Adventures of a White-Collar Man
by Sloan, Alfred P.; Sparks, Boyden
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday Doran & Company, Inc, 1941. First Edition. First edition. Bookplate signed by Alfred P. Sloan, addressed to former owner, on front free endpaper; one of an unknown number of such copies with similar signed bookplates. xv, 208 pp. with photo illustrations. Original navy cloth with gilt lettering. Offsetting to endpapers, else Fine in Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light shelf wear and a little dulling to spine panel. A signed early memoir by the head of General Motors.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140939209
- Title
- Adventures of a White-Collar Man
- Author
- Sloan, Alfred P.; Sparks, Boyden
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday Doran & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- signed, My Years with General Motors, business, executive, auto, automobile, car, cars
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Gilt
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- Bookplate
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- Shelf Wear
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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