Category: Business History

A Printer's Story

Price: $12.50

Publisher: Houston, Texas, Bookman House : 1988

Seller ID: MC2056BB

ISBN-13: 9780918464767

Condition: Very Good

AM5 - Board spine ends lightly worn. Text is clean and bright. Sound binding. Orange covered boards with gilt lettering and design.
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A Printer's Story

By: Armstrong, Don

Price: $11.50

Publisher: Houston, Texas, Bookman House : 1988

Seller ID: EC9622BB

ISBN-13: 9780918464767

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

AR2 - Book has wrinkling on the spine edges, some light water stains on the cover, foxing on some page edges and endpapers, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Orange covered boards with gilt lettering and design.
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The Nudist on the Late Shift: And Other True Tales of Silicon Valley

By: Bronson, Po

Price: $5.00

Publisher: New York, Random House : 1999

Seller ID: SCW04257

ISBN-13: 9780375502774

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

BC6 - An 8th printing hardcover book signed by the author in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has small tear on the top spine, wrinkling and crease on some edges and corners, and light shelf wear. Book has remainder mark on the bottom page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. The true story of the young workers who worked in the whirlwind of the information revolution and international gold rush that was the high tech bubble. This book was written during the height of the boom and portrays the the salespeople, headhunters, utopians, plutocrats, and innovators wh...
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Main Line to Oblivion: The Disintegration of the New York Railroads in the Twentieth Century

By: Carson, Robert B.

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Port Washington, New York, USA, National University Publications/Kennikat Press : 1971

Seller ID: SCW08929

ISBN-13: 9780804690034

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

BY2 - A hard cover withdrawn ex-library book in very good condition. No additional printings are indicated on the copyright page. A tight, clean, sound copy in gray blue wraps with black lettering on the spine with minor overall shelf wear primarily in the form of tape staining on the front and back outside board surfaces and front and back free endpapers from where the dust jacket was taped to the boards plus there is some water wrinkling and paper residue from a library pocket on the front free endpaper plus there are the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the front fixed endpaper, t...
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The Age of Enterprise: A Social History of Industrial America

By: Cochran, Thomas C. And William Miller

Price: $1.75

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Harper Torchbooks/Harper & Row, Publishers : 1961

Seller ID: SCW10894

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

BX2 - A trade paperback book in good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated green wraps with minor overall shelf wear with some very light fading on the spine plus there is some scattered rubbing along the front and back spine edge plus there is some light spotting along the bottom outside paper edges plus there is some very light yellowing on the outside paper edges. A study of the history of American Business. Books for reading and reference, bibliography, indexed, 396p.
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What a Buisness Man Should Know About Printing and Bookmaking: A Book for Ready Reference

By: Conkey, W. B.

Price: $4.50

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, W. B. Conkey Company : 1922

Seller ID: SCW09021

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

BI2 - A tight, clean, sound copy in library rebound green cloth covered boards with white lettering on the spine with minor overall shelf wear primarily in the form of some light yellowing of the paper plus there are the usual library marks, stamps, perforation, and label on the top, bottom, and right outside paper edges (marked out with large green marker), title page, copyright page, and back free endpaper plus there is some glue staining and paper residue on the back fixed endpaper. A book about the technology, technical issues, metholology, and normal operating procedures of printing and b...
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Present Tense: An American Editor's Odyssey

By: Cousins, Norman

Price: $2.50

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, McGraw-Hill Book Company : 1967

Seller ID: SCW07098

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

BD6 - A tight, clean, sound copy quarter bound in black cloth with green cloth covered boards with gold lettering on the spine and a blind-stamped graphic on the front with very minor overall shelf plus there is some very light yellowing on the outside paper edges. The dust jacket shows moderate overall shelf wear plus there is some light edge wear along the top and bottom edges that is heavier with chipping along the spine bottom edge plus there are two tiny (less than 0.25") closed tears along the front bottom edge, one closed tear (about 0.5") on the front top edges, and and closed ...
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Privileged Son: Otis Chandler and the Rise and Fall of the L. A. Times Dynasty

By: Dennis McDougal

Price: $19.99

Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts, Da Capo Press, Incorporated : 2002

Seller ID: SCW06357

ISBN-13: 9780306811616

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BD6 - A paperback book very good condition that has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. A book about the media family that created and cashed in on the Los Angeles Times. Illustrated with black and white photographs. The author is a winner of the National Headliners Award and several Associated Press awards. By the author of "The Last Mogul" and "In the Best of Families." Endnotes, selected bibliography, indexed, 9"x6", 526 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Beyond the Fence Rows: A History of Farmmland Industries, Inc., 1929-1978

By: Fite, Gilbert C.

Price: $3.00

Publisher: Columbia, Missouri, USA, University of Missouri Press : 1978

Seller ID: SCW09019

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

BZ1 - A trade paperback book in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in monochrome illustrated green wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with some very light soiling on the outside paper edges plus there is some scattered very light rubbing. A book about Farmland Industries, Inc. of Kansas City Missouri and its expansion into a large agribusiness conglomerate. Bibliographical note, indexed, 404p.
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Craftsmanship and Character: A History of the Vinson & Elkins Law Firm of Houston, 1917-1997

By: Harold M. Hyman

Price: $29.99

Publisher: Athens, Georgia, The University of Georgia Press : 1998

Seller ID: EC40241BB

ISBN-13: 9780820319735

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

CF6 - A first edition (numberline starts at "1") hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the page before the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 658 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. This pioneering work by one of the country's leading legal historians is perhaps the most complete history ever written of a major American multinational law firm. Granted unprecedented access to the private files of the Vinson & Elki...
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Craftsmanship and Character: A History of the Vinson & Elkins Law Firm of Houston, 1917-1997

