Chicago: The System Company, 1905-1906. Octavo; 6 volumes; G+/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, black with gold print; Each volume in slipcase of dark green paper, corners and edges of some slipcases are torn, but all are intact; Boards are half bound with black leather to spines and corners, marbled paper to boards, very slight wear to some spine caps, but else clean and strong; Text blocks have gilt top edges, marbled endpapers, uncut pages, name in ink on front endpapers; Volume titles: The Cost of Production / B.C. Bean, editor (ix, 198 pages) — Organizing a Factory / C.E. Woods (156 pages) — Business Correspondence / C.A. Burt, editor (221 pages) — Selling / A.L. Macbain, et al. (vii, 199 pages) — Credits and Collections / T.J. Zimmerman, editor (vi, 196 pages) — Buying / M.J. Clifford, et al. (216 pages). More

n. p. n. publ. n. d. Large Octavo; unpaginated; VG; brown spine with black and silver text; illustrated slipcase shows light sunning to exterior head edge; minor wear to corners; no jacket; cloth has little wear to exterior; mild rubbing to corners; decorative panels with text and illustrations; strong boards; text block has mild tone to front endpapers at edges; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; good looking book; text in Chinese and English;. More

1943. Quarto, 235 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is blue with white print. Price unclipped: “One Dollar a Copy”. Cover has creasing and edge wear, tears at top and bottom of spine, smudging on rear panel, owner name in pencil on front.Text block has curling to fore corners, spine crack at page 88. Illustrated in b&w and color. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Oversized Ephemera Case. More

Boston: Sampson, Davenport, and Company, 1878. Octavo; pp 860; Fair/no-DJ; dark brown spine with gilt text; blind-stamped borders and oval design to front; full title: The Massachusetts Register and Business Directory, 1878, Containing a Record of State and County Officers, Merchants, Manufacturers, Etc., No. XCIX; some soiling to exterior; split starts to joints; slightly bumped corners; moderate wear to edges; slightly sunned spine; chipping to head and tail spine edges; text block has darkening to exterior edges; light moisture staining towards head edge at title page; pictorial endpapers; interior has slight age toning; frontispiece; illustrated; slight cracking to gutters; previous owner's name to tipped in map at front. NOTE: Shelved in Aisle 24 with older 15's. More

Minneapolis: The Northwestern Miller, 1923. Large Quarto; pp 147; Fair/paperback; ivory spine with blue text; covers have some soiling to exterior; few chips to corners; creases to spine; text block shows modest wear to exterior edges; interior lightly toned; profusely illustrated; Now in protective plastic bag Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. This book is part of the overstocked 15's, kept in Room X. More

Washington: James B. Steedman, Printer, 1858. Octavo; Fair; Hardcover; Spine, brown with black print; Boards in brown cloth, stamped design, wear to spine caps, bumped corners, toning to spine, slight tears to rear hinge, rubbing/shelfwear; Text block has foxing to endpapers, broken rear hinge, shaken binding, age-toning to paper, occasional foxing throughout, especially where pressed leaves or flowers were inserted; viii, 551 pages, illustrated (b&w). More

New York: Augustus M. Kelley, 1966. Octavo; Reprint of edition originally published by Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., London, 1857; VG/VG; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, green with gold print on red banner; Boards in green cloth with gold print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 2 vols. published together: xi, 348 pages and vii, 313 pages. More

Manchester UK: The University of Manchester, 1963. Reprinted. Octavo; VG-/G; dark beige spine red text; reprinted; dust jacket exterior shows some slight wear due to use and handling; mylar wrap to jacket; cloth exterior has light sunning, mostly to spine; tight binding; textblock exterior edges have light tone; mild offsetting to endpapers; interior clean; illustrated; pp 265. More

New York: Scribner, Armstrong, and Co., 1877. 1877 Reprint. Octavo, 359 pages; VG-; contemporary full publisher's brick cloth binding; spine with gilt and black lettering and design; some shelf wear and soiling; corners bumped; crown and tail of spine missing; front hinge split; previous owner's inscription at front free endpaper; bookseller's price sticker at front free endpaper; pages clean; shelved Case 10. More

Kuala Lumpar, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. Octavo; G/G; green pictorial spine with white text; first printing; dust jacket has lightly sunned exterior; ex-library sticker to spine; some rubbing wear to edges; mylar wrap; cloth shows slight shelf wear to exterior; strong boards; text block exterior edges have light wear; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; dj flaps taped to pastedowns; broken hinges, as is; some ex-library markings inside; ex-library stickers to ffep; illustrated; interior clean; tight binding; pp 500. More

New York, Westport CT, London: Quorum Books, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; VG-/G; dark green/black spine with white text; first edition; first printing; dust jacket exterior has light wear; minor edge wear; cloth clean; good binding; text block exterior edges clean; few notations inside; illustrated; pp 130. More

