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Philadelphia, PA: Yarnall, Biddle, & Co., 1965 Book. Illus. by Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original dark green cloth on boards. Laid in are two handwritten notes and a business card. 83 pp..

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1979 Book. Illus. by Frontispiece Portrait , Maps, and Charts. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Begun in Glasgow in the 1820's, Buchanan joined William Guild of Montreal in 1830. With the opening of an office in York(Toronto) the company became firmly established. However, by 1875 the business was on the skids. This is a detailed account of how it all happened. 231 pp. with index..

1983: Collins, 1983 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original black cloth on boards. No writing or damage. Ups and downs of one of the world's largest and sometimes-richest corporations, Dome Petroleum. 290 pp..

Chicago: S-W Mathod, 1918 Book. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. Seventh Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original grey paper boards. 30-page booklet stresses courtesy as meaning "To treat with civility," not just politeness. Be yourself, talk to your customer, look him or her in the eye, and listen ! You will be glad you did ! A few marginal pencil marks and bank stamp on cover..

Madeira Park, B.C.: Harbour Publishing, 2003 Book. Illus. by Photos. Near Fine. Hardcover. `. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original blue cloth on boards. Unclipped DJ. No writing or damage. A look back to the good old days of salmon fishing in British Columbia. ISBN 1-55017-289-1. 232 pp..

Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1965 Book. Illus. by Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original grey cloth lettered in red on boards. Later to become a judge in Wisconsin, the author remembers the good old days of a travelling circus owned by his father and uncles early in the 20th Century. My favourite incidents were the tricks the elephants played. Previous owner's name. DJ front flap missing. 205 pp..

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, 1928 Book. Illus. by Maude Parker. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original green cloth on beveled boards. No writing or damage except minor abrasion to beveled edges of cover. Begins with an 8-page historical summary of the Bank of England, and then 12 colour plates with short descriptions of each on facing page, separated by two blank pp. in each case. Heavy book will need extra postage..

Saint John, N.B.: Privately Printed, 1997 Book. Illus. by Photos. Very Good. Soft cover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original beige softcover. Privately printed and signed by the author. Laid in is a letter of presentation, also signed by the author. Extensive bibliography testifies to the author's historical interest and expertise. 77 pp. ISBN 0-9681649-0-0.

N.Y.: Society of Applied Psychology, 1920 Book. Illus. by Photos. Good Plus. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original light blue cloth backed in white on boards. Judicial Mental Operations, Causal Judgments, Classifying Judgments, Four Prime Laws of Association, Emotional Energy in Business, How to Select Employees. Back cover has been wet, not affecting text. 112 pp..

Fitchburg, MA: Crocker, Burbank, & Co., Ass'cn., 1957 Book. Illus. by Photos and Drawings. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original grey cloth backed in red cloth on boards. Signed by Donald M. Crocker, one of five fifth-generation managers of the company, makers of book and industrial papers since 1826. 181 pp..

Toronto: Heaton's Agency, 1916 Book. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. Twelfth Year. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original red cloth on boards. Soil and spots on front cover. Over 500 pp. of every conceivable fact, figure, or item related to Canadian business. 506 pp. including many ads..

London: P.S. King & Son, Ltd., 1932 Book. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original dark blue cloth on boards. Library bookplate and discard stamps. No writing or tears. Public opinion and the price level, Movement for stable money, A stable price level, National and international burdens of price instability, Remedies, Gold - the arbiter of destiny, Agriculture and the price level, Trade depression, Taxation, Risk-taking, Price level, Views upon the effects of changing gold price levels - To the end of 1918, and from the end of the War to 1929. Much food for thought for speculators from this Depression-era viewpoint. The author was President of the Bank of England and the second-richest man in Britain. "Banking was conceived in iniquity and born in sin " is quoted from him. 127 pp.plus ads..

Toronto: The International Nickel Company of Canada, Ltd., 1947 Book. Illus. by Drawings. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 8 1/2x11. Original black paper boards backed in black cloth. Aside from one page of introduction, this book consists of 100 or more full-page b/w reprints of actual advertisements placed in various publications. Ads from 1932 dwelt on the history of nickel, while those of 1947 pointed out the inter-dependent nature of various businesses. Unpaginated. Minor lower corner bumps. No writing..

Saint John, N.B., 1899 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 7 1/2 x 9 1/2. Original blank book containing handwritten records of the formation and Bylaws of The Montreal Boundary Creek Mining Company. Senator Alexander Walker Ogilvie, of Montreal, served as chairman. Others from Montreal were James George Ross (Chartered Accountant), William Barclay Stephens (Manager of the Western Loan and Trust Co.), and William Lovett Hogg ( Manager of the Investment Co.). From Saint John were Frank A. Baird (Mining Broker), and Edward P. Raymond. Capital stock was $2,000,000 divided into two million shares at $1.00 each. Additional handwritten entries are by L.J. Tweedie, Provincial Secretary. 19 handwritten pp. easily legible. Balance of book is blank. Combed pattern boards backed and tipped in brown calf..

Tokyo: Bureau of Commerce and Industry, Dept. Of Agriculture and Commerce, Japan, 1893 Book. Illus. by Maps and Charts. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original maroon cloth with gold titles on boards. Issued in anticipation of the World's Fair of 1893, in Chicago, as a promotional piece. Detailed records of production, exports. imports,etc. Foldout maps of the Empire and Tokyo, as well as two-page maps of several major cities - Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki, Hakodate, Niigata, Kyoto, and Osaka. Previous owner's name on first free endpaper. 492 pp. including index..

Scranton, Pa.: Institute of Business Science, 1923 Book. Illus. by Drawings. Fine. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original black cloth on boards. Faultless condition. General principles, Transportation agencies, Principles and technique of packing, Cushioning, Special articles, Baling, Box design, Wood quality, Pilferage. A thin volume of important considerations for any shipper. Marbled endpapers. 30 pp..

Toronto: Pfeiffer & Company, 1999 Book. Illus. by Photos, Drawings, and Charts. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First ( No Additional printings). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original red laminated pictorial boards. Inscribed, "Mike, Thanks for the nice rap about NB and the future of work. Bill." The Information Age Paradigm; Oh No, Canada ! Our Home and Native Land; Demographic Realities - Too Many People; The History of Work - Origin and Transformation of Jobs; The Worst of Times - Losers in the Information Age; The Fortress Culture - The War of the Haves and Have-nots; Social Assistance - Repairing the Safety Net; Deficit and Debt - The $2 Trillion Reality; The Pension Plague - The Great Intergenerational Heist; Tax Reform - An Equitable Solution; The Best of Times - Winners in the Information Age; Foreign Trade in a Global Economy; The Military - Peacekeepers Not Warriors; Creating an Information-Age Education System; Recommendations.… Leer más

N.Y.: New Republic/ Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1983 Book. Illus. by Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition Stated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original bright red paper boards. Unclipped DJ. A revelation of how wealthy, well-known American businessmen have associated with top Kremlin figures for years. 372 pp..

N.Y.: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1963 Book. Illus. by Drawings. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original beige cloth on boards. The author was an American illustrator, writer, and cartoonist. Previous owner's name. 200 pp..

N.Y., 1945 Book. Good Plus. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An address delivered July 11, 1945, by D.C. Coleman, Chairman and President, Canadian Pacific Railway, in honour of its first president, George Stephen. Interesting accounts of quarrels with William Van Horne and James J. Hill as to routes of the new railway, and disappointment over Sir John Macdonald's failure to give Canadian Pacific joint and equal rights over the Government-owned route from Saint John to Halifax. 15 pp..