(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

Catalogue: Collectible, Business and Industry, How-to and Hobbies

Jeweler's Practical Receipt Book; Valuable Receipts, Formulae and Suggestions, Carefully Compiled from the Most Reliable Sources.

Chicago, Geo. K. Hazlitt Co. 1892. Seventh Edition, 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Soft cover. 55pp. Grey stapled wraps. Corners and spine ends chipped, 1/2 inch triangle chip to foredge, small archival tape repair to inside front cover, staple rust, contents toned and mostly clean and unmarked. Owner's name in pencil on title page and pencilled notes on index page. Despite these imperfections, book is in well-preserved condition. A practical handbook for the 19th century jeweler. Good.

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Book number: 003156

Catalogue: Business, How-to and Hobbies

Keywords: Jewelry

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

Catalogue: Reference, Business and Industry

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

Catalogue: Americana, Collectible, Business and Industry

Altman, George T.

Introduction to Federal Taxation

Commerce Clearing House, Inc. 1936. Hardcover. 166pp. Black cloth, gilt lettering. Lettering faded, contents have occasional pencil underling and check marks, one page wrinkled and stained in gutter, owner's name on front pastedown. Otherwise contents are sound. An uncommon title by this Northwestern University Law School lecturer. Very Good.

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Book number: 001080

Catalogue: Business, Hobbies and How-To

Keywords: Finance Accounting Taxes Depreciation

Various Authors

The Lamp, October 1937 (Vol. 20 No. 3)

New York, Standard Oil Company (New Jersey), 1937. Soft cover. 32pp. Pictorial stapled wraps, light wear, cover split to lower spine. Bi-monthly publication for employees and stockholders of Standard Oil.

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Book number: 001154

Catalogue: Business, Periodical, Collectible

Keywords: Magazine Oil Petroleum

Backman, Jules

The Economics of the Electrical Machinery Industry

New York, New York University Press, 1962. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 374pp. SIGNED. Hardcover with minor spotting to covers and top edges, spine sunned, binding is sound. Signed inscription by author on front free endpaper, contents are clean. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000487

Catalogue: Business, Engineering and Technology

Keywords: Generating Distribution Defense " Consumer Appliances" Signed

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

Catalogue: Hobbies and How-To, Business and Industry

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

Catalogue: Business and Industry, Technology

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

Catalogue: Signed, Business and Industry

Keywords: Accountant Finance 0060104791

Brosterman, Robert

The Complete Estate Planning Guide For Professional Men and Women and Their Advisers

New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1964. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 327pp. SIGNED. Grey cloth. Book is in clean, sound condition, dustjacket is lightly worn and spine-sunned. Book is inscribed by author on front free endpaper. Contents are clean and binding is tight. Estate planning workbook in rear pocket. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 000499

Catalogue: Business, Hobbies and How-To

Keywords: Taxes Insurance Trusts Wills Signed

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

Catalogue: Periodical, Ephemera, Business and Industry

Keywords: Railroads Trains Machinery

Bush, Julian S.; Lacovara, P. Philip; Schlesinger, Edward S.

The Best of Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning (SIGNED by Abraham Briloff)

Albany, San Francisco, New York, Matthew Bender & Company, 1965. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Contriburtor. 914pp. Red and green cloth, gilt lettering. Lettering faded, book is otherwise clean and sound. Front free endpaper is inscribed and SIGNED by Abraham Briloff, highly acclaimed accountant. Briloff has written one of the chapters of this book. Very Good.

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Book number: 001091

Catalogue: Business, Economics

Keywords: Accountant Taxes Estates Profits Trusts Fiduciaries Signed "Abraham Briloff""Briloff"

Electric Wheel Co.

Electric Wheel Co. , Catalog No.34

Quincy, Illinois, Electric /wheel Co. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 31p. No date, circa 1920. Grey pictorial stapled stiff wraps. A few light smudges on rear cover, otherwise interior and exterior are mainly clean. Black and white illustrations of farm equipment with descriptions; centerfold is in color. Mostly horse-drawn equipment but also 2 recently introduced kerosene tractors. Very Good.

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Book number: 001751

Catalogue: Business, Ephemera, Collectible

Keywords: Tractors Wagons Wheels Trucks Calkins Walton

Frank J. Knox Co.

Supplies and Tools for Plumbers, Gas and Steam Fitters, Mills and Manufacturers

Hart, CT, The Frank J. Knox Co. 1900. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 825pp. No date circa 1900. Tan cloth, black lettering. Spotting to covers most heavily to rear board, contents mildly toned and very occasionally foxed, waviness to first pages, text is unmarked, binding is tight. A comprehensive vintage catalog of home and industrial plumbing equipment with illustrations on every page, prices included. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002634

Catalogue: Business, Hobbies and How-To, Collectible

Keywords: Plumbers Pipes Valves Pumps