Philadelphia [PA}: Henry Carey Baird & Co., 1875.. 1875.. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed cream self-wrappers sewn with cream cord. 15 pages plus a 1-page publisher's catalog. The page corners are bumped with creases to the top page corners. There is some light staining to the title page & catalog. Good.
First edition.
A defense of the economic ideas of Henry C. Carey, possibly written by his nephew, Henry Carey Baird who popularized his ideas [DAB].
Rare. WorldCat locates four copies in the U.S. and one in Europe. First Edition. View More...
Toronto: C. R. Jenner & Co., n.d. [circa 1943].. n.d. [circa 1943].. Very good. - Small quarto [9 inches high by 6 inches wide]. The brochure consists of a sheet of tan stock, which unfolds to 27 inches high by 12 inches wide & is printed on both sides in black ink. Pages of varying sizes are demarcated by the folds. Their edges are slightly darkened & there are a few very tiny tears at the folds. Illustrated with a diagram of the mine workings, a plan of Canada's Greatest Gold Mining Area & photographic illustrations of miners at work & of the mine buildings. Very good. A brochure put out by... View More...
Milan: Credito Italiano, 1920.. 1920.. Very good. - Small quarto [9-3/4 inches high by 7-5/8 inches wide] hardcover bound in natural vellum titled in black & with a vignette in black on each front cover. Yapp edges & cotton ties further enhance the binding. There is some light staining to the Vol. 1 covers with a short tear to the rear yapp. xiv & 238 pages plus 39 folding black-and-white plates in decorative green frames; and xiv & [1] leaf plus a folding plate & 255 tipped-in black-and- white plates in decorative green frames. There is minor staining to the bottom margins of a few of the Vol... View More...
Torino, Italy: Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, 1971.. 1971.. Very good. - Thick octavo, cloth, in dw. Bumped, heavily stained & spotted; dw lightly soiled & chipped with the spine darkened & lightly stained. 909 pp. Color portrait frontispiece, B&W plates & B&W facsimiles. There is some light staining to the edges of the endpapers, else the contents are very good.
The text is in Italian. Dust jacket present. View More...
(San Francisco, CA: Standard Oil Company, 1948).. 1948).. Fine. - Quarto [12-3/8 inches high by 9-3/8 inches wide], maroon paper covered boards backed with tan cloth & titled in gilt on the spine with initials stamped in gilt on the front board. The boards are lightly rubbed with a very small area of the surface of the front board rubbed away. [7] leaves printed in black with calligraphed words & decorations in red. Near fine. A unique proof copy of a "Resolution of Appreciation". The calligraphy is by Fridolf Johnson.The Standard Oil Company of California T-2 tanker "J. L. Hanna&#... View More...
London: Charles and Edwin Layton, 1857-1858.. 1857-1858.. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wraps. The wraps are lightly soiled & foxed with the issue numbers handwritten in the top left corners of the front wraps. The spines are darkened & chipped with small pieces out. The Part 6 spine is torn & the lower third of each wrap is detached. Title, [1] leaf & pages [1]-60 plus index & ads; title, [1] leaf & pages [61]-120 plus ads; title, [ii] & pages [121]-180 plus ads; title, [ii] & pages [181]-240 plus ads; and title, [ii] & pages [301]-360 plus ads. Partially unopened. Illustrate... View More...
(San Francisco, CA: Standard Oil Company, 1948).. 1948).. Very good. - Quarto [12-3/8 inches high by 9-3/8 inches wide], maroon paper covered boards backed with tan cloth & titled in gilt on the spine with initials stamped in gilt on the front board. The boards are lightly rubbed with a few tiny white stains to the front board. 15 & [1] leaves printed in black with calligraphed words & decorations in red. Very good. A unique proof copy of a Resolution of Appreciation. The calligraphy is by Fridolf Johnson.The Standard Oil Company of California T-2 tanker J. H. MacGaregill was built in 1945.... View More...
Torino: Ermanno Loescher, 1893.. 1893.. Good. - Small quarto [9-5/8 inches high by 6-3/4 inches wide], rebound [without original wraps] in dark green cloth titled in gilt with decorations in gilt on the spine. The covers are slightly warped & the binding is bumped & rubbed, affecting the titling. The head of the spine is chipped & frayed. 167 pages plus errata/corrigenda page. The pastedowns & endpapers are darkened & there is scattered foxing & light staining. Good. First edition. The text is in Italian.The book is inscribed by the author but the inscription & signature have been partially cu... View More...
Stuttgart: Verlag von Ferdinand Enke, 1910.. 1910.. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed greenish gray wrappers. The wraps are darkened & chipped around the edges. The spine is chipped. There is a large piece out of the head of the spine & the top sections of the wraps are detached. Title, [2] leaves & 51 pages with a folding table in the rear. The top section of the last signature is detached. There is an owner's ink name on the half title, with pencil markings & notations on a few pages. Good.
