On this page we have catalogued 136 miscellaneous business and financial history books that were on our shelves in Walpole, New Hampshire on March 6, 2008, and do not fit easily in one of our other categories.  Enjoy browsing through, and feel free to place your order at any time with Ray Boas, Bookseller.

1. ALUMINIUM PANORAMA, Aluminium Limited, Montreal, Canada, (1953), B&W and color ill., 126pp, good, aluminium colored cloth (hardcover) spine faded, Since its incorporation in 1928, the role of Aluminium Limited in the international aluminium business has been to foster and contribute to the growth of the industry. This book is intended to reflect the common interests and achievements of more than 40,000 people in 20 countries associated with this Canadian enterprise., (Order No: 16985 ), $10.00

2. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA - RAILROAD, CANAL, & TELEGRAPH COMPANIES FOR 1871, State of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, 1872, tables, 709pp, good, black cloth (hardcover) nice clean and tight copy, ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA AND OF THE TABULATIONS AND DEDUCTIONS FROM THE REPORTS OF THE RAILROAD, CANAL & TELEGRAPH COMPANIES FOR THE YEAR 1871., (Order No: 29258 ), $100.00

3. MARCO PAUL AT THE SPRINGFIELD ARMORY - SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, Springfield Armory Hist Site, Springfield, MA, (1993), B&W illustrations, 79pp, fine, wraps (softcover), Originally published in 1853. Although over 150 years old, this volume still provides what is still the most readable description of manufacturing processes at Springfield Armory, Springfield, Massachusetts, not only for its own time but for any period of the Armory's history. Although aimed at a youthful audience, because of the high literary standards of the 19th century, it remains informative and appealing to the general reader., (Order No: 48489 ), $20.00

4. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1894, Clarence M. Busch Printer, n.p., 1895, good, black cloth (hardcover), Part IV - Railway, Canal, Navigation, Telegraph and Telephone Companies. 618 pages of "Reports of Companies", followed by an appendix of 194 pages of "Tabulated Results Compiled from Reports of Railroad Companies.", (Order No: 13245 ), $45.00

5. LANDMARKS OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY: 1862-1962, Imperial Chemical Industries, n.p., n.d., B&W and color ill., 126pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A flash-back into the early days of a virile industry. The pioneers, Parkes, Baekeland and Carothers, to mention only the most famous, live again in the pages of this book, and not only are their notable discoveries highlighted, but the reader is afforded a personal glimpse of the men themselves., (Order No: 27035 ), $30.00

6. THE NEW-ENGLAND MERCANTILE UNION BUSINESS DIRECTORY, SIX PARTS IN ONE. ... 1849, Pratt & Co., New York, 1849, maps, 324pp, ads, good+, original black cloth (hardcover) edgewear SEE NOTE, "...Containing A New Map of New-England, An Almanac for 1849, A Memorandum for Every Day in the Year, and a Business Directory for New England, showing The Name, Location, and Business, of Mercantile Firms, Manufacturing Establishments, professional Men, Artists, Corporations, Banking, Moneyed and Literary Institutions, Courts, Public Offices, and all the Various Miscellaneous Departments which Contribute to the Business, Wealth, Prosperity, and Happiness of New-England, to which is appended, A Short Advertising Register, and a Business Directory of Many of the Principal Mercantiles Houses and Manufacturing Establishments of New York. Complete with maps of Boston (fold-out); Maine; New Hampshire; Massachusetts; Vermont; Rhode Island; and Connecticut. CONDITION NOTE: Nice clean and tight copy; light edgewear; and lacking a small piece of cloth on the bottom edge of the spine (measuring about 1/4 inch by 2 3/4 inches and starting up from bottom edge about 1/2 inch., (Order No: 49592 ), $225.00

7. THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON - CERTAIN VIEWS AS CONCEIVED AND EXPRESSED BY MR. SOLOMON BAKER, STOREKEEPER HATCH'S HARBOR, Privately Printed, Boston, 1919, sepia toned illustrations, 78pp, good+, black spine, green paper covered boards (hardcover), (Order No: 46014 ), $7.50

8. THOMAS' REGISTER OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS AND FIRST HANDS IN ALL LINES - THE BUYERS' GUIDE 1905-1906, Thomas Publishing Co., New York, reprint of 1905, 1228pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover), Reprinted as part of Thomas' subscription in the 1970s, useful in finding who made what during the period., (Order No: 4575 ), $10.00

9. WHO'S WHO 1963 - AN ANNUAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "MEN AND WOMEN OF THE TIME", Adam & Charles Black, London, (1963), 3391pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover), "One Hundred and Fifteenth Year of Issue", (Order No: 46266 ), $30.00

10. Abbott, Richard H., COTTON & CAPITAL: BOSTON BUSINESSMEN AND ANTISLAVERY REFORM, 1854-1868, Univ. of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, MA, (1991), 294pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0870237497 Traces the efforts of a number of Massachusetts businessmen to abolish slavery and gain equal rights for the former slaves., (Order No: 38137 ), $15.00

11. Adams, Charles Francis, RAILROADS: THEIR ORIGIN AND PROBLEMS (REVISED EDITION, WITH APPENDIX), G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1887 (Rev ed), 230pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover), First 80 pages provides the development of the railroad system to the time. Majority of the book provides probably the most useful description and analysis for the time, of the problems arising out of competition and of attempts to solve them, with the results. Discussion is objective, and based on wide experience and observation. Larson 3318., (Order No: 2067 ), $50.00

12. American Council of Learned Societies, CONCISE DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY - FOURTH EDITION COMPLETE TO 1970, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1990) 2nd ptg, 1536pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0684191881 Includes more than 18, 000 concise biographies with an Occupations Index. An essential reference work, and this is the latest edition., (Order No: 9186 ), $30.00

13. Andrews, Wayne, BATTLE FOR CHICAGO, Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, (1946) 1st ptg, 15 B&W ill., 358pp, good, red cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), The men and families that built Chicago., (Order No: 16936 ), $6.00

14. Arnold, Stanley, TALE OF THE BLUE HORSE AND OTHER MILLION DOLLAR ADVENTURES, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, (1968), 202pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "...being an Account of how the Author Roused the Forces of American Business Ingenuity." Author is President and founder of Stanley Arnold & Associates, the company whose job it is to creat million dollar ideas for billion dollar corporations., (Order No: 1931 ), $7.50

15. Bancroft, Timothy (introduction by A. Edward Newton), NOW, EVEN AS THEN --, Edie-Davidson, Incorporated, New York, (1933), B&W ill., 30pp, good, green cloth spine, paper covered boards (hardcover), The true and tragic story of Timothy Bancroft's fortune., (Order No: 35280 ), $35.00

