Business & Economics from Classic Books and Ephemera

Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1992. Paperback. Near Fine. xi, [1], 231, [7] p.: illustrations, tables; 23 cm. Paperback. Part of the series The Working Class in American History, and the series Women in American History. The author examines labor organizing activities of the collar laundresses in Troy, N.Y., from 1864 to 1886.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philadelphia: Philadelphia Bourse, 1891. Paperback. Very Good. Printed by Allen, Lane & Scott, Philadelphia. [2], 10 p. and [4] p. tipped in before p. 9 (1 folded); 15 cm. Light green wrapper printed in black. Written at head of front wrapper: "Amended." One leaf bearing an amended Article VIII {Stock and Stockholders} precedes the… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: MacMillan and Co, 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. xvi, 231 p.; 17 cm. Green cloth with black spine and cover titles. Black endpapers. Bookplate of the Belles Lettres Society of Dickinson College on front fixed endpaper indicating that this was given to the college in 1891 by G. E. Mills, chair of the Book Committee.… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good +. Vol. 1 only. xvi, [2] p., frontispiece and 27 leaves of illustrations; 24 cm. Dark blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine title; blind-stamped publisher's emblem on front cover. Top page edges gilt. No dust jacket. Gift inscription on front free endpaper dated… Saber más sobre este artículo

Vienna: Vienna, 1922. Very Good. [4], 31 cm. First page printed over engraved background with orange border. "Serie 1409 Lit C. No. 81748." A municipal bond issued by Vienna in 1922 to "alleviate the scarcity of lodgings" in the city, resulting from World War One. Text is in German and English. The third… Saber más sobre este artículo

Chicago: S. Franklin & Co, 1905. Very Good +. Advertising flyer (18 x 22 cm.) printed in black on one side. Offers the company's free catalog of moldings and picture frames. The company, located at 10-26 Waller St., Chicago, manufactured moldings and frames, which were also available at Drescher & Cusson, New York, and J. A.… Saber más sobre este artículo

1801. Very Good. 1 handwritten document, folded. On 29 June, 1801, William Dorman, son of Jesse Dorman, of Gloucester Co., N.J., was apprenticed to Joseph Lee, saddler, of Salem Co., N.J., until Nov. 1, 1806, when Dorman would reach the age of 21. The requirements of both the master, Joseph Lee, and the new apprentice, William… Saber más sobre este artículo

1908. Very Good. Six Documents signed by C. Wesley Armstrong (1872-1947) of Trenton, N.J. The documents consist of: an invoice for plate glass and other construction-related goods purchased from I. S. Sutton, carpenter and builder, Trenton (1908) -- a receipt for a mortgage payment to Mary P. Wilson (1908) -- a bill to William S. Mills for… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philadelphia: Young Men's Christian Association, 1909. Very Good -. Application form printed on both sides (28 x 22 cm.) The form was filled in on Feb. 2, 1909, by Frank C. Weaver of 4019 Brown St., Philadelphia. He was 45 years old and working half time at the Avil Publishing Co. and was looking for work… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Wing & Son, 1903. Good +. 25 x 30 cm. Printed on one side in green, orange, and brown. This is a 12-year guarantee for "the Wing Piano" sold by Wing & Son at 9th Ave. & Hudson St., New York. The certificate was filled in on Oct. 13, 1903, for Wing piano… Saber más sobre este artículo

1905. Good +. Signed 3-page typescript of a agreement of sale between the American Baptist Publication Society and John Wanamaker. The American Baptist Publication Society sold to John Wanamaker the Crozier Building at 1420 and 1422 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, for $900,000. The Crozier Building was designed by Frank Miles Day & Brother and was added to… Saber más sobre este artículo

Salem, N.J., 1840. Hardcover. Good. [approx. 650] p.; 41 cm. Remains of original leather binding. Ledger book of David Smith Darmon (1815-1879), a saddler in Salem, N.J. The first part of the ledger begins on April 15, 1840, and goes to Feb. 26, 1858, in Salem, N.J. The next page is headed "Philadelphia July… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Art Directors Club, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good -. [20], 136, [32] p., color frontispiece: color and black-and-white illustrations; 29 cm. Yellow and green cover with spine and cover titles. Black endpapers. Artists represented include: Edward Steichen, E. A. Georgi, Henry Raleigh, Walter Biggs, Lucille Patterson Marsh, Frank Swift Chase, Edward A. Wilson, T.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good -. xx, 249 p.: illustrations, tables; 22 cm. Orange cloth with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Part of the series Women in the Political Economy. The author "documents and explains the transformation of clerical work from a male to a female occupation amidst the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philipsburg, Pa: Moshannon Banking Company, 1892. Near Fine. 1 leaf 23 cm. Engraved. At head: "Wm. P. Duncan, Prest. Wm. H. Sandford, Cashr." Dated July 15, 1892, and addressed to A. E. Patton, cashier of the First National Bank of Curwensville, Pa. The Moshannon Banking Company was established in 1881 with William Sandford… Saber más sobre este artículo

Coalport, Pa: Coalport Bank, 1892. Near Fine. 1 leaf 23 cm. Engraved. At head: "Samuel Hegarty, President. Frank G. Patton, Cashier." Dated July 2, 1892, and addressed to A. E. Patton, cashier of the First National Bank of Curwensville, Pa. The Coalport Bank was established in 1887. Frank G. Patton (1861-1917) was… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philipsburg, Pa: Moshannon Banking Company, 1892. Near Fine. 1 leaf 23 cm. Engraved. At head: "Wm. P. Duncan, Prest. Wm. H. Sandford, Cashr." Dated April 26, 1892, and addressed to A. E. Patton, cashier of the First National Bank of Curwensville, Pa. The Moshannon Banking Company was established in 1881 with William Sandford… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philipsburg, Pa: Moshannon Banking Company, 1884. Near Fine. 1 leaf 23 cm. Engraved. At head: "Wm. P. Duncan, President. Wm. H. Sandford, Cashier." Dated April 24, 1884, and addressed to A. E. Patton, cashier of the First National Bank of Curwensville, Pa. Signed by Wm. H. Sandford. The Moshannon Banking Company was… Saber más sobre este artículo

Pittsburgh: Second National Bank of Pittsburgh, 1892. Near Fine. 1 leaf 24 cm. Engraved. "James H. Willock, President. Thomas W. Welsh, Jr., Cashier." Dated July 2, 1892, and addressed to A. E. Patton, cashier of the First National Bank of Curwensville, Pa. The Second National Bank of Pittsburgh was established in 1864. … Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: D. W. Clark's Walk-Over Shoe Store, 1932. Staplebound. Very Good. [16] p.: tables; 17 cm. Stapled brown cover printed in black. Contract bridge scoring information on inside of front cover. A few pages have been removed; the remainder have not been used. Running title: Walk-Over Shoes." Scarce. In Very Good… Saber más sobre este artículo