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(Donaldson, Alexander, Printer)
The Complete Letter-Writer. Containing Familiar Letters on the Most Common Occasions in Life. Also a Variety of Elegant Letters for the Direction and Embellishment of Style, On Business, Duty, Amusement, Love, Courtship, Marriage, Friendship,.....
Edinburgh, Printed for Alexander Donaldson, 1781. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 230 +9pp contents. Full leather, leather label. Covers worn and scuffed, free endpapers lacking, joints tender, contents tanned and foxed, minor dampstaining to last pages,drawing and doodling on front pastedown, strip torn from lower margin of last page, no loss of text, former owner's name on title page. A very early edition of this title, by the author referred to by James Boswell as the "Prodigious Vendor of Literature." Good.
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Book number: 003546
USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 85.25 | £UK 73.5 | JP„ 14622]

 
New -England Mercantile Union Business Directory Part 6.- Connecticut. Containing a New Map of Connecticut, an Almanac for 1849, a Memorandum for Every Day in the Year, and a Business Directory For the State
New York, Pratt & Co. 1849. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Hardcover. 149pp + 22 addendum, folding map of Connecticut. Brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering. Spine faded, light wear and tiny chip at head of spine, contents age-toned but clean and unmarked, folding map is in very sound condition. Good.
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Book number: 003166
USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 38.5 | £UK 33.25 | JP„ 6580]
Keywords: Manufacturing Retail Almanac

 
State of Connecticut Board of Agriculture
Connecticut Agriculture. List of Farms For Sale. 1914
Hartford, Board of Agriculture, 1914. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 168pp. Pictorial wraps. Front cover barely attached, spine half missing, contents are clean and unmarked. A listing of farms for sale arranged by county. The towns and cities are listed alphabetically and each includes a detailed description of every farm for sale including buildings, water supply, crops, roads, asking price, distance to schools and churches. A fascinating look at rural Connecticut a century ago. An original publication, not a recent reproduction. Good.
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Book number: 002688
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 21.5 | £UK 18.5 | JP„ 3656]

 
Barnwell, Mildred Gwin
Cotton Magic ; The Elementary Principles of Cotton Manufacture
Clinton, South Carolina, The Jacobs Press, 1945. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 114pp. Marroon buckram, gilt lettering. Covers are clean and sound, mild fading to top edges, contents are tanned but clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is missing 2 pieces along to edge, partially darkened, edge-chipped and worn along folds, but is essentially complete. The cotton manufacturing process, told in a clear and concise way. A very early edition and not a recent reprint. Very Good/Fair.
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Book number: 003023
USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 64 | £UK 55.25 | JP„ 10967]
Keywords: Manufacturing

 
Brile, L.M.
Sidelights on Aluminum and Non-Ferrous Metals
New Haven, Connecticut, United Smelting & Aluminum Co. 1919. First Edition, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Soft cover. 152pp. Black and grey printed card wrapper. 2 color frontispieces plus black and white illustrations, folding table of alloys tipped-in at rear. Cover moderately worn and lightly soiled, a few pages with margin tears but overall mostly clean and sound. Good.
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Book number: 003368
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.25 | £UK 14.75 | JP„ 2924]
Keywords: Metals Manufacturing

 
Briloff, Abraham J.
The Truth About Corporate Accounting
New York, Harper & Row, 1981. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 0060104791. Signed by Author(s). 285pp. Black cloth, silver lettering. SIGNED. Book is clean inside and out, rear panel of dust jacket has a crease and 2 short clean tears along top, otherwise in very good condition. Author has written and signed a warm and lenghty inscription to a friend and colleague on the front free endpaper. Briloff was a ;highly respected accountant and critic of the industry. Near Fine/Very Good.
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Book number: 004033
USD 125.00 [Appr.: EURO 106.5 | £UK 92 | JP„ 18278]
Keywords: Accountant Finance 0060104791

 
American Railway Bureau
American Railway Review February 23, 1860. (Newspaper)
New York, American Railway Bureau, 1860. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Soft cover. 16pp. Dampstaining and soiling mainly to front page, light edgewear. Newspaper format, pages are uncut and unopened, measures 58 x 40 inches, published weekly, Vol II No. VII. Subtitle of publication reads: "Public Works, Engineering, Steam Machinery, Finance and Patents" and includes numerous articles on those subjects, and several engraved illustrations of industrial equipment, plus advertising. An uncommon and diversified publication of early railroading. Fair.
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Book number: 003339
USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 | £UK 13.25 | JP„ 2632]
Keywords: Railroads Trains Machinery

