First Edition. Illustrated by John Goss. Uncommon business themed novel by an author of business nonfiction books. Chapters include A Retail Salesman, In the Clutches of the Loan Sharks, Forgery, Selling Insurance, Real Estate, Running a Business, Business Worries, etc. This copy inscribed and signed by author at front endpaper. Very Good. Item #29567
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First Edition. Very scarce novel of the newspaper business. "Business, politics and love are perhaps the most absorbing of our interests. This is a business story connected with newspaperdom, the hero wins his way from 'cub reporter' to 'owner' through experiences, the reality of which will be appreciated by every business man". Near Fine but for lacking front free endpaper, in Good or Very Good dustjacket, with two dime sized chips at mid-spine area, few closed tears. Item #23892
First Edition. Novel set in Paris of a young American who is offered a rare opportunity to own, in part, one of the most prestigious fashion houses. Unique novel of the Paris Fashion World. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket with spine mildly darkened and shallow chipping to spine ends. Item #14207
First Edition. Novel set in Paris of a young American who is offered a rare opportunity to own, in part, one of the most prestigious fashion houses. Unique novel of the Paris Fashion World. Very Good plus in Very Good dustjacket, light stain to spine and front panel noticeable at verso, some edge wear and mild darkening to panels. Item #15669
First Edition. Novel set in Paris of a young American who is offered a rare opportunity to own, in part, one of the most prestigious fashion houses. Unique novel of the Paris Fashion World. Very Good plus in Very Good dustjacket, few light stains to rear spine edge, edge nicks, few inch closed tear at lower rear flap edge. Item #17634
First Edition. F.E. Warren dustjacket art. Novel of a man striking oil on his farm only to loose all his new found fortune. Very Good plus in Near Fine dustjacket. Item #14431
Reprint Edition. O'Neill Latham illustrations. Early novel dealing with Wall Street, business concerns and family wealth. Near Fine, contemporary gift inscription at front endpaper which also has its top corner clipped, in Very Good, but modestly edge chipped dustjacket. Item #22885
First Edition. Edgar Franklin Wintjack dustjacket art. "A tense drama of modern American industry... the [car] builder, a man of humble origin, suddenly finds that he is famous and the success of his car is assured". Near Fine in Good dustjacket, chipping to edges, closed tear at lower spine area, half dollar sized stain at front flap. Item #27400
First Edition. Edgar Franklin Wintjack dustjacket art. "A tense drama of modern American industry...the [car] builder, a man of humble origin, suddenly finds that he is famous and the success of his car is assured". Very Good, modest dampstaining to cloth at covers, in Very Good dustjacket, shallow edge chips and wear. Item #19995
First Edition. C. B. Falls illustrations. An uncommon Haitian set adventure novel despite the misleading 'western genre' dustjacket art. The dustjacket copy reads: "Left penniless by his sometime millionaire father, Stephen Thayer enters the employ of his fathers' closest friend. There in his first job he fails miserably. He is given another chance in faraway Haiti". The author is perhaps better known for his novelizations of popular contemporary plays including The Trail of Mary Dugan and The Show-Off. This presumed to be his first book. Very Good, some spotting and wear to cloth, in Very Good dustjacket, shallow edge chipping, dime sized abrasion to top front panel, few short closed tears. Item #20003
First Edition. G. W. Gage dustjacket art. "Pitchforked into the diplomatic service by a long suffering uncle whose 'Big Business' could no longer endure his nephew's ever serious blunders, Scott Preston leaves for South America. Then and there begins a story of action and power - and love - against a background of a real republic, of real people - not the comic opera, fiction spiggoty". Near Fine but for some discoloration to cloth, innocuous previous owner stamp exhorting borrowers to return book after 5 days at front pastedown and front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket spotted at spine. Item #20653
First Edition. Harald J. Torgesen dustjacket art. Author's first crime novel. "A story of murder in Wall Street. A broker killed at his desk starts the fireworks. A search for a man with a wax face; a raid on radical headquarters; a deal in Wall Street that has overtones of the boom days." Very Good, spine color faded, in nearly Very Good dustjacket, edges showing wear, chipped at spine ends and flap corners, some small edge chips. Item #34254
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Second Printing. Lieberman dustjacket art. Business novel of a young woman in New York City who sets her sights high and turns an old and forgotten magazine into a successful enterprise, making her famous and powerful in the world of fashion. Very Good plus with faint stain to cloth at top front cover, old price markered out at front free endpaper, in Very Good plus dustjacket with mild age toning and general shelf wear. Item #15750
First Edition. Politzer dustjacket art. Who had murdered Rollo Bowmark, the wizard of finance. Dr. Hailey and Colonel Wickham investigate. Near Fine in Very Good but soiled dustjacket, nicking at spine ends and flap corners. Item #32551
First Edition. F. P. K. dustjacket art. One of the “Berry” books, semi-autobiographical and humorous romances which feature Bertram “Berry” Pleydell and his family and comment on upper-class life. They are usually in the form of short stories, but this is one of two full-length Berry novels. Very Good to Near Fine with soiling to lower edge of front cover, in a Very Good plus dustjacket, moderately edge-worn with some chipping and closed tears, soiling to lower edge of front panel and small stains and pencil markings to rear panel. Item #19245
First Edition, Advance Review Copy with publisher's slip and stamp at page edges. One of the “Berry” books, semi-autobiographical and humorous romances which feature Bertram “Berry” Pleydell and his family and comment on upper-class life. They are usually in the form of short stories, but this is one of two full-length Berry novels. Near Fine in Very Good but modestly soiled dustjacket, small abrasion at front panel, Sample Copy stamped at front panel. Item #32318
