Hunting "Blue Stripes" [Limited Edition]
by E.H. Ahrens
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
[Detroit?]: E.H. Ahrens, 1940. Very Good. [Detroit?: E.H. Ahrens, ca. 1940.] First Edition, Limited to 65 copies. Slim 16mo (14cm); publisher's parchment over decorative paper-covered boards; 11pp. Grease pen "X" on front cover. Light soil and toning to extremities, else a Very Good, internally fine copy.
Quite possibly unrecorded keepsake signed in text by E.H. Ahrens, editor of the Detroit-based newspaper Hotel Management, Food Service, and National Restaurant News. The work promotes the activities of a Major Ray, whose investigation, and eventual eradication, of the blue stripes printed on mail carrier bags saved the United States Postal Service $20,000 a year (about $350k in today's currency). Ray subsequently made a career out of hunting such so-called "blue stripes." None in the trade or OCLC as of October, 2020.
Quite possibly unrecorded keepsake signed in text by E.H. Ahrens, editor of the Detroit-based newspaper Hotel Management, Food Service, and National Restaurant News. The work promotes the activities of a Major Ray, whose investigation, and eventual eradication, of the blue stripes printed on mail carrier bags saved the United States Postal Service $20,000 a year (about $350k in today's currency). Ray subsequently made a career out of hunting such so-called "blue stripes." None in the trade or OCLC as of October, 2020.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7701
- Title
- Hunting "Blue Stripes" [Limited Edition]
- Author
- E.H. Ahrens
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- E.H. Ahrens
- Place of Publication
- [Detroit?]
- Date Published
- 1940
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
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- Parchment
- Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...