16. Barmash, Isadore, WELCOME TO OUR CONGLOMERATE - YOU'RE FIRED!, Delacorte Press, New York, (1971), 236pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) BCE, "A blue-chip account of the in Money Game - Corporate Mergers - and how to tell if you are the player of the pawn.", (Order No: 4738 ), $4.50

17. Barmash, Isadore, THE WORLD IS FULL OF IT: HOW WE ARE OVERSOLD, OVERINFLUENCED, AND OVERWHELMED BY THE COMMUNICATIONS MANIPULATORS, Delacorte Press, New York, (1974) 1st ptg, 269pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small chip on dustjacket, ISBN 0440097266 Author's full-scale attack on the communications manipulators in government, business, and entertainment. He illustrtes his contention that oversell, hypocrisy, and deceptiong are being practiced daily against all Americans., (Order No: 7418 ), $7.50

18. Barmash, Isadore, MACY'S FOR SALE: THE LEVERAGED BUYOUT OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST STORE, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, New York, (1989) 1st ed, 12 B&W photos, 172pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1555841392 In November, 1985 Edward S. Finkelstein, the CEO of Macy's, shocked the business community with his proposal to buy the company he had transformed from a down-at-the-heels department store into a glitzy profit-maker. Despite opposition from the owning Straus family and pointed accusations from other quarters, a few months later he and a group of hand-picked employees accomplished the acquisition., (Order No: 8358 ), $4.00

19. Bentley, Arthur F. (edited with an introduction by Sidney Ratner; assisted by Peter Asch), MAKERS, USERS, AND MASTERS, Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, New York, (1969) 1st ed, B&W frontis, 290pp, good+, gray cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), "The publication of this book grew out of my interest in the writings of Arthur F. Bentley, dating back some forty years, and from a personal association with Bentley which began in 1939-40. In 1949 Bentley told me about his unpublished full-length book, entitled, MAKERS, USERS, and MASTERS; five years later I read this manuscript and suggested to Bentley that this book deserved publication.", (Order No: 24470 ), $12.50

20. Borth, Christy, TRUE STEEL - THE STORY OF GEORGE MATTHEW VERITY AND HIS ASSOCIATES, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, IN, (1941) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 319pp, good, maroon cloth (hardcover) lacks FFEP, small scratch spine, (Order No: 46288 ), $4.00

21. Boulton, W. H. & Stamp, Sir Josiah (intro by), THE PAGEANT OF TRANSPORT THROUGH THE AGES, Benjamin Blom, New York, (1969), B&W illustrations, 238pp, very good, maroon cloth (hardcover), Originally published in 1931, this book tells the story of transport throughout the ages, from the Ark to the Aquitania, presented as a Pageant from the standpoint of the impresario. Transport is so intimately connected with the various aspects of modern life, and has become such a commonplace thing, that we seldom stop to consider what it is, how it arose, how it developed, or how it carried on., (Order No: 13832 ), $8.50

22. Bowman, Jim (introduction by W. Gordon Wood; edited by John F. Feeley), "WASTE NOT": THE SAFETY-KLEEN STORY, J. G. Ferguson Publishing Co, n.p., (1989) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 152pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0894340999 This is the fascinating story of starting with a menial task--servicing mechanics' parts washers--and ending, or beginning again, with a grand task--one of helping clean our environment; in a sense, to save it from the effects of progress., (Order No: 38171 ), $40.00

23. Brannen, William H., PRACTICAL MARKETING FOR YOUR SMALL RETAIL BUSINESS, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, (1981) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 232pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0136927564 A practical "how to" marketing management strategy for small retailers of all goods and services by an acknowledged expert in the field of retailing., (Order No: 42098 ), $10.00

24. Braun, Hans, HISTORIC SHARES OF THE USA - MIRRORS OF THE ECONOMY VOLUME I, Verlag Hermann Schmidt, Mainz, Germany, (1996), color illustrations, 296pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 3874393976 Text in both English and German. A wonderful collection of stock certificates exemplifing the history of business in the US, and the fascinating artistry of these documents., (Order No: 36620 ), $45.00

25. Brondmo, Hans Peter, THE ENGAGED CUSTOMER: THE NEW RULES OF INTERNET DIRECT MARKETING, Harper Business, New York, (2000) 1st ed, B&W tables and graphs, 258pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0066620783 This book answers the whys and hows of email relationship marketing., (Order No: 38697 ), $8.50

26. Brown, Alexander Crosby, JUNIPER WATERWAY: A HISTORY OF THE ALBEMARLE AND CHESAPEAKE CANAL, University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, (1981), 96 B&W figures, 10 tables, 255pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0917376358 This illustrated history of the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal traces the varying fortunes of one of America's most heavily used, commercially important, and scenically beautiful manmade waterways., (Order No: 15711 ), $12.50

27. Burlingame, Roger, BACKGROUNDS OF POWER: THE HUMAN STORY OF MASS PRODUCTION, Charles Scribner's Sons, London, 1949 1st ed, 372pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This volume tells in human and social terms the story of this process; traces it from its beginnings in remote time right down to today., (Order No: 34967 ), $14.50

28. Butler, E. A., THE BIG BUCK AND THE NEW BUSINESS BREED, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1972) 1st ptg, 184pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), "Most of the time business failure...can be traced to one fundamental flaw: the absence of the new business breed in the company's hierarchy...the men with the gutty instinct for profits...that can smell a buck...What I hope to do in this book is speed the buck smeller's return in several ways.", (Order No: 28047 ), $5.00

29. Button, Henry G. and Lampert, Andrew P., THE GUINNESS BOOK OF THE BUSINESS WORLD, Guinness Superlatives Ltd., Enfield, Middlesex, (1976), B&W and color illustrations, 256pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 090042432X Dealing with the many facets of the world of commerce and business. Forearmed with this book, anyone can conclude a 'take-over' bid in the business world, be it in knowledge that is useful or entertaining. A fascinating compendium., (Order No: 37769 ), $20.00

30. Cahn, William, A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, Random House, New York, 1970 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 310pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0394435575 Using Connecticut Mutual as the focal point, this book is a popular history of the life insurance industry in America., (Order No: 2103 ), $3.00

31. Campbell, George Ashley, THE COLLECTED PAPERS OF GEORGE ASHLEY CAMPBELL - RESEARCH ENGINEER OF THE AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, AT&T Company, New York, 1937, B&W illustrations, 548pp, good+, maroon buckram cloth (hardcover), Published in appreciation of Dr. Campbell's "long and distinquished service and of his fundamental contributions to the development of electrical communication...", (Order No: 35294 ), $30.00

32. Chew, Sing C., LOGS FOR CAPITAL: THE TIMBER INDUSTRY AND CAPITALIST ENTERPRISE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, (1992) 1st ptg, 193pp, fine, green cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket as published), ISBN 0313284970 "The thrust of the analysis is focused at the level of the individual capitalist enterprise, or what is usually termed individual capital. This focus is designed to enhance and sharpen our understanding of how individual capital accumulates and reproduces itself over the long term and to further our understanding of the world in which capital operates.", (Order No: 28879 ), $60.00

