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Hunting "Blue Stripes" [Limited Edition]

Hunting "Blue Stripes" [Limited Edition]

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Hunting "Blue Stripes" [Limited Edition]

by E.H. Ahrens

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[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.

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Bookseller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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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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