By: Harold M. Hyman

Price: $23.99

Publisher: Athens, Georgia, The University Of Georgia Press : 1998

Seller ID: EC41692BB

ISBN-13: 9780820319735

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

BV6 - A first edition (numberline starts at "1") hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, crease and some soiled patches on the edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book bowed, some stains on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 658 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. This pioneering work by one of the country's leading legal historians is perhaps the most complete history ever written of a maj...
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Snapshots In Time

By: Hicks, Doug

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, Williams Companies, Inc. : 2002

Seller ID: SCW09789

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

BF6 - DJ is mylar protected. A hard cover first edition book in very good+ condition. Stated first edition with no additional printings indicated on the copyright page. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in printed blossy tan paper covered boards quarter bound in navy vinyl with gold lettering and graphics on the spine with only very minor overall shelf wear. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear. A collection of stories about the Williams Brothers company. Indexed, 360p.
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The Foxboro Company 1908-2008 100 Years

By: Jack Authelet

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Plano, Texas, Invensys : 2009

Seller ID: 2212ec1366

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Q5 - A hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, soiled on the bottom edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, soiled on the bottom, moisture soiled, light discoloration and shelf wear. Two men with a dream - and the thousands who would come to share that dream - led to the formation of The Foxboro Company, and the start of these 100 Years of Innovation. The story of the first 50 years is told here by reprintin...
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Horse, Next to Woman, God's Greatest Gift to Man: A History of the Straus-Frank Company

By: Lanzone, John A.

Price: $4.85

Publisher: San Antonio, Texas, The Straus-Frank Company : 1970

Seller ID: EC10037BB

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

BO5 - Book has wrinkling on the spine edges, rubbing and wear on some edges and corners, some stains on the page edges, less than an inch tear on the bottom left corner of the title page, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good.
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The Hubbard Milling Company 1878-1979: A Past to Remember -- A Future to Build

By: Lundin, Vernard E.

Price: $8.50

Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, T. S. Denison & Company, Inc. : 1978

Seller ID: SCW11014

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

CH6 - DJ is mylar protected. A hard cover first edition book in very good condition. No additional printings are indicated on the copyright page. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in textured green vinyl covered boards with gold lettering on the spine and a gold graphic on the front with very minor overall shelf wear with some very, very light edge wear along the bottom spine edge and at the bottom right corners of the borards. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear. Illustrated with black and white photographs and reproductions. Gladys Zehnpfennig, professional consultant....
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America's Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation

By: Michael MacCambridge

Price: $9.99

Publisher: New York, Random House : 2004

Seller ID: SCW12278

ISBN-13: 9780375504549

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BX2 - An advance uncorrected proof paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners and dog-eared page, light discoloration and shelf wear. A narrative history of the rise of professional football from a marginal sport to mass entertainment and includinginformation on the significant leaders, players and franchises involved. 9.25"x6.25", 552 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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People Are The Product: A History of AIM

By: Mickey Herskowitz and Ivy McLemore

Price: $25.99

Publisher: Wetmore Printing Company : 2000

Seller ID: ec53594

ISBN-13: 9780970331106

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

CD5 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED by Mickey Herskowitz, Ivy McLemore Ted Bauer, Bob Graham, and Gary Crum on the front endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and chipping on the edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, some scracthes and dents on the first few pages, light discoloration and shelf wear. Includes a laid in promotional bookmark. 8.75"x6", 290 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. The image of the co-founders, trying to wrestle a used conference table into an elevator, is sym...
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I Sing the Body Electronic: A Year With Microsoft on the Multimedia Frontier

By: Moody, Fred

Price: $1.75

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, Penguin Books : 1996

Seller ID: SCW09523

ISBN-13: 9780140176551

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

CH4 - A trade paperback book in very good- condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with some yellowing of the inside surfaces of the front and back covers as well as some yellowing of the front and back endpapers plus there is yellowing of the top outside paper edges. A book about the corporate and creative cultures of Microsoft corporation examined and illuminated through the story about the author's participation in the development and creation of an early Microsoft multimedia CD-ROM called Explorapedia. Indexed, 311p.
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Reaching for the Stars: The Making of Constellation Brands

By: Richard and Rob Sands

Price: $19.99

Publisher: Napa, California, Val de Grace Books : 2008

Seller ID: ec49303

ISBN-13: 9780981742502

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

AD1 - A hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Richard Sands on the half-title page in good condition in poor dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket significantly worn with significant tears and open tears and some discoloration. Book has some bumped corners, less than 2" tear with wrinkling and chipping on the front endpaper hinge, light discoloration and shelf wear. This is one of the great untold stories of American business: how a small, family-owned wine company in Canandaigua, New York, transformed itself into the largest wine company in the world and a global powerhouse in wi...
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Colony and Empire: The Capitalist Transformation of the American West

By: Robbins, William G.

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Lawrence, Kansas, USA, University Press of Kansas : 1994

Seller ID: SCW10383

ISBN-13: 9780700606450

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

CB1 - A tight, clean, sound copy in brown cloth covered boards with dark brown lettering and a graphic on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear with the dust jacket endflaps glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps and label on the top outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, and the title page. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear with a library label on the back plus the front and back endflaps are glued to the fixed endpapers plus it is still in the original libary mylar sleeve.
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Category: Business History