Category: Business, Economics and Finance

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The New England Hurricane: The Effect of Wind, Tidal Wave, and Floods on Factory Mutual Plants. Factory Mutual Record Vol. XV No 10, October 1938

By: 1938 New England Hurricane. Mutual Fire Insurance Companies

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Boston, MA, U.S.A., Factory Mutual Insurance Companies : 1938

Seller ID: 031446

Condition: Good

Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Factory Mutual Insurance Companies, 1938. Oct. 1938 issue of Factory Mutual Record (Vol. XV, No. 10), detailing damage to Factory Mutual Insurance Co. Member companies during the 1938 hurricane. Illustrated in black and white, with statistics, information about hurricane routes, river floods, and with an insert showing the affected insured companies along with estimated loss per location. Softcover, 16 pages. Covers have a bit of light shelf soil, contents clean and unmarked.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.
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It's Your Ship : Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy

By: Abrashoff, Michael D.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Warner Books, Inc. : 2002

Seller ID: 022907

ISBN-13: 9780446529112

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

New York: Warner Books, Inc., 2002. Signed by the author on the title page. White marbled boards with scarlet spine, heavy silver gilt spine lettering, 212 pages, color portrait of author on the cover. The book is in very good condition, looks and feels new, with sound text block, good hinges, clean and unread looking pages with no names or other markings. Includes a small, very minor pressure dent to the midcenter of the rear cover. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is also in very good, new-looking condition.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - ove...
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Work Measurement : New Principles and Procedures

By: Abruzzi, Adam

Price: $26.00

Publisher: New York, Columbia University Press : 1952

Seller ID: 009934

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

New York: Columbia University Press, 1952. First edition, 1952. Maroon cloth, 290 pages, dustjacket. The book looks and feels about new, with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and has a bit of age-toning, mainly to the spine, no chips or tears. Sections include: Industrial Experimental Studies; Designing a Research Program on Industrial Productivity; The Problem of Process Standardization; Case Studies of Local Stability; Studies of Local Stability - Implications; Case Studies of Grand Stability; Studies of Grand Stability - Implications; Devel...
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Report to President's Review Committee for Development Planning in Alaska on Economic Development Planning in Alaska. In Two Volumes

By: Alaska Economic Development

Price: $45.00

Publisher: N.P., Federal Field Committee for Development Planning in Alaska : 1965

Seller ID: 003548

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair

N.P.: Federal Field Committee for Development Planning in Alaska, 1965. First edition [1965]. Comprehensive federal report on economic development in Alaska, including numerous charts and tables concerning the then-current Alaska economy and projected growth. The report reaches recommendations for resource development (minerals, forest products, fisheries, agriculture); tourism; basic services (power and transportation); a program called Westward Alaska; capital formation (public, private domestic, private foreign); and research. Light tan printed card covers with pages fastened in with a b...
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To Keep Us Aware... [Information for Bering Straits Region on Offshore Oil Development]

By: Alaska OCS Review; Kawerak, Inc.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Anchorage, AK, Kawerak, Inc. : 1977

Seller ID: 040269

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Anchorage, AK: Kawerak, Inc., 1977. Report from a 1977 panel discussions to inform native populations in the Bering Straits Region of planned oil drilling to Alaska's Outer Continental Shelf. Includes maps, photos, charts. Oblong softcover, 16 pages. Light shelfwear, contents clean and unmarked.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Oblong 4to. First Edition.
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The Optical Shop and Counter

By: Alf H. Johnsen, Bertram A. Weeks, Frederick H. Weller

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Chicago, The Professional Press, Inc. : 1934

Seller ID: 043700

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Chicago: The Professional Press, Inc., 1934. First edition, 1934. Professional advice on business practices for opticians, illustrated in black and white. Brown textured cloth printed in gilt, 176 pages, advertising inside both covers. Worn condition with fraying to corners and spine ends, some soil to covers, hinges good, text block sound, endpapers age-darkened, pages clean, name scrawled across front free endpaper, no other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.
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Merchant Ships: World Built. 1955 Volume. Vessels of 1000 Tons Gross and Over Completed in 1954

By: Allard Coles Limited; A. C. Hardy

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Southampton, London and New York, Allard Coles Ltd., George G. Harrap, John De Graff : 1955