New York: David McKay, 1973. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; white spine with black text; jacket has age toning, rubbing, bubbling along spine; boards are strong; textblock has spotting along head and fore edges, otherwise clean; pp 227; has gift inscription from author on front endpaper. More

New York: Harper & Row, 1976. First Edition. First Edition; Signed and inscribed by author; Octavo; VG-/VG-; Hardcover w/ DJ and mylar cover; White spine with black and red text; DJ has shelfwear; Boards are sunned and have foxing to edges; Textblock has slight staining on page edges; Author signature and inscription on front free endpaper; Text is clean; pp 453. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #5. More

New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1967. Octavo, Two volumes. In Very Good condition with a Good minus slipcase. Slipcase in blue paper with title pastedown on front panel, edge wear, with small tears to top rear edge, light shelf wear. Spine is grey with gold print on green banner. Boards in grey cloth. Illustrated with color frontispiece in each volumes, b&w plates. CONTENTS: Vol. 1. xxviii, 699 pages — Vol. 2. xi, paged 701-1475. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #5. More

Boston: Cahners Books, 1974. Octavo; G+/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, tan with black and red print; DJ has slight edgewear, light peripheral toning, else clean and bright; Boards in red cloth with gold print, spine title in reversed direction, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; xii, 291 pages. More

Cambridge MA and London UK: Harvard University Press, 1970. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/G; silver spine with black text; first edition; dust jacket exterior shows mild general wear; few chips to edges; crease to front flap edge; cloth exterior shows lightly sunned edges; otherwise exterior good; solid, intact binding; textblock exterior edges have very light tone; interior pages clean; illustrated with charts; pp 569 NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2. More

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1965. Eighth Edition, Second Printing. Octavo; pp 396; VG-/G-; dark beige spine with black and green text; dust jacket has some darkened tone toward edges; few chips to edges; price clipped front flap; cloth has slight wear to exterior; mildly bumped fore corners; strong boards; text block has lightly toned exterior edges; illustrated endpapers; illustrated; interior clean; tight binding. More

New York: Touchstone, 1990. First Touchstone Edition, Third Printing. Octavo, xvii, 812 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine brass-colored with white lettering. Minor shelfwear. Light creasing along edges of covers. Features photographs tipped in between pages 556 and 557. Some highlighting throughout textblock. Signed flat by Chernow on title page. Shelved in Case 5. More

Bowie: Heritage Books, 2002. Reprint. Octavo, 356 pages. In Good condition. Spine is yellow with grey print. Binding slightly cocked. Text block has slight spotting to edges. Illustrations include 2 b&w folded maps (one tipped-in and one laid in). More

Philadelphia: George W. Childs, 1893. Booklet [5x7]; G-/paperback; grayish green spine without text; spine has several chips; chipped corners; pictorial covers decorated in gray, tan and black; red titles to front; exterior has modest toning; text block exterior edges moderately toned; frontispiece; illustrated; interior intact; unmarked pages; pp 77 NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2 - New Ephemera Box #5. More

New York: Peter Smith, 1949. Octavo; 3 volumes; Reprint (1949) of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 1929 edition; G; Hardcover; Spine, tan with black print; Boards in tan cloth, light toning to spine and peripheral toning, else clean and strong; Text blocks are clean and tight but for cracked spine in vol. 3 (p. 278), illustrated (b&w); CONTENTS: Vol. 1. 1607-1860 (xi, 607 pages) — Vol. 2. 1860-1893 (viii, 566 pages) — Vol. 3. 1893-1928 (vi, 467 pages). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #5. More

Washington DC: Council on Competitiveness, 1993. First Edition. Octavo, 187 pages; G+; blue spine with white lettering; visible shelfwear including chipping along the crown and tail of spine, minor abrasions on front and back cover, bottom corner of back corner creased; spine cocked; shelved economics. More

New York: The George A. Fuller Company, 1947. Larger Octavo; pp 194; G-; 1/4 bound gray spine with blue text; no jacket; sunned grayish blue slipcase; edges to slipcase have chips; otherwise slipcase intact; cloth exterior shows slight sunning; head edge to spine chipped; tail spine edge slightly rubbed; straight boards; text block exterior fore and tail edges have mild toning; head edge gilt; broken hinges; pictorial endpapers; interior pages good; illustrated with black and white photographs. More

Cambridge, New York, Port Chester: Cambridge University Press, 1990. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/VG-; red spine with white and black text; first edition; dust jacket exterior has minimal wear; cloth exterior clean; tight binding; text block exterior edges have modestly age toned; previous owner's information to ffep; interior slightly toned; illustrated; pp 210. More

Wilmington NC: Broadfoot Publishing Company, 1987. Reprinted. Octavo; VG-/G+; red/off-white spine with off-white text; 1987 reprint; dust jacket exterior has slight rubbing wear; Brodart clear wrap to jacket; flap edges taped to cloth; cloth exterior shows only mild wear; solid binding; textblock edges have light tone; minor tape offset to endpapers; pictorial endpapers; interior clean; illustrated; pp 345. More