Search Results: BUSINESS from Champ & Mabel Collectibles

Pittsburgh: H.J. Heinz Co., 1933. Brochure. Very good. Single sheet, double-sided, folded into 8 panels. Brochure describing the Heinz Kitchen Exhibit. Color illustrations. (Folded, 8-3/4"x3-3/4"; unfolded, 17"x15")

New York: Gold Star Publications, 1939. Hardcover. Very good/fair +. 282p. Jacket has chips and tears to edges with holes on flap folds. "This book is designed for that portion of America's 15,000,000 security holders, who do not understand the technical language and the function of Wall Street." Includes a list of the New York Stock Exchange members, New York Curb members, and New York banks. (9-1/4"x6-1/4")

East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co., [1926?]. Stapled wraps. Very good. 32p. Wrap edges lightly toned. Analysis by Westinghouse Electric on the application of oil circuit-breakers. B&w photographs and charts. Scarce, none found in OCLC. (10-1/2"x8-1/2")

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1968. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/good +. [xxii], 549p. 1st printing. Jacket edges chipped and spine sunned. Jacket design by Sister Corita Kent. B&w charts and photographs. (9-1/4"x7-7/8")

Dayton, Ohio: National Cash Register, 1925. 3rd Edition. Softcover. Good +. 112p. Cover and front few pages lightly creased and a few page fore edges torn. Tips for successful sales during the Roaring '20s with information on merchandise buying, store and window display, direct sales, etc. B&w illustrations and photographs. (9"x6")

Los Angeles: Blue Cross & California Physicians' Service, [1959?]. Stapled wraps. Good +. 8p. Front foxed. Pamphlet for General Motors' permanent employees in Southern California (most probably in Van Nuys and South Gate) explaining the medical benefits available from California Physicians' Service and Hospital Service of Southern California. (5-3/4"x4")

New York: David McKay Co., 1974. (1st Edition). Cloth. Very Good/good +. [xvi], 234p. Signed by author on front endpaper. Chips to top and bottom of spine and to corners. (8-1/2"x5-3/4")

Chicago: Industrial Department, Chicago Association of Commerce, 1938. Stapled wraps. Good +. [48p.] Top edge of first few pages dog-eared, toned wraps corners worn and top front creased with scrape and stains and top of spine chipped. "The purpose of this booklet is to tell [...] why [Chicago] is a favorable location for new industry [and] why it offers opportunities for the further development of existing industries." [From Foreword] Contains statistics on commerce and information about existing businesses. View of Chicago's Package Car System map of U.S. tipped in. B&w illustrations. (9"x6")

[Auburn Hills, Michigan]: Chrysler Motors, [1955?]. Stapled wraps. Very good. 52p. B&w illustrations. Booklet provided to Chrysler Motors factory employees with important safety rules. (5-1/8"x3-1/8")

Detroit: Booz, Allen & Hamilton, 1965. Softcover. Very good. Unpaginated (approx. 181p,) Pages toned, text on recto, some marginalia. Note on cover label "Complete file of progress reports in accordance with Contract No. Cc 6174." As evidenced by the note on cover label, this volume comprises the papers recording the progress of the study conducted by management consulting firm Booz, Allen & Hamilton for the Area Redevelopment Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce, not the final report. According to the proposal, the study's purpose was to "develop a plan and programs for the attraction and advancement of research activity in the Detroit region." With the objective being "to contribute to the economic development of the area through additional employment directly in such research activities and, more importantly, through new industries stemming from creative work of research activity and attraction of present industries dependent upon or which would benefit from ready access to research… Read More

Los Angeles: Bobrick Chemical Co., [1916?]. Leaflet. Very good. Single sheet, double-sided, folded into 4 panels. Leaflet lightly rubbed with a few stains and corners worn. Leaflet distributed to dealers of Sop-O-zoN soap dispensers announcing their nationwide advertisements in the Saturday Evening Post. Includes information for ordering advertising literature and Sop-O-zoN products. B&w illustrations and photographs. (Folded - 6-1/8"x10"; unfolded - 12-1/4"x19-3/4")

Wilmington, Delaware: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 1952. Stapled wraps. Good. [40p.] Wraps rubbed with bottom corners creased and worn. First of the 150th anniversary series with articles about the history and current products from the company whose motto is "Better Things for Better Living...through Chemistry." B&w and color illustrations and photographs. (12"x9")

[Chicago]: Booz, Allen & Hamilton, 1963. Softcover. Very good. Unpaginated (approx. 49p,) Text on recto, label from front cover laid in. Outline and summary of principal findings, conclusions, and recommendations for the port of Detroit, Michigan development. Screw post binding. 13 foldout charts and diagrams. (11-1/4"x9")

New York: Electrolux Corp., 1950. Stapled wraps. Very good. 36p. Wraps rubbed. Handbook for the Electrolux vacuum cleaner and its appliances, as well as a catalog for additional products. Founded in Sweden in 1919, shown here is the vacuum cleaner model designed by industrial designer Lurelle Guild. Brown illustrations and text, b&w photographs. (8-1/2"x4-3/8")

New York: Monthly Review Press, 1955. Cloth. Very Good/good. xii, 372p. Endpapers have light acid discoloration, top of spine cloth worn, top of cover sunned, jacket has chips and tears to edges. Includes bibliographical references. "A comprehensive, thoroughly documented[...]account of every aspect of the oil industry, domestic and foreign." Laid in Liberty Book Club News, September 1, 1956. (8-3/8"x5-5/8")

New York: Todd Shipyards Corporation, 1981. (1st Edition). Cloth. Good +/No Jacket. Cram, Frank. [xii], 320p. Cover has a few black stains on front and back. Includes a presentation letter to a long-term employee of the Los Angeles Division (San Pedro) from L.M. Thorell, Vice President and General Manager. B&w illustrations, charts, and maps with foldout chart documenting Todd's worldwide operations and b&w photographs. (9-1/4"x6-1/4")

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1969. (1st Edition). Hardcover. Very good/good. Ross, Al. [xiv], 249p. 1st printing. Page edges have brown spots, jacket edges chipped with holes to flap folds and spine sunned. From flap fold: "[D]esigned to help the manager in industry, business, government, or the military make better more effective decisions in an increasingly complex world." B&w illustrations by Al Ross. (8-1/2"x5-7/8")

Chicago: Museum of Science and Industry, [1949?]. Stapled wraps. Very good. Unpaginated (approx. 16p.) Spine fold scraped. A guide to the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry exhibit halls with descriptions and floor plans. B&w floor plans for the entrance floor, balcony, and ground floor. (8-1/4"x5-1/4")

[Akron, Ohio]: Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., 1939. Stapled wraps. Very good. Unpaginated (approx. 48p.) Wrap corners lightly scraped. Guide to Firestone's New York World's Fair exhibition building as well as information on their worldwide operations and their automotive products, Airtex, Controlastic, and plastics. B&w and color illustrations and b&w photographs. (6-1/2"x4-7/8")

San Francisco: Marine Chartering Co., 1995. Cloth w/label on front and spine. Very good/very good. Campbell, Jim. xii, [164p.] Endpapers toned. History of the company, a world-wide transportation firm and international ocean transportation company based in the United States, from its founding in 1955. Clear plastic jacket. Oblong. Red illustrations. (9-3/8"x12-1/2")