A study of banking in Switzerland during WWII; Swiss-American financial relations, 1941-1953; dealing with dormant [Jewish] assets; business relations with Nazi Germany; etc. From the rear cover: "Recognizing that the banks have an important role to play in Switzerland's attempts to deal with the shadows of the Second World War, Credit Suisse Group launched a major interdisciplinary research project, systematically analyzing its own corporate archives as well as consulting archives in other countries. The results of this historical, economic and cultural research were brought together in the… Leer más

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1937. With the bookplate of Kenneth Quad Jennings. Jennings was a member of the New Jersey Press Association and one of its directors in 1933-34. He authored hundreds of articles and several books including HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY PRESS ASSOCIATION (1938); and POLITICAL AND SOCIAL FORCES OF THE NEW JERSEY PRESS ASSOCIATION (1941). Cover is in Good condition (edges moderately rubbed). Internal condition is FINE. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. 1937. First Edition. Illustrated with numerous graphs, charts, tables and maps, including a large fold-out map of the U. S. showing the Associated Press news wire system. Among 12 chapters are: The Newspaper in Society, Before Dailies, The Rise of Dailies, The Physical Basis, Labor, Ownership and Management, Chains and Associations, From Press to People, Advertising, The Editorial Staff, etc. Appendix. Select bibliography. Index. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in black on the spine… Leer más

Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1994. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the founder of Wendy's International restaurants, Dave Thomas, as "Dave" directly on the half title page. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket (only a tiny bit of very light shelfwear). NO chips, tears or fading. New book price sticker ($18.99) still on the jacket's rear panel. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Laid in is a gift card saying how the original buyer stood in line to get the book autographed. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. With 16 pages of mostly full color photos. Bound in the original red boards with a blue cloth spine stamped in bright gold. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "Drawing on examples from his own life and the lives of other successful people, the founder of Wendy's discusses how values based on honesty, integrity, and caring can lead to success in business and in life.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Dave Thomas. First Printing of… Leer más

Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1994. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the founder of Wendy's International restaurants, Dave Thomas, as "Dave" directly on the half title page. The inscription reads: "To... I hope we can work with you to be on the Wendy's Team (signed) Dave 10/94." Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket (only a tiny bit of very light shelfwear). NO chips, tears or fading. Square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. With 16 pages of mostly full color photos. Bound in the original red boards with a blue cloth spine stamped in bright gold. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "Drawing on examples from his own life and the lives of other successful people, the founder of Wendy's discusses how values based on honesty, integrity, and caring can lead to success in business and in life.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Dave Thomas. First Printing of the First… Leer más

Boston: Ginn and Company, Publishers, 1902. Very Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. NO chips. NO tears. NO fading. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Clean and unmarked. 1903 Trade catalogue for textbooks published by Ginn & Company. Annotated, priced and indexed. Includes sections describing Ginn's books on English, Latin, Greek, French, German, Oriental Languages, History, Mathematics, Natural Science, Geography and Maps, Music and Drawing, Political Science, Commerce and Industry, Psychology, Philosophy, Education, Misc. From the front matter: "This Descriptive Catalogue and Announcements… is divided into four parts, as follows: I. The 'Complete Index and Price List,' arranged alphabetically by titles, by authors and editors, and by series. It gives the titles, list prices, and code words of all Ginn & Company's educational publications, including several not mentioned elsewhere. II. The 'Announcements of Books in Preparation,'… Leer más

[Atlanta, Georgia]:: Privately Published, 1985. A clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny. NO chips. NO tears. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Biography of Georgia businessman and founder (in 1945) of the Warren Sewell Clothing Company, a family owned, men's apparel manufacturer. The Dust Jacket blurb describes Sewell as "founder of the clothing industry in the South." Based on interviews, private papers and businress records, Dr. Godbold profiles the man, his career and family life, and gives a candid account of an important slice of Southern economic history. Illustrated with a full-color frontispiece portrait of Sewell, endpaper maps, and dozens of old photographs and portraits. Bound in the original blue leatherette, lettered in shiny gold on the spine.. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket.. 8vo. x, 251pp..