Search Results: U.S. History-Trade Unions from Dale Steffey Books, ABAA

Georgia : Central of Georgia Railway Company, 1924. SCARCE. Near Fine, wrappers slight toning. 36 pp., Agreement, Rules Effective July 1st, 1921, pp. 3-15, Wages Effective Sept. 1st, 1924, Wage Scale pp. 15-36. . Eighth Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press/ H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1934. RARE. First Edition in dust jacket. Association Copy, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front fly leaf - "To Aunt Ann and Uncle Jim, in loving appreciation Homer L. Morris June 10, 1934". Near Fine, slight toning to end papers, in a Very Good dust jacket, small round hole at spine, several small edge tears and chips, jacket lightly soiled. xiv, 253 pp., with Appendix: "England Transfers Her Surplus Miners": p. 230-247. The author interviewed over 900 coal miners in Kentucky and West Virginia in this classic Depression era study performed under the auspices of the American Friends Service Committee. Contents: The plight of the coal industry --How many miners are needed -- The unemployed miner and his family --Once a miner always a miner --The training and skill of miners -- Living in company controlled communities --Extent and effects of unemployment --What's the miner thinking --How… Read More

Washington, D.C.: AFL-CIO, 1959. Near Fine. Front wrapper and first few pages have a crease at top edge, and front wrapper small corner crease. Laid in is a letter from Wm. F. Schnitzler, Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO, addressed to College, School, and Public Librarians, introducing this publication. An important piece of trade union history. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued.

New York: Committee for G.I. Rights,, 1967. SCARCE in the First Edition, dated November 21, 1967. Near Fine, faint verticl crease to pamphlet. 41 pp. with black and white photos and illustrations. . First Edition. Pictorial Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., 1913. Near Fine, rear wrapper lightly foxed. Printed and distributed by the insurance company for the use of its policy holders. 24 page pamphlet, illustrated in b & w. SCARCE.. First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: The Macmillan Co,, 1941. Volumes I and II are fifth printings, published 1940 and 1941. Vols. III and IV, First Printings, 1935. RARE as the complete set and and in lovely dust jackets, plus with a unique American labor provenance. Near Fine, stamps of "Federation of Glass, Ceramic, & Silica Sand Workers of America, Jan. 22, 1943" front and back end pages each volume, light soiling at edges. In Very Good Plus to Near Fine dust jackets, a few small chips, prices either clipped or obscured on flaps.The fourth study in Contributions to American economic history. A heavy set, additional postage will be required for international orders. . Fifth Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: National Association of Manufacturers, 1922. Very Good Plus, lightly soiled and small corner chip front wrapper. No.50 in a series of pamphlets issued by the Open Shop Dept. of the Natl. Assoc. of Manufacturers. reprinted from the Feb. 1922 issue of "American Industries". 6 pages bifolded and stapled, yielding 24 printed sides. . Reprint. Pamphlet. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York: League for Industrial Democracy, 1923. Fine, with small "Religious Workshop" stamp top edge front wrapper. 33 pages. Scarce.. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued.

New York: International Ladies' Garment Worker's Union, 1923. Very Good Plus, small stain bottom corner front wrapper, small black dot top edge front wrapper, back wrapper age-toned. 26 pages of course offerings, with an additional 5 pages in Hebrew . Several of the courses were offered in Yiddish, Italian, and English. Instructors included Max Levin, Harry Rogoff, Leo Wolman, and Theresa Wolfson. Scarce.. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued.

Iowa City, IA: Iowa Farmers Union , 1941. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front end page - "21 April 1956 To Willis Carl Jackson, Jr., in appreciation of truly southern hospitality- southern New England that is, and other gracious behavior. Roland White". Willis Carl Jackson (1923-1981) took a solo journey across the Atlantic to Europe in 1978 and published a book of his journey "The Log of the Carla Mia". He was lost at sea in 1981 during his attempt to cross from Europe to America. At the time of his death, he was Dean of Libraries at Indiana University. Near Fine, light soiling top edge. Printed on Union Watermarked Paper by the Athens Press, Iowa City, Iowa. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

No Place: Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, 1938. Personal copy of Herman B Wells, beloved former President and Chancellor of Indiana University, with his name in gilt at bottom of front boards. Apparently published as the response of the unions to management's demands for a 15% reduction in wages in 1938 and specially printed for prominent Americans in the hope that they would support the union's request for an increase in wages. 482 pages.Bound in brown leather with gilt lettering. A fascinating chapter in union- management history, and a great railroad collectible. Boards lightly rubbed at tips, and 1 page small corner crease.. First Edition. Buckram. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Washington, D.C.: American Federation of Labor, 1925. Near Fine. 16 pages, lightly age toned, small closed tear last page, stamped"Religious Workshop" front wrapper.. First Edition. Pamphlet. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

(No Place): Journal of Negro Education, 1939. Issued as an offprint of the Journal of Negro Education, July 1939. 16 pages in stapled blue stiff wrappers. Near Fine, slight corner crease top corner. . Reprint. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued.

Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Co., 1903. SCARCE. Very Good in original dark blue cloth with gilt lettering, top edge gilt, the cloth a bit rubbed, prior owner name and bookstore stamp front end pages, bookseller code in ink rear paste down. 190 pp, illustrated with black and white photographs used by the author during his lecture. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: New York Labor News Co., 1930. Special Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition , Limited, 1930. 80 pp. in pictorial printed grey paper wrappers. Very Good, 1/2" chip from bottom of spine. light soiling, several pages with bottom corner creased. . Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D.C.: American Federation of Labor, 1925. Fine. 12 page pamphlet.. First Edition. Pamphlet. Fine in Wraps, as Issued/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Workers Education Bureau of America, 1923. Fine. 16 page stapled in pictorial wrappers. Articles by A.J. Muste, George S. Lackland, Hilda Smith and Algernon Lee. Scarce.. First Edition. Pamphlet. Fine in Wraps, as Issued/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.