New York: Amacom, 1996. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black buckram spine and blue paper over boards, dust jacket. x, 326pp. Fine/fine. Tight and nice second printing, nicely inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf "To Bill / Jim Martin." Martin's promotional bookmark laid in. More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1980. Hardcover. 8vo. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering and tan paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 378pp. Fine/near fine. Jacket spine faintly sunned. Superbly tight and handsome first edition of this memoir by the famed editor (1900-87) of "Good Housekeeping," "Cosmopolitan," "Town & Country" and..... More
Philadelphia: Insurance Company of North America, [1967]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green cloth with gilt lettering. 213pp. Color frontispiece, numerous illustrations (many color). Fine. Later printing of this 1945 text, a pictorial catalogue of this old firm's fabulous and fascinating collections of insurance-related objects, from marine paintings and fire marks to..... More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, [1996]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black buckram with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xii, 463pp. Illustrations. Fine/fine. Pristine first edition, with choice huge presentation inscription to a future business partner in black fineline on front flyleaf: "To Adlai, / With respect and / admiration..... More
Urbana: By the Author, 1907. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Tan cloth with brown lettering. 207pp. Frontispiece, illustrations, tables. Very good. Tight and sharp and internally near fine. Handsome first edition, with front flyleaf boldly inscribed and signed in black ink "Compliments of the / Author / Herbert W. Mumford." In addition..... More
New York: Pantheon Books, [1963]. Hardcover. 8vo. Burgundy cloth with gilt spine lettering. viii, 172pp. Fine. Tight and pristine first edition of the Nobel Prize-winning Swedish economist's study; lacks dust jacket, else bright and sharp. More
N.p. The Diamond Publishing Co., n.y. Hardcover. 8vo. Pale blue patterned silk with black lettering, mylar-type wrapper (as issued). 191pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Review slip from Ube Industries of Tokyo, Japan laid in. Very good. Rubberstamped author's signature and inscription on front flyleaf. First edition, apparently published in 1966. Autobiography of..... More
Boulder: Westview Press, [1984]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Brick cloth with black lettering. xvi, 319pp. Numerous graphs and tables. Near fine. Tight and attractive first edition, with front flyleaf bearing a lengthy and profusely thankful inscription and signature from Newell in black ballpoint: "Dear Robert, / The future of my country's..... More
[Ontario]: Viking, 1985. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xxiii, 413pp. Map frontispiece, illustrations, map endpapers. Near fine/very good. Slightest bit of mild jacket edgewear. First volume of Newman's history of the Hudson Bay Company, signed large and bold by Newman in black ballpoint on the..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1970. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth, dust jacket. 500pp. Very good/very good. First edition. Lively analysis of the political and economic weaknesses of Western Europe as it becomes more Americanized in its habits. More
New York: F.W. Woolworth Co., 1919. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff beige wrappers with raised red and gilt lettering and pictorial blindstamping. 32pp. Numerous illustrations, green pictorial borders. Near fine. Handsome first and only edition of this lovely commemorative keepsake from the pioneering American five-and-dime store. Superb, bright condition. More
New York: Burt Franklin, 1953. Hardcover. Small 4to. Burgundy cloth with gilt spine lettering. xii, 383pp. Near fine. A tight, attractive first edition of this Czech-Canadian scholoar's description and history of 5,636 titles dating from incunabula onward. Rather uncommon. More
Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office, 1945. Hardcover. Two volumes. Small 4to. Blue cloth. xi, 1951pp. Very good. Part I covers 1831-40 and Part II 1841-49, although the set represents Volumes II and III of the 1944 Annual Report of the American Historical Association. More
Chicago: The Society of American Archivists, [1997]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Glazed pictorial paper over boards. xvii, 411pp. Illustrations, tables, figures. Fine. Absolutely pristine and superb first edition, featuring 14 essays by leading curators, archivists and assorted library science folks. More
New York: The Newcomen Society in North America, 1962. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff tan wrappers. 28pp. Illustrations. Near fine. Second printing. The Newcomen Society was a distinguished honorary society, formed in England, devoted to the study of "those factors which have contributed or are contributing to the progress of Mankind" --..... More
Anchorage: Owens & Associates, 1989. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff tan wrappers. iv, 219pp. Illustrations. Very good. Inkstamped name/address of noted antiques publication on inside front and inside rear wrappers. First edition of this Western auctioneer's autobiography, boldly signed by Owens in blue fineline on the title page. Press release (with initialed..... More
New York: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co., [1881]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth with ornate gilt lettering and elaborate black decorations. 166pp, (2pp ads). Marbled page edges. Very good. Mild binding wear, though gilt gleams; other than small inoffensive stain at lower outer corner of couple of preliminary leaves, text..... More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1959. Hardcover. Foreword by Gene Fowler. Small 4to. Grey cloth, dust jacket. 624pp. Illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Near fine/very good. Some jacket edgewear and minor rubbing. First edition, tight and nice. More
[New York]: Bell Publishing Company, 1971. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue paper over boards, dust jacket. xxiii, xv, 44pp. Frontispiece, numerous line drawings, floor plans, tables. Near fine/near fine. Text pages slightly age toned, as usual. A fine facsimile reprint. More
Dubuque: Wm. C. Brown Communications, 1992. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. xiii, 288pp. Illustrations. Very good. Tight, nice first edition of this educational publishing company history, handsomely inscribed by the author on blue ballpoint on the title page to noted photographer Archie Lieberman (1926-2008) of "Farm Boy" fame: "For..... More
Dubuque: Hawkeye Bancorporation, 1996. Hardcover. Small 4to. Full blue leatherette, gilt. xiv, 198pp. Illustrations. Near fine. First edition, tight and handsome, of this Dubuque banking history -- and a choice presentation copy to boot, for the author boldly inscribes the title page "For / Archie Lieberman / a great friend..... More
Gainesville, GA: New Classics Library, [2002]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Navy blue cloth with white spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 463pp. Numerous figures and illustrations. Near fine/near fine. Quite tight, quite nice second printing of the first volume (only) of this modern classic in which this bestselling business author and stock..... More
New York: Basic Books, Inc., [1988]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xvi, 365pp. Figures. Fine/fine. Superb, tight and pristine second printing of this study of how Japan got the better of American industry, with the U.S.'s help all the way. Boldly inscribed and..... More