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New York Evening Post, 1931. Softcover. Good condition. Light brown card covers, newsprint leaves, 64 pages, 18 in tall. The many articles in this tile survey American business leaders concerning the causes of the economic depression and the outlook for recovery. Some business leaders expressed optimism for a quick economic recovery. The headline for one article: "Normal Business By 1932 Is Promised." Covers and leaves show a horizontal fold, as if inserted in a newspaper. Leaves are age-toned.

Sao Paulo: Panorama Rural, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Illustrated boards, hardcover lacking dustjacket. Text in Portuguese and English. A good only copy with hard bumps to both spine ends, and general overal edgewear and corner bumps. Some scuffing and light soil to the covers. Interior, a far better book - clean and unmarked with bright and colorful illustrations. Binding is solid though lacking tightness. 192 pp., color illustrations and photos. A detailed history of Brazil's number... Read more about this item

London: W.H. Allen & Co., 1885. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Original brown cloth hardcover with gilt spine titles. A good-only copy. External description: corners and spine tips rounded and bumped with minor fraying at the extremities of the corners. Some bumping as well to the board edges where they extend beyond the textblock. Rubbed, lightened spot to the center of the spine column, and darkening ot the top of the boards and the top edge of the textblock. Interior description: Front... Read more about this item

California: Food Research Institute, Stanford University, 1943. Hardcover. Good/good. Signed and inscribed delicately by trade and commodoties expert Wickizer on the first blank, "Mr. John E. Wuff - Thanks again for your help. V. D. Wickizer." Blue cloth hardcover in dustjacket. Previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown. A clean, square copy with wear and bending at the corners and spine tips. Binding and hinges are solid though lacking tightness. Price-clipped jacket is fair to good with... Read more about this item