33. Clark, Thomas D., PILLS, PETTICOATS, AND PLOWS: THE SOUTHERN COUNTRY STORE, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, (1964), B&W illustrations, 306pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Originally published in 1944 by Bobbs-Merrill. A business and social history of the country store in the South, 1865-1915, drawn largely from store records. Valuable source. Larson 1262., (Order No: 1966 ), $12.50

34. Cleland, Robert Glass & Hardy, Osgood, MARCH OF INDUSTRY, Powell Publishing Co., Los Angeles, CA, (1929), B&W illustrations, 322pp, very good, tan cloth (hardcover), Deals with the material progress of California. An economic history of the state dealing with agriculture, petroleum resources, water and power, and the financing of the growth., (Order No: 2794 ), $15.00

35. Cole, G. D. H., CHAOS AND ORDER IN INDUSTRY: A BOOK OF ESSAYS ON SUBJECTS OF IMMEDIATE INTEREST, Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, (1920), 292pp, ads, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Contents include: The Cause of Strikes; Motives in Industry; The Reconstruction of Profiteering; The Guild Solution; Coal; Railways; "Encroaching Control" Versus "Industrial Peace"; Engineering and Shipbuilding; Cotton and Building; Distribution and the Consumer; The Finance of Industry; and, The Real Class Struggle., (Order No: 34108 ), $30.00

36. Cortes, Mariluz and Bocock, Peter, NORTH-SOUTH TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER: A CASE STUDY OF PETROCHEMICALS IN LATIN AMERICA, Johns Hopkins University Pr., Baltimore, MD, (1984) 1st ptg, 176pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0801832594 Published for the World Bank., (Order No: 38625 ), $45.00

37. Crabb, Richard, BIRTH OF A GIANT: THE MEN AND INCIDENTS THAT GAVE AMERICA THE MOTORCAR, Chilton Book Co., Philadelphia, (1969), B&W illustrations, 467pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0801955076, (Order No: 5107 ), $7.50

38. Crawford, M. D. C., THE HERITAGE OF COTTON, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, (1924), B&W illustrations, 244pp, very good, (hardcover) bound in a designed cotton fabric cloth, "The Fibre of Two Worlds and Many Ages". Fascinating history of this product in various countries. Focus in last half of the book is the machine age in the 18th century and the impact with cotton, and the growth of the industry in the US. The standard work on the history of cotton., (Order No: 2012 ), $7.50

39. Crow, Carl, THE GREAT AMERICAN CUSTOMER, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, (1943) 2nd ed, B&W illustrations, 252pp, good, orange cloth w/wear to corners & spine (no dustjacket), "the story of the slow and often painful processes by which Americas, a nation of farmers and fishermen, have become the world's greatest masters of machinery...[to] enjoy comforts, luxuries and conveniences superior to anything the world has ever known.", (Order No: 25083 ), $7.50

40. Dary, David, ENTREPRENEURS OF THE OLD WEST, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1986 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 368pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0394524055 "The Silent Army of: traders, trappers and wagon freighters, merchants, cattlemen, railroaders, and goldrushers, town boosters, land promoters, speculators, and other profit-seekers who brought capitalism to the 19th century American West.", (Order No: 3052 ), $7.50

41. Davies, Nick, DEATH OF A TYCOON: AN INSIDER'S ACCOUNT OF THE FALL OF ROBERT MAXWELL, St. Martin's Press, New York, (1993) 1st Amer, 346pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0312092490 While working as a foreign editor on Robert Maxwell's Daily Mirror, journalist Nicholas Davies became his intimate confidante and alter ego. Davies controversial biography of Maxwell is an unforgettable tale of deceit, greed, and appalling excess., (Order No: 12055 ), $7.50

42. de Schweinitz, Elizabeth; and, de Schweinitz, Karl, INTERVIEWING IN SOCIAL SECURITY - AS PRACTICED IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF OLD-AGE SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE, Social Security Admin., Washington, DC, 1961, 99pp, very good, black cloth (hardcover), An uncommon older handbook by the Social Security Administration., (Order No: 43635 ), $20.00

43. Demaris, Ovid, THE BOARDWALK JUNGLE, Bantam Books, New York, (1986) 1st ptg, 436pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 055305130X The inside story behind each Atlantic City casino, and how this Atlantic Ocean resort became a Mafia Mecca through greed and corruption., (Order No: 5956 ), $4.00

44. Dijkman, M. J. (foreword by R. D. Rands), HEVEA: THIRTY YEARS OF RESEARCH IN THE FAR EAST, University of Miami Press, Coral Gables, FL, (1951), B&W illustrations, 329pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Aided by numerous line drawings, tables, and photographs, Dr. Dijkman has set forth in detail the results of rubber research over the thirty years preceding the outbreak of World War II., (Order No: 52420 ), $30.00

45. Ditchfield, P. H., THE STORY OF THE CITY COMPANIES, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 1926, B&W illustrations, 334pp, good, black cloth spine (hardcover) couple light pencil markings, The purpose of this volume is to present a succinct account of the origin, history, character and object of those ancient and interesting institutions denominated the City Companies of London. Included are: Mercers' Company, Grocers' Company, Drapers' Company, Fishmongers' Company, Goldsmiths' Company, Skinners' Company, Merchant Taylors' Company, Salters' Company, Ironmongers' Company, Vintners' Company, Clockworkers' Company and many minor companies., (Order No: 17080 ), $15.00

46. Dunwell, Steve, THE RUN OF THE MILL, David R. Godine Publisher, Boston, MA, (1978) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 300pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small chip rear of dj, ISBN 0879232498 "A Pictorial Narrative of the Expansion, Dominion, Decline and Enduring Impact of the New England Textile Industry." This fascinating, generously illustrated and extensively documented study presents the full scope of the phenomenon of the development of the modern corporation by concentrating on its single most powerful and successful manifestation: the textile mill., (Order No: 2017 ), $30.00

47. Editors of Consumer Reports, I'LL BUY THAT: 50 SMALL WONDERS AND BIG DEALS THAT REVOLUTIONIZED THE LIVES OF CONSUMERS, Consumers Union, Mount Vernon, NY, (1986) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 240pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0890430322 A 50 year retrospective selected from the pages of Consumer Reports., (Order No: 37257 ), $5.00

48. Enright, Michael; Scott, Edith E.; and, Dodwell, David, THE HONG KONG ADVANTAGE, Oxford University Press, New York, 1997 3rd ptg, 369pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0195903226, (Order No: 47655 ), $6.00

49. Fay, Stephen, BEYOND GREED, The Viking Press, New York, (1982), B&W illustrations, 304pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0670644978 "How the two richest families in the world, the Hunts of Texas and the House of Saud, tried to corner the silver market - how they failed, who stopped them, and why it could happen again.", (Order No: 4678 ), $4.00