Seller ID: 035110

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Southampton, London and New York: Allard Coles Ltd., George G. Harrap, John De Graff, 1955. Original 1955 volume for ships built in 1954, illustrated in black and white and with diagrams and deck plans, one advertising page in color. Oblong hardcover, about 6" x 9", blue cloth printed in gilt, advertising endpapers. Covers rubbed with additional wear to the corners and spine ends, spine lettering dulled, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with a name at the top of the front inside cover and on the half-title, no other markings. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Oblong 8vo. First Editi...
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Merchant Ships: World Built. 1958 Volume. Vessels of 1000 Tons Gross and Over Completed in 1957

By: Allard Coles Limited; A. C. Hardy

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Southampton, London and New York, Allard Coles Ltd., George G. Harrap, John De Graff : 1958

Seller ID: 035112

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Southampton, London and New York: Allard Coles Ltd., George G. Harrap, John De Graff, 1958. Original 1958 volume for ships built in 1957, illustrated in black and white and with diagrams and deck plans, advertising endpapers in color. Oblong hardcover, about 6" x 9", blue cloth printed in gilt. Covers rubbed with additional wear to the corners and spine ends, spine lettering dulled, white spots on spine, hinges internally neatly reglued, sound text block, endpapers previously stuck together with some loss of surface, clean pages with a name on the front free endpaper, no other markings. . Firs...
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Merchant Ships: World Built. 1961 Volume. Vessels of 1000 Tons Gross and Over Completed in 1960

By: Allard Coles Limited; A. C. Hardy

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Southampton, London and New York, Allard Coles Ltd., George G. Harrap, John De Graff : 1956

Seller ID: 035113

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Southampton, London and New York: Allard Coles Ltd., George G. Harrap, John De Graff, 1956. Original 1961 volume for ships built in 1960, illustrated in black and white and with diagrams and deck plans, advertising endpapers in color. Oblong hardcover, about 6" x 9", blue cloth printed in gilt. Covers rubbed with light additional wear to the corners and spine ends, spine lettering a little dulled, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Oblong 8vo. First Edition.
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Telephone Almanac 1934

By: American Telephone & Telegraph Company [AT&T]

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, American Telephone & Telegraph Company [AT&T} : 1934

Seller ID: 033244

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

New York: American Telephone & Telegraph Company [AT&T}, 1934. First edition, 1934. Printed for Bell System Telephone Subscribers, the booklet is meant to emulate a much earlier almanac but with added factoids about telephone history. Blue softcover, 32 pages. Some uneven darkening to rear cover, otherwise near fine conditon, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.
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The Cottager's Return; or, A Sure Way to Obtain Constant Employment and High Wages

By: Anonymous [Mrs. Hughs]

Price: $55.00

Publisher: Dedham, Massachusetts, Herman Mann : 1838

Seller ID: 034594

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dedham, Massachusetts: Herman Mann, 1838. First American edition, 1838, from the London edition. Dark brown blind stamped cloth with gilt lettering on the front cover, 7.25" tall, 68 pages. Some moderate rubbing to the extremities, good hinges, sound text block, front free endpaper neatly removed, endpapers age-darkened, pages clean, no names or other markings.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.
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Sketches of Manufacturing Establishments in New York City, and of Textile Establishments in the United States [Microfilm]

By: Bagnall, William R. Edited By Victor S. Clark

Price: $110.00

Publisher: Andover, Massachusetts, Merrimack Valley Textile Museum : 1908

Seller ID: 040841

Condition: Very Good

Andover, Massachusetts: Merrimack Valley Textile Museum, 1908. Microfilm from 1908 [microform, microfiche] copy of this exceptionally scarce title. Includes nine cards of microfilm in protective archival envelopes, containing the contents of the 2710 pages in this massive reference. Includes a typed slip indicating that it was "Typed at Andover (Merrimack Valley Textile Museum) from a xerox copy of the microfilm in the Baker Library, Harvard". Complete and in very good condition.. None. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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The American Cotton Spinner, and Managers' and Carders' Guide: A Practical Treatise on Cotton Spinning

By: Baird, Robert H.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, A. Hart, Late Carey & Hart : 1852

Seller ID: 029716

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Philadelphia: A. Hart, Late Carey & Hart, 1852. Early reprint [1852], first published 1831. Technical guide to cotton spinning. Textured red cloth lettered in gilt. Some edge rubbing and a short closed tear to the spine head, some cover soil, sound binding, foxed endpapers, name and 1857 date in pencil on front free endpaper, pages clean and otherwise unmarked with a bit of light foxing to the first and last few pages.. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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The Economics of Poverty

