[Reno]: University of Nevada Press, [1997]. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. xiv, 224pp. Illustrations. Fine. Superb, tight first edition of this history of Vegas visionary businessmen such as Cliff Jones, Jay Sarno, Jackie Gaughan, Moe Dalitz, Benny Binion and Sam Boyd (1910-93) -- this last of whom's son..... More
New York: Octagon Books, 1979. Hardcover. 8vo. Green cloth with gilt spine lettering and decoration. 242pp. Near fine. Tight, handsome facsimile reprint of this 1961 study of the migrant labor force. More
Chicago: The Institute for Economic Research, [1930]. Hardcover. 8vo. Burgundy ribbed cloth with gilt lettering. xix, 287pp. Numerous tables and charts, 2 maps. Very good. Faintest binding wear only, else internally tight and near fine. Handsome first edition. Rather uncommon and a lovely copy. More
New York: Random House, [1995]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Burgundy cloth spine with gilt spine lettering and tan paper over boards, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. xxx, 474pp. Fine/fine. Tight, superb first edition of what front jacket panel calls " A New Game Plan from the American Innovators: Schools, Business, People, Work."..... More
Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, [2002]. Hardcover. Foreword by Rush Limbaugh. Small 4to. Blue paper over boards with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xiii, 254pp. Illustrations. Fine/fine. A handsome and tight first edition of the billionaire real estate developer's memoir, bearing a nice red-bordered bookplate on the half-title page boldly..... More
Seattle: Nettle Creek Publishing Company, 1969. Hardcover. Small 4to. Brown cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 345pp. Line drawings, maps, map endpapers. Very good/good. Jacket rubbed and edgeworn, with several edge tears and chips; lacks half-title page. Third printing, a decent copy bearing a nice signature and inscription from the author on..... More
Washington, DC: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, [1988]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glossy wrappers. 450pp. Charts. Near fine. Sharp and tight second revised edition of this classic by the influential economist and advisor to presidents Nixon and Ford (1916-99. This presentation copy has been handsomely inscribed and signed by..... More
New York: Popular Library, [1968]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with silver spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 211pp. Illustrations, pictorial map endpapers. Near fine/very good. Faint jacket edgewear only. Handsome and tight first edition of the story of North Carolina furniture manufacturer James Edgar Broyhill. Laid in is printed bookmark..... More
Atlanta: Atlantic Steel Company, 1951. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. 177pp. Illustrations. Very good. Faint binding edgewear, with bit of cloth flecking along spine -- else internally tight and near fine; faint floral mustiness. Tight, nice first edition of this 50th anniversary text. Tipped to..... More
New York: Donald I. Fine, 1990. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black and red paper over boards with silver spine lettering, dust jacket. xv, 249pp. Illustrations. Very good/very good. Remainder mark on bottom page edges. First edition, tight and clean. More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1972. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 133pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations. Very good/very good. Tight, decent first edition of this overview of the American lottery scene -- a mild ex-library copy, with very few markings. More
Chicago: The Albert Pick-Barth Companies, [1928]. Hardcover. 4to. Tan cloth with black lettering and front board burgundy calf label with gilt lettering. 438pp. Extensive illustrations and floor plans. Very good. Faint binding wear only, else internally tight and fine. A superb, tight and handsome first edition of this highly detailed..... More
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1980. Hardcover. Small 4to. Ivory cloth with gilt spine lettering, dust jacket. 544pp. Near fine/near fine. Offsetting to half-title page from laid-in newsprint review of this title. Handsome and tight second printing of this bestselling sequel by the prophetic businessman and futurist whose 1970..... More
[New York]: HarperCollins, 1998. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black paper over boards with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xxi, 234pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear. Tight, attractive first edition of the Amway co-founder's memoir -- and NOT signed by him (with "Best wishes") on an inner flyleaf, for..... More
[New York]: HarperCollins, 1998. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black paper over boards with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xxi, 234pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Single jacket chip at upper right corner of front panel. Tight, attractive first edition of the Amway co-founder's memoir -- and NOT signed by him (with..... More
Minneapolis: Interface Publishing, [2006]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. xv, 108pp. Charts, tables. Fine. A pristine second printing of this business study by a direct descendant of economist and "conspicuous consumption" pioneer Thorstein Veblin (1857-1929), nicely inscribed and signed by him in black fineline on title page: "Press On..... More
New York: Halcyon House, 1968. Hardcover. 8vo. White cloth with black lettering and graphic, pictorial dust jacket. xvi, 336pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Jacket slightly soiled and edgeworn. First edition. Story of the National Farm Organization's 1967 milk holding action, in which protesting dairy farmers dumped massive amounts of milk..... More
N.p. Society of Colonial Wars, 1901. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff tan wrappers. 31pp. Very good. Faint wear to outer wrappers (only), else internally fine. Probable sole printing, tight and quite nice. Brief history of the workings of various British 17th century charters in New England, especially the Massachusetts Bay Company..... More
Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, Printers, 1845. Paperback. 8vo. Orange wrappers. 31pp. Very good. Mild edgewear to wrappers. First edition, tight and nice. Lengthy and persuasive speech against a petition requesting incorporation of a new railroad line to run between Lowell and Andover, Massachusetts. Not in Sabin, but neither are most..... More
New York: Basic Books, [1988]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. x, 313pp. Tables, figures. Fine/near fine. Superb and tight first edition , boldly inscribed and signed by the author in black ballpoint on front flyleaf: "To Bob Malott / In friendship and /..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1876. Hardcover. Illustrations by Thomas Nast. Small 4to. Brown cloth with gilt spine lettering. 118pp, 7pp ads. Frontispiece, engravings. Good plus. 19th century "Lyceum Library" bookplate on front pastedown; bit of damage to front flyleaf from adhering to pastedown; mild edgewear, with some fraying at..... More
New York: Prentice-Hall Inc., 1940. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with silver lettering and decoration. x, 171. Frontispiece, illustrations, tables, maps. Very good. Faint mottling to cloth, el;se tight and internally fine. Attractive first edition of this eve-of-WW2 aviation cheerleading item. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1955. Hardcover. 8vo. Red cloth, clipped dust jacket. viii, 242pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. First edition. More
New York: David McKay Company, 1962. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, dust jacket. xiv, 239pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good/very good. Minor spine cloth discoloration; jacket faintly edgeworn. First edition. Colorful biography of Napoleon's financial wizard, Gabriel Julien Ouvrard. More
New York: Harper & Row, [1986]. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth with silver spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. ix, 243pp. Fine/fine. Handsome first edition of this visionary finance figure's first book, "a volume of beautifully crafted essays, which examine the impulses, events, and interests that have shaped a first-class mind." He..... More