50. Ferris, Paul, THE MONEY MEN OF EUROPE, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1969) 1st Amer, 278pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), The morals, manners, rivalries and techniques of the financiers who manipulate--and guard--the American dollar., (Order No: 27761 ), $5.00

51. Flynt, Wayne, MINE, MILL & MICROCHIP: A CHRONICLE OF ALABAMA ENTERPRISE, Windsor Publications, Inc., Northridge, CA, (1987) 1st ed, B&W and color ill., 376pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0897812158 With insightful scholarship and graceful prose, historian Wayne Flynt recreates Alabama's turbulent journey from frontier and homestead, by way of spindle and furnace, to railroads and rocketry., (Order No: 13377 ), $20.00

52. Forbes, B. C. & Foster, O. D., AUTOMOTIVE GIANTS OF AMERICA: MEN WHO ARE MAKING OUR MOTOR INDUSTRY, B. C. Forbes Publishing Co., New York, (1926), 295pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 4872 ), $12.50

53. Fox, Stephen, THE MIRROR MAKERS: A HISTORY OF AMERICAN ADVERTISING AND ITS CREATORS, William Morrow and Co., Inc., New York, 1984 1st ed, 383pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688022561 First time a professional historian has written on advertising thus providing a lively social history full of anecdote and rich in lore., (Order No: 3487 ), $5.00

54. Freedley, Edwin T., A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON BUSINESS; OR HOW TO GET, SAVE, SPEND, GIVE, LEND AND BEQUEATH MONEY:..., J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1859, 336pp, good, original brown cloth (hardcover), "...with an Inquiry into the Chances of Success and Causes of Failure in Business." Originally published in 1853., (Order No: 23856 ), $20.00

55. Glover, J. D., THE ATTACK ON BIG BUSINESS, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 1954 2nd ptg, 375pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This book is essentially a survey of what people through the ages have thought and written of a critical character about business, especially big business and the industrial civilization of which it is a part., (Order No: 15669 ), $12.50

56. Goodrum, Charles and Dalrymple, Helen, ADVERTISING IN AMERICA: THE FIRST 200 YEARS, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Pub., New York, (1990), 566 ill. incl. 204 in color, 288pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0810911876 Here we see how we spent our money; what our fantasies, desires, fears, and needs have been; how advertising taught us about new technologies; and which products and trends lasted and which haven't., (Order No: 18365 ), $10.00

57. Green, Timothy, THE WORLD OF GOLD TODAY, Walker and Company, New York, (1973), 287pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0802704379 Originally published in 1968 at the peak of the international gold crisis, this updated version takes a comprehensive look at the many changes in the world of gold over the last five years. This book covers who produces gold, who markets it, who buys and smuggles it., (Order No: 14582 ), $4.00

58. Groner, Alex & the Editors of American Heritage and Business Week, THE AMERICAN HERITAGE HISTORY OF AMERICAN BUSINESS & INDUSTRY, American Heritage Publishing, New York, (1972), B&W and color illustrations, 384pp, good+ w/lightly worn dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0070011567 Story of how this nation's economy and its managers have come to evolve. Very good introduction to the history of American business., (Order No: 3860 ), $10.00

59. Guernsey, Alfred H., THE WORLD'S OPPORTUNITIES AND HOW TO USE THEM, Winter & Co., Springfield, MA, 1887, B&W illustrations, 606pp, good+, decorated green cloth (hardcover) old repair rear hinge, "A view of the industrial progress of our country, a consideration of its future development, a study of the spheres of woman's work, and estimates of the rewards which art and science, invention and discovery, have in store for human endeavor, with an analysis of the conditions of present and prospective prosperity.", (Order No: 48174 ), $30.00

60. Hagerty, J. E.; McClelland, C. P.; and, Huntington, C. C., HISTORY OF THE OHIO CANALS: THEIR CONSTRUCTION, COST, USE AND PARTIAL ABANDONMENT, Arthur W. McGraw, n.p., 1992, 181pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1566510775 Quality reprint of the original edition published in 1905 by the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society., (Order No: 37378 ), $75.00

61. Hall, Courtney Robert, HISTORY OF AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE, Library Publishers, New York, 1954, 453pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Originally published in 1954 by Library Publishers. This book first address es the development of the Industrial State in America along with the developments in transportation. Then various industries are investigated including: World of Chemicals; Electrical and Communications Industries; Mining and Metallurgical Industry; Non-Metallic Minerals; Rubber and Rubber Products; Pulp, Paper and Print; Feeding, Cleaning and Clothing the Millions. The final three chapters look further into Industrial Science in National Defense, Precision in the industry, and the future. Reprinted as part of Arno's Technology and Society Series., (Order No: 8232 ), $20.00

62. Halter, Marilyn (edited by) (foreword by Peter L. Berger), NEW MIGRANTS IN THE MARKETPLACE: BOSTON'S ETHNIC ENTREPRENEURS, Univ. of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, MA, (1995), B&W illustrations, 180pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0870239635 Using an ethnographic, comparative approach, this volume examines the economic culture and small business activity of a range of new migrant groups in the Greater Boston area, including Jews from the former Soviet Union, British West Indians, Greeks, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Khmers, and Haitians., (Order No: 28330 ), $12.50

63. Hanson, Dirk, THE NEW ALCHEMISTS: SILICON VALLEY AND THE MICROELECTRONICS REVOLUTION, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, (1982) 1st ed, 364pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0316343420 "Hanson narrates the rough-and-tumble history of the industry, beginning with the competitive zeal of Thomas Edison (whose assistants once publicly electrocuted several stray dogs as a promotional stunt) and the spectacular feats of Nikola Tesla, to the birth of the computer during World War II, through the emergence of solid-state electronics and the mad scramble for wealth and power among scientists, businessmen, politicians, and lawyers trying to control the new technologies.", (Order No: 8981 ), $8.00

64. Hawks, Francis L. (edited by), APPLETONS' CYCLOPAEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY: EMBRACING A SERIES OF ORIGINAL MEMOIRS OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED PERSONS OF ALL TIMES, D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1873 rev Amer, B&W ill., 1058pp, good, brown cloth (EX-LIB no external marks) clean and tight, The basis of this work is the "Cyclopedia of Biography," edited by Rich, and published in London in 1872., (Order No: 34629 ), $40.00

65. Heifetz, Ronald A., LEADERSHIP WITHOUT EASY ANSWERS, Belknap Pr. of Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, (1996) 6th ptg, 348pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0674518586 Drawing on a dozen years of research among managers, officers, and politicians in the public realm and the private sector, among the nonprofits, and in teaching, Heifetz presents clear, concrete prescriptions for anyone who needs to take the lead in almost any situation, under almost any organizational conditions, no matter who's in charge., (Order No: 53631 ), $20.00