 
Bureau Fédéral de la Statistique Ministère du Commerce
Canada 1939; Manuel Official des conditions présente et des progrès Récemts
Ottawa, Ministče du Commerce, 1939. Soft cover. 195pp, folding map and folding plates. Text in French. Corner chipped and other moderate wear, some cover bleeding to edges and margins of last pages, text mostly clean and sound. Good.
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Book number: 003412
USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 | £UK 13.25 | JP„ 2632]
Keywords: "Exposition Mondiale"commerce Agriculture

 
The Texas Company
The Texaco Star, May-June 1932
New York, The Texas Company, 1932. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. 32pp. Illustrated wraps. Tiny abrasion to lower edge, some staple rust, otherwise in very nice condition. A publication for employees of Texaco and stockholders. Very Good.
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Book number: 002929
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 21.5 | £UK 18.5 | JP„ 3656]
Keywords: Magazine Oil Petroleum Energy

 
Cromwell, Jarvis
With a Great Deal of Luck
Dalton, Massachusetts, Privately Printed, 1976. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 149pp. Blue cloth. A clean and fresh copy, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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Book number: 003504
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.25 | £UK 14.75 | JP„ 2924]
Keywords: Factors Credit Banking

 
Dodd, Philip S.
Developing an Industry
Cleveland, Philip S.Dodd, 1910. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 61pp. Limp suede over card stock, gilt lettering and logo. Chipping to head and tail of spine, a 3/4 inch sot on front cover, rough cut edges, text is clean. The history of the National Electric Lamp Association which was co-operative effort among competitve manufacturers to advance their mutual interests. It is a fascinating overview of the early days of the electric industry, complete with tipped-in photos of some of the members' factories, and several of the members. Good/No Jacket.
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Book number: 003342
USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 30 | £UK 25.75 | JP„ 5118]
Keywords: Electricity Lighting

 
Edge, J. Harold
Notes on Practical Cotton Finishing
London, The Trade Papers Publishing Co. Ltd. 1911. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 103pp. Blue cloth, gilt lettering. LIght corner wear, some bubbling and small stains on rear board, front free endpaper missing, text is age-toned but otherwise unmarked, and book is overall in sound condition. Discussion of cotton finishing, clearly and interestingly written, including a dictionary of finishing materials. Good/No Jacket.
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Book number: 003024
USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 34.25 | £UK 29.5 | JP„ 5849]
Keywords: Textiles

 
Irving, Washington
Astoria or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains/ A Tour of the Prairies (2 Volumes as 1)
New York, James B. Millar & Co. 1884. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 387, 137pp. Green cloth, paper spine label, top edge gilt. Spine ends lightly chpped, boards are sound, contents age-toned, binding is tight, former owner's name faintingly written on front free endpaper. Two separate works by Irving bound in one volume. Very Good.
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Book number: 003948
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.25 | £UK 14.75 | JP„ 2924]
Keywords: West Fur Trading Indians Astor

 
Janis, J. Harold
Writing and Communicating in Business
New York, The Macmillan Company, 1964. First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 502pp. Black cloth. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper. Book is in bright and clean condition. Dust jacket is lightlly worn. Near Fine/Very Good.
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Book number: 004032
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 13 | £UK 11.25 | JP„ 2193]

 
The American Silk Journal
The American Silk Journal (Vol. I, No. 4 April 1882)
New York, Rose & Clifford, 1882. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Soft cover. 20pp +4pp ads. Printed grey wraps. Covers chipped, detached and lightly soiled, cover detached, chipped and missing a 2 x4 inch piece (no loss of text, contents are partially detached, but all is present. pages are age-toned and mainly clean, library stamp on title page and front cover. An early issue of this publication, devoted to the interests of the American silk industry. Articles and illustrations on fashion, production and scientific methods of the silk industry. Fair.
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Book number: 003564
USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 30 | £UK 25.75 | JP„ 5118]
Keywords: Silkworms Cocoons Weaving

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