First Edition. C. S. dustjacket art. Uncommon novel concerning a journalist and a perfume maker. Macnichol was an American author, advertiser and journalist, who served in World War I and later diagnosed with Shell Shock. He had several wives and spent time in a sanatorium. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some very shallow loss at spine ends. Item #26653

First Edition. Philip Simmonds dustjacket art. Something of a nautical adventure novel of a "thrilling talk of insurrection in a Central American Republic, against which highly-coloured background matter of fact James Wishart, the young Scotch Engineer of the old tramp steamer, Candelshoe, wrestles with the perplexities of love and life. The dramatic solution of his problems is unexpectedly found in a small hotel kept by a queer, unrespectable English widow in disreputable Puerta Balboa, where the deep undercurrents of expanding American business activities and local political aspirations converge in turmoil." Near Fine in Very Good plus bright dustjacket. Item #20121

First Edition. Morgan Dennis dustjacket art. "A post-crash analysis of the human side of stock market investing. By explaining not only the basic principles of investing but the emotional side of the enterprise as well, the author hopes to prevent his readers from losing sleep over their investments." The author says, "One can imagine that with these conditions our investor, especially if he had been accustomed to having his money in good safe bonds, was lying awake nights wondering whatever induce him to go into common stocks. If his wife knew the details she probably was losing plenty of sleep and doing plenty of nagging, asking him a thousand times why he ever got into such a mess and what was going to become of their savings." But if the investor hung on there were better days ahead for two years later came the stock boom of 1905-6 when on January 1, 1906, his stocks showed a value of $16,930, almost 100 per cent more than he could have obtained for them in 1903. He could then remind friend wife of the supreme wisdom of man". A very uncommon stock market investment book to be found in original fragile illustrated dustjacket. Near Fine but for first several pages with small dampstain at top fore-edge corner, in Very Good dustjacket, chipped at spine ends, some closed tears and wear, some dampstaining to rear panel. Item #26686

First Theater Edition, illustrated with stills from the Broadway play starring W. J. Brady, Cecile Breton and Louise Drew. "A modern comedy on the power of advertising, and has plenty of action which hinges chiefly on a wager of thirty thousand dollars made between two rival millionaire soap manufacturers, on the business acumen of their respective sons". Very Good, light stain to front cover at lower corner, in Very Good dustjacket, dime sized chip at top spine end, some soiling and few small stains. Item #24760

First Edition. Adventure novel of "Bob Britton, woods manager for the Lynde Lumber Company, [who must] leave his camp in the Maine woods and go adventuring in search of a different kind of timber". Very Good, with webbing showing at cracked rear hinge, in nearly Very Good dustjacket, with shallow chipping and closed tears. Item #20030

First Edition. Syd Browne dustjacket art. Novel of a Quaker boy who lives to see his family fortunes wiped out in the stock market crash of 1929. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #27516

First Edition. Green illustrated cloth, with black, maroon, and gilt illustration and lettering to front cover and spine, original green floral endpapers, illustrated throughout with black and white engravings. Adventure novel of a young country boy who finds success and wealth on Wall Street. Very Good plus, inner hinge bit cracked at top, light wear to cloth at spine ends and cover corners, only lightly soiled. Item #19476

First Edition. Big Business fiction. Satirical novel of a “Rabelaisian character in modern big business... A brilliant and hilarious account of a youthful scoundrel who smashes his way around the world, dragging the world after him.” Near Fine with foxing to page edges, in a Very Good dustjacket but for soiling to white panels, pink print mostly faded at spine. Very Scarce. Item #18718

First Edition. 'This is the story of a woman and her experiences in the business world'. Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket with some modest chipping at spine ends. Item #37392

First Edition. Original decorative green cloth, front cover plate, lettering in white and green. Bleiler listed collection of short stories set in California including two ghost stories and one dealing with the Wheat business. Near Fine attractive copy, few pages with top edge slightly bumped. Item #21458

Advance “Review Copy,” with two large publisher's postcards laid in. Novel of two inventors who made a “food pill,” and the political, economic, and personal consequences of the distribution of their discovery. Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket, small chip to top front flap corner, some surface wear, shelf wear to top edge of rear panel and spine ends, very light stain to verso of lower spine area. Item #17846

First Edition. Romance novel set in the business world. Very Good with some soiling to cloth in Very Good plus Dustjacket with minor wear to spine ends. Item #11821

First Edition stated. Marc Brody dustjacket design. A cry of protest against the organized power of modern advertising, current catchwords, and high pressure salesmanship - against the organized mob. It exposes the corruption of the American mind and indicts the accomplices in the corruption. Written under a pseudonym by author Maurice Samuel, A Jewish and Zionist intellectual, best known for his work You Gentiles, published in 1924. Most of his work concerns Judaism or the Jew's role in history and modern society, but he also wrote more conventional fiction and non-fiction. Very uncommon title. This copy with Maurice Samuel written in red ink at title page, by Samuel? or by someone who discovered his authorship. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket, small chips at spine ends and flap corners. Item #32563