- Octavo, softcover bound in printed cream wrappers. The spine & extremities are darkened & the head & tail of the spine are chipped. The wraps are lightly chipped with light soiling to the rear wrap. 36 pages, unopened. The page edges are darkened. Good. First edition. Economist Abraham Adler [1850-1892] was born in Bavaria. He studied at the University of Leipzig and devoted himself to a scientific presentation of commercial exchange. In 1898, he founded the first commercial school in Leipzig. He was the author of numerous textbooks and was president of the B'nai B'rith Lodge and of the Jewi... View More...
London: James Nisbet & Co., Limited, 1898.. 1898.. Good. - Octavo, dark green cloth with a printed paper label on the spine. The binding is bumped & rubbed with the head & tail of the spine chipped. The label is darkened, rubbed & chipped. xi & 336 pages plus 4-page publisher's catalog. There are owner's names on the front endpaper & half- title. There is some foxing to the pastedowns, endpapers & prelims & there are blue pencil & ink markings to a few pages. Illustrated with a sepia- toned portrait frontispiece. Good.
- Octavo, 9-3/8 inches high by 6-1/2 inches wide. Softcover, printed self-wraps. 16 pages, un-cropped and unopened. The pages are toned and darkened with the first and last pages soiled. The first signature (consisting of 8 pages) is splitting along the spine. The front edges of the pages are slightly chipped. A rare separate publication of this case. The City of Concord issued a promissory note for $2,000 to the plaintiff Mr. George. When George sought to redeem the note, he was paid in paper currency, which he refused on the grounds that the currency was not legal tender. Seeking payment in ... View More...
NY: Sanshaw Organization, 1929.. 1929.. Very good. - Small octavo, black cloth titled in black within gilt rectangles on spine & front cover. The covers are lightly rubbed. 34 pp. B&W frontispiece & full-page B&W illustrations. The contents are fine.
A booklet promoting investment in Sanshaw's co-operative ownership corporation. View More...
New York: Columbia University Press, 1934.. 1934.. Good. - Octavo, tan cloth titled in black with decorations in black on the spine. The binding is lightly soiled with 2 tiny stains to the rear cover. The head of the spine is chipped & slightly frayed. viii, [i], 265 & [2] pages. Illustrated with a black-and-white portrait frontispiece. The margins of the frontispiece are slightly darkened. Good.
First edition.
Inscribed by the author and signed "Eli 12/34" on the front endpaper. First Edition. View More...
Edinburgh and London: Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, (1899).. (1899).. Very good. - Small octavo, red cloth titled in gilt with decorations in gilt on the spine & in gilt with decorations & a vignette in gilt on the front cover. The top edge is gilt. The binding is lightly bumped & soiled & the spine is somewhat faded. viii & pages 9-160. There is a previous owner's name & address on the front endpaper. Very good.
First edition. A title in the Famous Scots Series.
Inscribed by the author and signed in full on the front endpaper. First Edition. View More...
[New York?]: (1913).. (1913).. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed cream wraps. The wraps are bumped with small stains at the staples & some very light foxing. The spine & extremities are darkened. The head of the spine is torn with a piece out & the tail is chipped. 67 pages. A few top page corners are bumped. Very good. First edition.Senator Nelson Aldrich of Rhode Island played a leading role in the creation of a United States central bank. Aldrich conducted a nationwide campaign for sweeping banking reforms with a view to creating a flexible currency that would expand and cont... View More...
Cambridge, MA: Arthur D. Little, Inc., 1958.. 1958.. Very good. - Quarto, soft cover bound in stiff paper blue wraps. xiv & 200 pages. Illustrated with maps, graphs & tables in black & white. There is soiling & foxing to the title. Very good.
An inscription on the title is signed on behalf of Arthur D. Little, Inc., the company which was requested by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Manitoba to undertake this survey. View More...
New York: Print of William Van Norden, 1832.. 1832.. Very good. - Small octavo [6-1/2 inches high by 4-1/4 inches wide], softcover, printed self-wraps. Disbound, removed in the distant past from a larger collection of pamphlets. 17 & [3] pages. Illustrated with 3 full-page tables. There is a small stain to the title with offsetting to the following leaf. Very good. First edition.Bard was a pioneer in life insurance and his company was the first to make it a specialty. In this pamphlet, he replied to public suspicion and current criticism of insurance and predicted a rapid development for it.Sc... View More...
- Octavo, red cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & spine. The top edge is gilt. The corners of the covers and the head & tail of the spine are rubbed. The spine & its gilt titling are faded. xvi, [1] leaf & 311 pages. Illustrated with 24 black-and-white plates, including a frontispiece with a tissue guard. There is a strip out of the front edge of the illustrations list. The front edges of a few other leaves are chipped where they have been roughly opened. Good. First edition. The previous owner's name, John V. Jewel, is stamped in gilt on the front cover. He was elected to membership in... View More...
Belfast: The Queen's University, 1969.. 1969.. Very good. - Quarto, cloth, in dw. Bumped, cocked & slightly dusty; dw soiled, lightly chipped & slightly darkened with small stains & a tear to the front panel. 632 pp. Very good in a good dw.
First edition. Dust jacket present. First Edition. View More...