66. Herrick, Cheesman A., HISTORY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY - MACMILLAN'S COMMERCIAL SERIES, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1927, 562pp, good, olive cloth (hardcover), "Presents a review of world history from the commercial and industrial point of view with enough of general history to furnish a background.", (Order No: 46524 ), $20.00

67. Hess, Max, EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS: THE STORY OF THE AMERICAN DEPARTMENT STORE, Fairchild Publications, Inc., New York, (1952), ill. by Arabelle Wheatley, 166pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) signed by the author, Author was owner of the Hess Department Store in Allentown, PA. An innovative retailer (at the time), he wrote this book with the hope that it would supply the American shopper with the behind-the-scenes information necessary for wise shopping., (Order No: 6530 ), $25.00

68. Hibbard, Angus, HELLO, GOODBYE - MY STORY OF TELEPHONE PIONEERING, A. C. McClurg & Co., Publ., Chicago, IL, (1941), B&W illustrations, 266pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover) front hinge repair, 'My Story of Telephone Pioneering... .' Starting in Wisconsin in the 1880s stringing telephone wires he moved to Boston and worked hard to convince Bostonians of the practicability of telephone communication., (Order No: 2027 ), $25.00

69. Holbrook, Stewart H., THE AGE OF THE MOGULS, Doubleday & Co., New York, 1953, B&W illustrations, 373pp, good+ (hardcover) (no dustjacket), Recommended as the beginning basic reference for the student of American Business History. Holbrook has written a captivating study of the days when America's great fortunes were built. Covered are all the major US industries and the robber barons and moguls who helped develop them. The first of the three basic introductory books that should be in the business history library., (Order No: 2032 ), $7.50

70. Hooper, L. O., THE BEST OF TIMES, Hewitt House, Old Tappan, NJ, (1973), 155pp, good+, black cloth spine (hardcover), (Order No: 46525 ), $5.00

71. Howard, Frank A. (introduction and summary by), THE FUTURE OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH: PAPERS AND DISCUSSION, Standard Oil Development Co., New York, 1945 3rd ptg, 173pp, good, tan cloth spine, paper covered boards (hardcover), (Order No: 40530 ), $7.50

72. Hudson, Kenneth, A GUIDE TO THE INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF EUROPE, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ. Pr, Madison, NJ, (1971) 1st Amer, 72 B&W ill., 186pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0838610013 There is a growing interest in industrial archaeology and local history, and industrial monuments-the buildings and machinery relating to the manufacturing and transport of the past. This book is a country-by-country guide to the most interesting sites in Europe, including mills, factories, mines, quarries, railways, ports, canals and museums of industry and technology., (Order No: 13399 ), $10.00

73. Hungerford, Edward, DANIEL WILLARD RIDES THE LINE: THE STORY OF A GREAT RAILROAD MAN, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1938, B&W illustrations, 301pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, A personal, eulogistic biography. Willard was involved with many lines, and was a President of the B&O. Bibliography. Larson 519., (Order No: 3916 ), $10.00

74. Hungerford, Edward, MEN OF ERIE: A STORY OF HUMAN EFFORT, Random House, New York, (1946) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 346pp, good+, gray cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, Story of the Erie Railroad from its conception in 1829 by William C. Redfield through its era of exploitation and plunder in the regimes of Daniel Drew, Jim Fiske and Jay Gould. The railroad's part in WWII to date., (Order No: 4189 ), $10.00

75. Ingold, Ernest, TALES OF A PEDDLER, Wallace Kibbee & Son, San Francisco, CA, 1942 2nd ptg, ill. by Laurence B. Haste, 142pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), The author is one of the country's largest automobile dealers and owns and operates several fine San Francisco business properties, is active in public and semi-public activities--too numerous to mention here, has been given national recognition for his photographic work, etc. Out of his varied experience--selling things and selling self--has come the material for this book, written by one who has seemingly an unlimited capacity for doing lots of things and doing each one successfully and well., (Order No: 16585 ), $10.00

76. Interstate Commerce Commission, THIRTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION DECEMBER 1, 1916, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1916, 248pp, index, good+, maroon cloth (hardcover), Nice clean and tight and apparently unread copy., (Order No: 52933 ), $15.00

77. Interstate Commerce Commission, THIRTY SECOND - 32N ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION DECEMBER 1, 1918, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1918, 192pp, index, good, brown cloth (hardcover) library bookplate only, Nice clean and tight copy and apparently unread copy., (Order No: 52934 ), $15.00

78. Jackall, Robert and Hirota, Janice M., IMAGE MAKERS: ADVERTISING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND THE ETHOS OF ADVOCACY, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, (2000) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 333pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) review press release laid in, ISBN 0226389162 This volume reveals the world of those people and agencies who create public awareness about products, ideas, services, or causes., (Order No: 28393 ), $14.50

79. James, Simon and Parker, Robert (compiled by), A DICTIONARY OF BUSINESS QUOTATIONS, Simon & Schuster, New York, (1990), 172pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0132101548 This entertaining and incisive collection of over 2500 quotations from across the world demonstrates that money really does talk. Organized by subject and indexed by author, sources, and key words. Some examples: "Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent" - Thomas A. Edison; and, "With 'creative accountancy' who needs cheating?" - Katharine Whitehorn., (Order No: 13065 ), $7.50

80. Johnson, Curtiss S., AMERICA'S FIRST LADY BOSS: A WISP OF A GIRL - MACY'S AND ROMANCE, Silvermine Publishers, Norwalk, CT, (1965), 8 B&W illustrations, 164pp, index, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Margaret Swain Getchell was the first woman in America to become a major executive in a million dollar a year enterprise. She helped transform a dry goods store for her boss, R.H. Macy, into the world's first department store., (Order No: 8288 ), $7.00

81. Kranister, W., THE MONEYMAKERS INTERNATIONAL, Black Bear Publishing, Cambridge, England, (1989), B&W and color illustrations, 326pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0951452207 Chapters include; The birth of a banknote, The art of designing and engraving banknotes, Technical equipment: Hitparade of innovations, Counterfeiters international, How to frustrate Counterfeiters and Forgers, Milestones and Highlights. Later chapters focus on the evolution of banknotes from Australia, Austria, China, England, Germany, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. Wonderful illustrations and a well put together book., (Order No: 15229 ), $27.50

82. Kust, Matthew J., FOREIGN ENTERPRISE IN INDIA: LAWS AND POLICIES, Univ. of North Carolina Pr., Chapel Hill, NC, (1964), 498pp, good+, black cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), (Order No: 19077 ), $15.00