By: Balogh, Thomas

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company : 1970

Seller ID: 018951

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1970. Second printing, 1970. Crimson cloth with gilt and navy spine lettering and decoration, 381 pages with extensive index, printed dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with very light overall surface rubbing, sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is also in very good condition with a darkened spine panel, little to no additional wear. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket present.
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Directory of Directors in the State of Connecticut 1922

By: Bankers Service Company

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Boston, The Bankers Service Company : 1922

Seller ID: 045960

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Boston: The Bankers Service Company, 1922. First edition of the fourth annual edition, 1922. Thick volume providing names, adresses and occupations for Connecticut people serving on the Boards of Directors of Connecticut companies, along with a list of accountants, engineers and bank and corporate attorneys. Includes some advertising. Blue cloth printed in gilt, eight inches tall and three inches thick. Very good with only light shelfwear, good hinges, firm text block, very minor transparent stain to far upper edges of first few pages, pages clean, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Very...
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Through Mem'ry's Haze: A Personal Memoir

By: Beinecke, William Sperry; Kabaservice, Geoffrey M.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: U.S.A., Prospect Hill Pr : 2000

Seller ID: 035471

ISBN-13: 9780967698700

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

U.S.A.: Prospect Hill Pr, 2000. First edition, signed by the author on the half-title. Story of a Yale and Columbia graduate, Navy veteran and lawyer who became CEO of Sperry & Hutchison, best known for S & H Green Stamps. Blue cloth with dustjacket. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, no other names or markings, dustjacket in mylar protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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The Minimum Wage and Syndicalism: An Independent Survey of the Two Latest Movements Affecting American Labor

By: Boyle, James

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Cincinnati, Steward & Kidd Company : 1913

Seller ID: 028841

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Cincinnati: Steward & Kidd Company, 1913. First edition (1913). Maroon cloth lettered in gilt, 136 pages, no dustjacket. Very light edge rubbing, good hinges, firm text block, light scattering of foxing to the outer edges of the text block, clean pages with no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.
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The Connecticut Business Directory for 1874. A Complete Index to the Mercantile, Manufacturing and Professional Interests of the State, Together with Much Valuable Miscellaneous Information

By: Briggs & Co., Publishers

Price: $345.00

Publisher: Boston, Briggs & Co. : 1874

Seller ID: 034094

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Boston: Briggs & Co., 1874. Published 1874. Comprehensive directory to Connecticut's business and industry, with considerable illustrated advertising printed on bright yellow or blue paper, additional illustrated advertising on plain white paper, a few on green paper, plus full color ad for Mudge Printers of Boston. Worn copy with printed orange covers, black replacement spine, all covered over with reinforcing clear tape, spine label made by a mechanical label maker, old gauze adhesive tape beneath the clear tape in a couple of areas, 9.25" tall, 1.75" thick. Other than the external issues,...
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The Connecticut Business Directory for 1883. A Complete Index to the Mercantile, Manufacturing and Professional Interests of the State, Together with Much Valuable Miscellaneous Information

By: Briggs & Co., Publishers

Price: $345.00

Publisher: Boston, Briggs & Co. : 1883

Seller ID: 034089

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Boston: Briggs & Co., 1883. Published 1883. Comprehensive directory to Connecticut's business and industry, with considerable illustrated advertising printed on bright yellow paper, additional illustrated advertising on plain white paper, a few on light purple paper, plus full color ad for American Encaustic Tile. Externally heavily worn, light orange printed paper covered hardcover wtih brown cloth spine, spine lettering faded but legible, 9.5" tall, 2.75" thick. Covers considerably rubbed and scuffed with an indentation to the front cover, hinges cracked but secure, endpapers a little bub...
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Clever Introductions for Chairmen : A Compilation of Practical Speeches and Stories

By: Brings, Lawrence W., Editor

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota USA, T.S. Denison & Company : 1956

Seller ID: 020426

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Minneapolis, Minnesota USA: T.S. Denison & Company , 1956. Dozens of opening remarks geared toward introducing people of various occupations and such, with an emphasis on mild humor. Charcoal grey linen-like cloth with heavy gilt spine lettering, 416 pages, dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with minor scuffs along the bottom edge of cover on both sides of the book, hardly any other discernible edgewear, with sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is also in very good condition, with some g...
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Category: Business, Economics and Finance