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Original letters. (2) Alfred Sloan TLSs, both written to Edward T. Stotesbury of Philadlephia, senior partner at the Drexel & Company banking house, associate of J.P.Morgan and one of the wealthiest men in the country. Drawn on General Motors Corporation stationary and written in October of 1935 and October of 1937 respectively, both letters are clean and bright and show strong signatures from the Chairman of General Motors. In both cases, Sloan is writing Stotesbury to invite him to preview General Motors' new line of cars for 1936 and 1938.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1990 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (with very light spotting to the top-edge) in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, 685 pgs.

Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Graduate School of Business, 1928. Cloth. Very Good +. A bright, solid copy of the 1928 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its dark-red cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and lightly-rubbed titling at the spine. Mild scuffing to the rear panel, otherwise clean as could be, with no writing or markings of any kind internally. Octavo, No. II in the formidable "Stanford Business" series.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1950. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1950 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, VG+ dustjacket. Former owner stamp at front pastedown, otherwise clean as could be. Octavo, 246 pgs.

Lancaster, PA: The Springs Cotton Mills, 1948. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A very nice copy of this 1948 history of the Lancaster plant of The Springs Cotton Mills. Clean and Near Fine in a wonderful, Near Fine example of the Rockwell Kent (among others)-illustrated dustjacket. Octavo, 433 pgs.

New York: Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc, 1953. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The 1953 annual report to the stockholders of CBS. Bright and VG+ in its off-white, stapled wrappers. Octavo, also includes CBS's original shipping envelope and the business card of Frank Stanton, CBS's president at the time, laid-in.

University of California Press, 1951. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The 1951 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and VG+ in their stiff card wrappers. Thick octavos, 549 pgs. all told. Vol. I: Books Published Through 1949; Vol. II: Government Publications, University Research Monographs, and Articles in Professional Journals, Published Through 1949.

Grand Rapids, Michigan: Steelcase Inc, 1955. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. Wonderful 1955 office furniture catalogue. Published by Steelcase Inc. out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Clean and VG+ in its stapled pictorial wrappers. Oblong quarto, crisp product photography (some in color) thruout.

Boston: Little, Brown, 1911. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the 2nd blank endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1911 1st edition. Tight and VG in its duotone cloth, with light bumping at the tips and along the bottom-edge. Former owner name at the front free endpaper, otherwise very sharp. Octavo, 91 pgs. Signed by Author.

Boston, 1931. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. First Edition. Charming 1931 Curry Brothers Catalogue (Catalogue #31). "Oils/Greases/Mechanical Rubber Goods/Belting/Packing/Steam Specialties/Industrial Equipment". High-quality steel engravings (and photographs) thruout. Clean and bright and VG+ in its decorative red cloth. Quarto, 19 pgs.

Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin: Cornish, Curtis & Greene Mfg. Co, 1894. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. Wonderful farm machinery catalogue, with engraved illustrations thruout. "For Determining the Butter Value of Milk. Hand, Belt and Steam Power Machines for the Farm, Creamery and Cheese Factory". 1894 1st edition. VG in its original decorative wrappers, with very light soiling along the front panel's spine fold. Octavo, 51 pgs. A nice piece of 19th century Americana.

Boston: Cahners Publishing, 1971. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A sharp copy of the 1971 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with several small closed tears along the spine crown. Octavo, 393 pgs.

New York: New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation, 1964. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. First Edition. Uncommon 1964 report looking beyond the upcoming World's Fair to analyze real estate and land development and use. An immaculate copy. Fine in its dark-green stapled wrappers. Elephant folio, 29 pgs. Detailed, colored maps (including fold-outs). Introduction by the formidable Robert Moses.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1931. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Fine. An unusually well-preserved copy of the uncommon 1931 1st edition --and in its striking, art deco-ish dustjacket. Solid and VG (with light rubbing to the spine's gilt-lettering) in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with very light scuffing to the spine. Thick octavo, 282 pgs. Foreword by Col. Eddie Rickenbacker. Dramatic, fast-paced biography of the great German aviator and military pioneer.

New York: Reinhold Publishing, 1948. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1948 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of soiling to the panels. Octavo, 263 pgs.

New York: C.P. Goerz American Optical Company, 1939. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. Charming 1939 catalogue of Goetz photo-lenses. Bright and VG+ in its stapled wrappers. 12mo, 17 pgs.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1967. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. The 1967 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling at the rear panel. Octavo, 492 pgs. "A reference work on the theory, principles, standards, techniques and instrumentation design and application for physical measurements in the manufacturing industries"

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A solid copy of the 1968 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (just a touch of very light soiling to the boards, small former owner name at the top of the front pastedown) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing to the rear panel. Octavo, 254 pgs.

New York: Paralegal Institute, Inc, 1973. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good +. A solid, presentable copy of the 1973 1st edition. Tight and VG (light wear to the lower-half of the panels) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very minor rubbing and soiling to the panels. Octavo, 402 pgs.

Orange County California: Park Place Press, 2000. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 2000 true 1st edition, the "first limited edition". Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its pictorial laminate boards, with one tiny bump at the rear panel's lower-edge. Quarto, lovely, crisp black-and-white photos throughout.