83. Larrabee, William, THE RAILROAD QUESTION: A HISTORICAL AND PRACTICAL TREATISE ON RAILROADS, AND REMEDIES FOR THEIR ABUSES, The Schulte Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, 1898 8th ed, B&W illustrations, 488pp, good+, blue cloth (hardcover) nice clean and tight copy, Author was a pioneer manufacturer of Iowa who became State senator and governor. Deals with railway expansion, abuses and their remedies - especially in Iowa - and presents a critical survey of the more important books and articles in railway literature. Holds that railroads should be controlled by government just as public highways are. First published in 1893. Larson 3307., (Order No: 4897 ), $15.00

84. Larson, Don W., LAND OF THE GIANTS: A HISTORY OF MINNESOTA BUSINESS, Dorn Books, Minneapolis, MN, (1979) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 176pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0934070032 This book traces the fascinating history of business in Minnesota and the many businessmen who have contributed to that history., (Order No: 23147 ), $5.00

85. Latham, Bryan, TIMBER: ITS DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION - A HISTORICAL SURVEY, George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., London, (1957), B&W illustrations, 303pp, good+ w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 36202 ), $20.00

86. Legg, L. G. Wickham and Williams, E. T. (edited by), DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY 1941-1950, Oxford University Press, London, (1967), 1031pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) small stain top edge & foreedge, First published in 1959. With an Index covering the years 1901-1950 in one alphabetical series., (Order No: 39749 ), $25.00

87. Legg, L. G. Wickham (edited by), THE DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY: 1931-1940, Oxford University Press, London, (1950) 2nd ptg, 968pp, very good+, blue cloth (hardcover), First published in 1949. Contains the names of King George V and 729 of his subjects who died during the decade from 1931 to 1940., (Order No: 8598 ), $25.00

88. Leiter, Jeffrey; Schulman, Michael D.; and, Zingraff, Rhonda (editors), HANGING BY A THREAD - SOCIAL CHANGE IN SOUTHERN TEXTILES, ILR Press, Ithaca, NY, (1991) 1st ptg, 248pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0875461743, (Order No: 45384 ), $5.00

89. Linowes, David F., THE CORPORATE CONSCIENCE, Hawthorn Books, Inc., New York, (1974) 1st ptg, 239pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0801517729 The author presents a practical proposal for a Socio-Economic Operating Statement that would detail for management, as well as for public consumption, corporate expenditures aimed at advancing the welfare of employees and the public, product safety, and environmental balance. Such a statement would provide the means by which socially productive management initiatives could obtain positive recognition as well as profit performance., (Order No: 14590 ), $7.50

90. Luce, Henry (edited with an introduction by John K. Jessup), THE IDEAS OF HENRY LUCE, Atheneum, New York, 1969 1st ed, 406pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), These writings reflect a coherent set of beliefs and principles as dateless as the great liberal tradition to whose basic elements of liberty, reason and conscience Luce remained devoted., (Order No: 36071 ), $8.00

91. Mackie, Alexander, FACILE PRINCEPS - THE STORY OF THE BEGINNING OF LIFE INSURANCE IN AMERICA, Presbyterian Ministers' Fund, Lancaster, PA, (1956), B&W illustrations, 292pp, very good, black cloth spine (hardcover), (Order No: 46528 ), $10.00

92. Mahon, Gigi, THE COMPANY THAT BOUGHT THE BOARDWALK: A REPORTER'S STORY OF HOW RESORTS INTERNATIONAL CAME TO ATLANTIC CITY, Random House, New York, (1980) 1st ed, 262pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0394509781, (Order No: 3606 ), $3.50

93. Maney, Ardith and Bykerk, Loree, CONSUMER POLITICS: PROTECTING PUBLIC INTERESTS ON CAPITOL HILL, Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, (1994) 1st ptg, 192pp, very good, maroon cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0313264287 Part I: Interests, Activists, and Institutions. Part II: Consumer Policy in a Deregulartory Era., (Order No: 37851 ), $45.00

94. Marden, Orison Swett, RISING IN THE WORLD; OR, ARCHITECTS OF FATE, The Success Company, New York, 1897, B&W illustrations, 478pp, good, olive green cloth (hardcover) a few pencil marks, "A Book Designed to Inspire Youth to Character Building, Self-Culture and Noble Achievement." Nice tight copy with some light wear to the olive green cloth, and a few pages with some pencil marks., (Order No: 42586 ), $37.50

95. Margolin, Victor, Brichta, Ira, & Brichta, Vivian, THE PROMISE AND THE PRODUCT: 200 YEARS OF AMERICAN ADVERTISING POSTERS, Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, (1979) 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 152pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0025794809 Features the great images and ad campaigns that influenced daily life. Chapters include: Independence, Inventions, and the Tobacco Economy: 1776-1865; Wild Claims and Brand Names: 1865-1900; Bullets, Beggars, and Bathtup Gin: 1900-1945; and Little Cars and Big Macs: 1945-1976. Bibliography., (Order No: 3746 ), $7.00

96. Masselman, George, THE CRADLE OF COLONIALISM, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 1963, B&W illustrations, 534pp, good, green cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), During the first three decades of the seventeenth century the Dutch rose to a position of pre-eminence in the European exploitation of Southeast Asia. Author gives a graphic account of that rise from the building of the Holland dikes and the earliest Dutch efforts toward sea power to the consolidation of the influence of the United East India Company in the Indonesian Archipelago., (Order No: 3418 ), $5.00

97. McFeely, Mary Drake, LADY INSPECTORS: THE CAMPAIGN FOR A BETTER WORKPLACE 1893-1921, Basil Blackwell, New York, (1988), B&W illustrations, 200pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1557860025 In Victorian Britain, unskilled women workers were at the mercy of their employers. In 1893, the government finally appointed two women as factory inspectors. They set out to right the wrongs. This is the story of the shaping of their occupation., (Order No: 3951 ), $9.50

98. McKelvey, Blake, THE URBANIZATION OF AMERICA {1860-1915}, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ, (1963), B&W illustrations, 370pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Author traces historically the emergence of the metropolitan character - continuously changing and absorbing the countryside from which it developed - and delineates the social, political, economic, and cultural influences which fused in the creation of the modern American city., (Order No: 3958 ), $5.00

99. Millman, Nancy, EMPERORS OF ADLAND: INSIDE THE ADVERTISING REVOLUTION, Warner Books, New York, (1988), B&W illustrations, 225pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0446514039 A TRUE TALE OF AD MOGULS, MEGA-AGENCIES, AND TAKEOVER FRENZY ON MADISON AVENUE. Chicago Sun-Times columnist and veteran industry reporter Nancy Millman goes behind the closed doors of executive suites to expose the personalities and power plays that have shaken the world of the hard sell to its foundations., (Order No: 21820 ), $2.50

100. Mitchell, C. Bradford (with the collaboration of Robert R. Dwelly), TOUCHING THE ADVENTURES & PERILS: A SEMICENTENNIAL HISTORY, THE AMERICAN HULL INSURANCE SYNDICATE, 1920-1970, Amer. Hull Ins. Syndicate, New York, 1970, B&W illustrations, 233pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), On June 30, 1970, the American Hull Insurance Syndicate was a half-century old. Here is the story of those 50 years of trial, error, setback, and success which have built one of the world's great shipping insurance markets., (Order No: 16389 ), $7.50

