Men to Remember by Ruble, Kenneth D - 1947: - How 100,000 Neighbors Made History

Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1947. hb. Blue decorative cloth, 8vo., 318pp. History of the Land O' Lakes Creamery. Book condition VG.

Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons, 1947. History of Land O' Lakes Creameries business. With illustrations in pen-and-ink by Lyle Justis. 318 pp. Blue cloth covers wtih gilt image of horse and buggy on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Cover corners bumped and edges lightly rubbed. Endpapers with map of upper Midwest. Back endpapers are slightly dirty. Previous owner's name written on acknowledgment page, and ink seeps through to back of page. Interior is tight and clean. Book in VG condition.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrations. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 1/4". Business.

Lakeside Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1947. Hardcover. Owner's name; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 318 pages .

Privately Printed, 1947 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. No place or publisher listed, printed by R. R. Donnelly & Sons of Chicago. Full blue cloth, gilt titles & decorations, endpaper maps, xv, 318 pp, many b & w photos and drawings in text. A group of leaves torn in upper margin, else VG. History of the first 25 years of Land O'Lakes Creameries, Inc., a farmer-owned cooperative. Ruble later followed this up with a history of the second 25 years. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. . G+/No dj. Illus. by Lyle Justis. 21 X 15 cm.

Minneapolis, MN: Self-Published by the Author, 1947 Self-Published by the Author, Minneapolis, MN. 1947. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head; slight dust soiling to textblock top. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($2.00); light edge bumping; closed tear on top of front panel. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and milt wagon on the front board. Maps as endpapers. 318 pp 8vo. This is the story of the 100,000 men who joined together in the 1940s to create a dairy cooperative that became Land O'Lakes Creameries. Illustrated with 60 pictures and 27 sketches this book is history come to life. It is a real story of men and women combining all the elements of action, conflict, and human interest to put together a plan of action for the greater good of the region. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons, 1947. Hardcover. Illustrated by Lyle Justis. 8vo. Blue cloth and decorative gilt, pictorial dust jacket. xv, 318pp. Frontispiece, plates, line drawings, map endpapers. Good/good minus. Jacket wear and minor chipping, front flap missing. Probable sole edition.

Self-Pubished, 1947. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. FINE IN FINE DUST JACKET WITH ORIGINAL $2.00 PRICE. OWNER NAME. Uncommon this nice. Pen and ink illustraions by Lyle Justis.

Chicago: The Lakeside Press, R.R. Donnelly & Sons Company, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 318p. A blue cloth hardcover book in good condition. Spine cockeyed, but binding still secure. Bottom corners torn off front endpaper and page 63-64; otherwise, text clean. An account of dairy farmers in Minnesota.

Chicago: R. R. Donnelly / Lakeside Press, 1947. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Beautiful copy of this fine first edition book and dust jacket. Very clean blue cloth boards with gold illustration (horse and wagon) on cover, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers illustrated with maps; beautifully penned inscription at top of rear pastedown: "Fred A. Hall from Land O'Lakes." 318 pages with bibliography. Illustrated with photographs, and drawings by Lyle Justis. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped (2.00 on front inside flap), unchipped, no tears, with photo and bio of author on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A history of the farm cooperative movement in Minnesota and a vivid recording of the efforts of thousands of men and women, guided by people of vision, to solve their problems of production and marketing through cooperation. The story… Read More

Lakeside Press, 1947. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.