First Edition. Lola Frank dustjacket art. "Kathie Mowrer, sensible but irresistible young business woman who believes that romance and earning a livelihood should be kept quite apart, does not know that against her will she is falling in love with Parke Gerritt. This young man has more than his share of money, good looks and personality, which he dispenses with easy recklessness." Very Good, some cracking to front inner hinge (nicely repaired) in nearly Very Good dustjacket, dime sized chip at top spine end, some fading to pink color of spine, inch closed tear at top spine end. Item #26812

First Edition. Gor dustjacket art. Big business novel of a young woman, "a social empress, a political boss, a Wall Street meteor, and a wife you'd better read about than know". Nice deco style dustjacket art of a woman. Nearly Very Good, lower front and rear boards with moisture discoloration, small nick at front spine gutter, bookplate at front pastedown, in attractive Very Good dustjacket, nicking at spine ends. Item #22134

First Edition. "The adventures of a modern Dutch Don Juan" in New York City. "This is an extremely forceful novel of the international philandering of a Dutch aristocrat" and businessman. This copy inscribed and signed to a professor "With the authors compliments" at half-title page, dated Amsterdam, January 1930. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at spine ends and flap corners, sticker abrasion at top front panel, modest shelf wear. Item #21762

Second Printing (or Limited Edition, see inscription transcription below) Small octavo. A volume of humorous tales about the stock market crash described at the dustjacket copy "If you feel like committing suicide over the market, buy this book and laugh yourself to death." This copy nicely inscribed and signed by Anthony at front endpaper to fellow contemporary humorist and author Thorne Smith (author of Dream's End, Rain in the Doorway, Stray Lamb, etc.) The inscription reads: "For Thorne Smith / - This special Christmas / edition is limited to / two copies, of which this / is both. / Joseph Anthony / Dec. 24. 29". Very uncommon signed and more so inscribed to Smith. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, modest soiling, chip at top spine end. Item #26575

First Edition. Arthur William Brown dustjacket art. Business themed novel of a woman who designs dresses for a major department store even after she marries the owner. "But the business is with them twenty-four hours a day, and Christine finds that being her husband's employee as well as his wife has its difficulties." Very Good, bookplate at front endpaper, circular stain at spine, in near Very Good dustjacket, circular stain at faded spine, few shall edge chips. Item #24727

First Edition. C . V. Jolin dustjacket art. Business themed novel of the travel industry's pioneer, Thomas Cook. "The Cook dynasty started with Thomas Cook, teetotaler, Temperance worker, and idealist, who ran the first excursion train nearly a century ago and conducted the first world cruise. Christopher Drake, the hero of this story, who as a boy ran away with John Cook to join the gypsies and later became a Cook's agent". Near Fine but for foxing to endpapers and page fore-edge, in Very Good dustjacket, red of spine modestly faded, shallow chipping along top edge. Item #21389

First Edition. Hennessey dustjacket art. Interesting business themed novel of a Department Store's supreme effort to triumph over the forces of the Depression for the benefit of its employees. Near Fine but for pencil gift inscription at front endpaper, in Very Good, mildly darkened dustjacket, shallow chipping at top spine end. Item #32418

First Edition. F. M. Walts dustjacket art. Business and stock market crash themed play "of a wild, infinitely cocksure genius whose inhuman knack for knowing what is going to happen next brings him millions and oil fields and South American empires." Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, small chip at top front panel, some light 'drip' spotting at spine. Item #24851

First Edition. Artzybasheff dustjacket art. Novel of a generation in the textile trade. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #20060

First Edition (with colophon at copyright page) but with 'Second Large Printing' plug at top front flap of dustjacket. Very scarce novel about a woman who starts a cosmetic line and whose success takes off from there. Chicago author. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #35744

First Edition, Limited Edition signed by author on limitation page. Number 61 of 250 copies. F. S. Johst wrap-around dustjacket art and endpapers. Fragile gold foil endpapers and dustjacket. Cross-section of American life, the product of circus life, a young half-Jewish man becomes a financier with an illegitimate son. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow loss at top spine end, few edge nicks, spine color faded. Item #24748

First Edition. Paul Luane dustjacket art. Business themed novel of two brothers living in London both employed in publicity work at one of London's largest shops. Near Fine in Good to Very Good soiled and edge chipped dustjacket. Item #21652