101. Morris, Kenneth, Robinson, Marc, & Kroll, Richard, AMERICAN DREAMS: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF BUSINESS IDEAS AND INNOVATION FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, Lightbulb Press, New York, (1990) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 224pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small closed tear on dj, ISBN 0810936569 The events and ideas that changed our lives during each year of THE JOURNAL'S existence., (Order No: 3209 ), $10.00

102. Muncaster, Alice L.; Sawyer, Ellen; and, Kapson, Ken, THE BABY MADE ME BUY IT! A TREASURY OF BABIES WHO SOLD YESTERDAY'S PRODUCTS, Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, (1991) 1st ed, over 120 color photographs, 96pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0517582066 Introduces the reader to some of the most interesting and unusual advertising of yesteryear showing beautiful infants and toddlers "endorsing" products as diverse as cereal, soap, patent medicines and candy - from the late 1800s through the 1950s., (Order No: 48873 ), $17.50

103. Myers, Gustavus, AMERICA STRIKES BACK: A RECORD OF CONTRASTS, Ives Washburn, Inc., New York, (1935), 408pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Is dollar-chasing an American monopoly? The myth of American avarice--newer than the War Debts, older than the Constitution--is part of our national heritage. What are the facts? How was that myth created? Brisk, authoritative, quotable, here is America's answer to a certain condescension in foreigners., (Order No: 32347 ), $12.50

104. Narbeth, Colin, Hendy, Robin & Stocker, Christopher, COLLECTING PAPER MONEY AND BONDS, Mayflower Books, New York, (1979) 1st Amer, B&W and color illustrations, 119pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0831709405 The first comprehensive book of scripophily., (Order No: 2760 ), $15.00

105. Nolan, Tony, THE ROMANTIC WORLD OF GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD, A.H. & A.W. Reed Ltd., London, (1980), B&W and color illustrations, 117pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0589013246 Lifelong gold-seeker Tony Nolan brings together the intricate and intriguing strands of the golden web in a story that ranges through the centuries and across the world: from the dawn of time to the great gold rushes of more recent memory, from the Sumerians and Ancient Egyptians to the Aztecs, from the Coromandel to the Klondike., (Order No: 13227 ), $5.00

106. O'Donnell, William F., THOUGHTS FOR WORKERS, United Gas Improvement Co., Philadelphia, PA, 1913, 61pp, good+, tan cloth spine (hardcover) clean and tight copy, An early employee and sales manual developed from editorials from the "house organ," NEW BUSINESS, of The United Gas Improvement Company., (Order No: 40595 ), $15.00

107. Olesen, Jens, CREATIVITY IN LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN, Empresa Das Artes Projetos, Brazil, 1991, B&W and color ill., unpaginated, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed by the author, This book illustrates the extraordinary diversity and cultural wealth of one of the most fascinating regions of the world: Latin America/Caribbean. Emphasis on advertising campaigns, text in Spanish and English., (Order No: 22005 ), $60.00

108. Parkinson, C. Northcote, BIG BUSINESS, Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, MA, (1974), over 100 B&W ill., 263pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0297767801 Big business dominates our lives. The rise of this phenomenon and its place in the modern world form the subject of this book., (Order No: 13978 ), $5.00

109. Parton, James, TRIUMPHS OF ENTERPRISE, INGENUITY, AND PUBLIC SPIRIT, Virtue & Yorston, New York, 1874, B&W illustrations, 689pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover) faint edgewear to cloth, Covers scientific discoveries, business developments, and much more., (Order No: 32413 ), $40.00

110. Peters, Tom, REINVENTING WORK - THE PROJECT 50 - FIFTY WAYS TO TRANSFORM EVERY "TASK" INTO A PROJECT THAT MATTERS, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1999, 208pp, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0375407731, (Order No: 47612 ), $7.00

111. Pilkington, James Penn, THE METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE: A HISTORY, VOLUME I, FROM ITS BEGINNINGS TO 1870, Abingdon Press, Nashville, TN, (1968), 80 B&W ill., 585pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The story of the first hundred years of American Methodist publishing in context with the events of American history., (Order No: 12388 ), $15.00

112. Poor, Henry V., MANUAL OF THE RAILROADS OF THE UNITED STATES FOR 1868-69, published by the author, New York, reprint edition, 444pp, fine, brown "leatherette" cloth (hardcover), "SHOWING THEIR MILEAGE, STOCKS, BONDS, COST, EARNINGS, EXPENSES, AND ORGANIZATIONS; WITH A SKETCH OF THEIR RISE, PROGRESS, INFLUENCE, &c. Together with an Appendix, containing A Full Analysis of the Debts of the United States, and of the Several States. Poor's manual was first published in 1860, and then not again until this second edition done in 1868. Offered is an exact reprint of the original, in hardcover, done most likely in the 1970s., (Order No: 23823 ), $150.00

113. Purcell, Theodore V., BLUE COLLAR MAN: PATTERNS OF DUAL ALLEGIANCE IN INDUSTRY, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1960, B&W illustrations, 300pp, good, maroon cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 36124 ), $12.00

114. Ritter, Halsted L. (with an introduction by Albert Bushnell Hart), WASHINGTON AS A BUSINESS MAN, Sears Publishing Company,Inc, New York, (1931), 8 B&W ill., 308pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) some light edgewear, "One of the major secrets of Washington's remarkable business success is that he never spared himself. The lesson of his life is that of an extraordinary variety of interests combined with remarkable foresight into the future developments of his country, and an inborn executive capacity which led him to put things through. He built a sea-going craft, he built and operated a mill, he was the first important man to see that tobacco culture was sucking the goodness out of the land and not restoring it to the owner's pocket.", (Order No: 18361 ), $12.50

115. Rodgers, Daniel T., THE WORK ETHIC IN INDUSTRIAL AMERICA 1850-1920, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, (1978), 300pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0226723518, (Order No: 4904 ), $7.50

116. Rothschild, Emma, PARADISE LOST: THE DECLINE OF THE AUTO-INDUSTRIAL AGE, Random House, New York, (1973) 1st ed, 264pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0394460324 Troubles with this American industry. Author concentrates on General Motors, its Chevrolet Vega, and its troubled factory in Lordstown, Ohio, as the basis for her analysis., (Order No: 1930 ), $7.00

117. Seder, John and Burrell, Berkeley G. (introduction by Maurice H. Stans), GETTING IT TOGETHER: BLACK BUSINESSMEN IN AMERICA, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, (1971), B&W illustrations, 233pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0151352755 This book is about sixteen remarkable black Americans who have succeeded in that most American of pursuits--the making of money., (Order No: 26982 ), $10.00

118. Shepard, Richard F., THE PAPER'S PAPERS - A REPORTER'S JOURNEY THROUGH THE ARCHIVES OF THE NEW YORK TIMES, Times Books, New York, (1996) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 373pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0812924533, (Order No: 49356 ), $4.00

119. Simmons, Annette, TERRITORIAL GAMES: UNDERSTANDING AND ENDING TURF WARS AT WORK, AMACOM, New York, (1998) 1st ptg, 225pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0814479804 An insightful and refreshing look at the real world of turf battles and games., (Order No: 43877 ), $6.00

120. Sobel, Robert, THE ENTREPRENEURS: EXPLORATIONS WITHIN THE AMERICAN BUSINESS TRADITION, Weybright and Talley, New York, (1974), 413pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) BCE, ISBN 0679400648 Sobel explores the lives and careers of nine representative innovators in business during the last two hundred years, men frequently overlooked by contemporary social and political historians. All share the ability to grasp opportunity, and to oppose conventional wisdom when necessary, that contributed to the fabric of modern corporate life., (Order No: 1743 ), $7.50

121. Sobel, Robert, MACHINES AND MORALITY: THE 1850S, Thomas Y. Crowell Co., New York, (1973) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 332pp, very good+, brown "fabrokoid" cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0690002661 Second book in a retrospective series commissioned by Dun & Bradstreet Companies. The first book, CONQUEST AND CONSCIENCE: THE 1840s, was published a year earlier. This series focuses on the significant socio-economic events and trends of the decade, and their effect on business., (Order No: 4304 ), $10.00

122. Steiner, George A. and Cannon, Warren M., MULTINATIONAL CORPORATE PLANNING, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1966) 1st ptg, 330pp, good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), A volume in "Studies of the Modern Corporation", Columbia University Graduate School of Business., (Order No: 8089 ), $20.00

123. Stern, Philip M., THE GREAT TREASURY RAID, Random House, New York, (1964) 1st ptg, 361pp, good, maroon cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), (Order No: 4813 ), $5.00

124. Straus, Ralph, LLOYD'S: THE GENTLEMEN AT THE COFFEE-HOUSE, Carrick & Evans, Inc., New York, (1938), B&W illustrations, 327pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), The first popular account of the great institution of Lloyd's to be written with access to the archives of the corporation. It is a story that spans nearly three centuries, from the early and informal days of Edward Lloyd's Coffee-House to the present time when the name of Lloyd's, so intimately involved in England's maritime history and with its venerable traditions, is known and respected in every land and on the seven seas., (Order No: 23834 ), $10.00

125. Traub, Marvin (and Tom Teicholz), LIKE NO OTHER STORE... THE BLOOMINGDALE'S LEGEND AND THE REVOLUTION IN AMERICAN MARKETING, Times Books, New York, (1993) 2nd ptg, B&W photos, 428pp, very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0812919637, (Order No: 7448 ), $7.50

126. Tucker, Gilbert Norman, THE CANADIAN COMMERCIAL REVOLUTION 1845-1851, Archon Books, Hamden, CT, (1971), 258pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0208010262 Originally published in 1936 by Yale University Press. A study of the conditions and problems which prevailed, especially in upper Canada, during the transition period, 1845-1851. It was during this period that the distinctive political and economic design of the self-governing part of the British Empire was stamped upon Canada., (Order No: 13099 ), $10.00

127. Upshur, George Lyttleton (introduction by Rufus Rockwell Wilson), AS I RECALL THEM: MEMORIES OF CROWDED YEARS, Wilson-Erickson Inc., New York, 1936, B&W illustrations, 271pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Mr. Upshur was a descendant of Martha Washington, cousin of both General and Mrs. Robert E. Lee; and son of the late Rear Admiral John H. Upshur. He writes here about his friends: Morgan, Rockefeller, Stillman, Carnegie, Schwab, Mellon, Frick, and the San Francisco Bonanza Kings, (Order No: 46549 ), $15.00

128. Vauclain, Samuel M., OPTIMISM, privately published, Philadelphia, 1924, frontis, 315pp, good, black cloth (hardcover), A collection of business related articles by this Philadelphian., (Order No: 48554 ), $35.00

129. Wadlin, Horace G. (prepared under the direction of), CENSUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS: 1895 - VOLUME V - MANUFACTURES, Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, MA, 1898, 641pp, good, black cloth (hardcover), Detailed statistics with Manufactures by Towns, and by Industries., (Order No: 38387 ), $75.00

130. Walton, Frank L., TOMAHAWKS TO TEXTILES: THE FABULOUS STORY OF WORTH STREET, Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc, New York, (1953), B&W ill., B&W maps, 177pp, ill., good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), This is a biography of an industry and a City--the story of New York as seen from Worth Street, the great primary textile market of the world., (Order No: 24094 ), $4.00

131. Wamsley, James S. (original photography by Ted Spiegel), AMERICAN INGENUITY: HENRY FORD MUSEUM AND GREENFIELD VILLAGE, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Pub., New York, (1985), B&W and color illustrations, 223pp, very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0810909618 This book recounts the incredible story of the rise and growth of the United States by weaving together the fascinating holdings of the museum., (Order No: 23650 ), $15.00

132. Weaver, J. R. H. (edited by), DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY 1922-1930, Oxford University Press, London, (1967), 962pp, very good+, blue cloth (hardcover), First published in 1937. With an index covering the years 1901-1930 in one alphbetical series., (Order No: 39748 ), $25.00

133. Weiss, E. B.; Howard, William H. (introduction by), SELLING TO AND THROUGH THE NEW DEPARTMENT STORE - CHANGES AND TRENDS, POLICIES AND PRACTICES, WAYS AND MEANS, Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York, (1948), B&W illustrations, 316pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover), "Printers' Ink Business Bookshelf Publication." An interesting text for Department Store selling., (Order No: 42459 ), $20.00

134. Wertenbaker, Lael Tucker, MISTER JUNIOR, Pageant Books, Inc., Paterson, NJ, 1960, B&W illustrations, 160pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The story of Joseph F. Cullman, Jr.--the story of tobacco, from leaf growing in the fields to the joy of smoking., (Order No: 30809 ), $10.00

135. Wheeler, John (edited with an introduction and notes by George Burton Hotchkiss), A TREATISE OF COMMERCE, New York University Press, New York, 1931, 484pp, good+, tan cloth (hardcover) no slipcase, Originally published in 1601. The earliest important example of corporation publicity marking an important milestone in the development of marketing. This reprint limited to 400 copies signed by the editor., (Order No: 4881 ), $25.00

136. Williams, E. T.; and Palmer, Helen M. (edited by), DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY 1951-1960, Oxford University Press, London, 1971, 1150pp, very good+, blue cloth (hardcover), With an Index covering the years 1901-1960 in one alphabetical series., (Order No: 39750 ), $50.00