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NY: The Engineering Magazine, 1910. Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 'For more than twenty years Mr. Gantt has been closely interested in advanced work in the field of labor management. (Mr. Gantt's) grasp of fundamentals is scientific. His association of effects with their causes is philosophic. In its entirety the work offers an interpretation of industrial conditions and a promise for betterment that makes a classic- a classic of optimism--in the literature of industry' - Introduction. 1910. FIRST EDITION. --WORK, WAGES, and PROFITS - Their Influence of the Cost of Living-- INSCRIBED & DATED by H.L. GANTT. Ex-libris book with occasional underlining. In good condition. Pull out 'Gantt Charts' & graphs in color. H.L. Gantt, an engineer and management consultant, was employed in 1887 by Frederick W. Taylor (then chief engineer of the Midvale Steel Works) to assist in the development of scientific management principles. The Gantt system of scientific management and 'Gantt… Read More

New York: Knopf, 1994. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition.

NY: Katherine Tegen Books, 2004. Book. As New. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾. 1st edition, 1st printing. Signed by Stan Lee, in black marker. Illustrated by Tim Jessell. It's the night before Christmas when suddenly Santa's old nemesis, the evil ice King, and his terrible ice trolls launch a surprise attack on the North Pole and capture Santa. Enter the powerful Protector, who is on his way to save the day - but alas, he too is captured. Not it's up to his superhero wife, the Protectress, and their 2 children, to find a way to save Christmas. Book is in pristine condition. 10.25" x 10.25"..

Válasz Könyvkiadó, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12. 2002 1st edition Lajos Kossuth is the political reformer who inspired and led Hungary's struggle for independence from Austria. His brief period of power in the revolutionary years of 1848 and 1849, however, was ended by Russian armies. He is one of the greatest figures of the 19th century struggle for national independence, abolition of privileges for elites, and the guarantee of civil liberties. As the foremost intellectual leader of the Hungarian War of Independence, he still best embodies the revolution and war of independence of 1848-1849 in the memory of the Hungarian people..

Comic. Near Fine. Hardcover. ALBUM BINDER of c1979 'ANNIE' COMIC STRIP PANELS -- drawn by artist Leonard Starr. Compiled in promotional 1970s 3-ring Burger King binder. Approx. 850-900 strips. 200 pp. 'Little Orphan Annie' was originally created by Harold Gray in 1924; it was seen in national newspapers for 50 years. The original strip was named for a poem entitled 'Little Orphant Annie', written by James Whitcomb Riley in 1885. Following the successful Broadway run of 'Annie-The Musical' in 1977, cartoonist Leonard Starr revived the original strip and renamed it 'Annie'. Starr continued to draw 'Annie' until his retirement in 2000; these 'Annie' comic strips are from Leonard Starr's 1979-era. In about fine condition-- mounted strips in excellent shape, bright, clean, colorful. Sleeves are all firmly in place. Individual panels appear to be sequentially ordered. Domestic s&h $15..

London: Allen Lane, 2021. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Excellent collectible condition, signed on the title page. For those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. But official Washington insisted there was nothing to worry about. Fortunately, we are still a nation of skeptics. Fortunately, there are those among us who study pandemics and are willing to look unflinchingly at worst-case scenarios. Michael Lewis's taut and brilliant nonfiction thriller pits a band of medical visionaries against the wall of ignorance that was the official response of the CDC and world governments to the outbreak of COVID-19. The characters you will meet in these pages are as fascinating as they are unexpected. A thirteen-year-old girl's science project on transmission of an airborne pathogen develops into a very grown-up model of disease control. A local public-health officer uses her worm's-eye view to see what the CDC misses, and reveals great truths… Read More

NY: Viking Press, 1951. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾. 1951, 1st edition, Illustrated. Dragons In Amber. Further Adventures of a Romantic Naturalist. A natural history of the world highlighted through fossils. Willy Ley was a German-American science writer and space advocate who popularized spaceflight.. The crater Ley on the far side of the Moon is named in his honor. .

St. Paul, MN: Great Northern Railway, 1935. Book. Illus. by Winold Reiss - Inscribed . Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Illustrator(s). 1st Edition. Folio - over 12. St. Paul: Great Northern Railway, (1935). 1st. Hardcover. 49 stunning, highly detailed, color portraits by Winold Reiss, each with accompanying text. Bound in publisher's original red cloth with decorative lettering front and back.12.25"x10.25". The book was commissioned by Great Northern Railway to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of Glacier National Park; land that was bought from the Blackfeet Nation in the 1880s by the US government. The volume is a tribute to the Blackfeet Native Americans; it recounts their history through the period when they were forced to become farmers after the near extinction of the buffalo and beaver upon which they lived. Clean & bright. Album presents very well. Though endpapers are split at the hinges, they are both still holding very well. Boards a bit rubbed… Read More

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1980. Book. Illus. by with Photos. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 5"x7" signed portrait of Pope John Paul ll laid in; also an original 4x6 photo of Fr Dom Ferguson with Pope John Paul. The condition of the portrait is fine, with no visible flaws. Condition of the book also fine. .

Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 1979. Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾. 1979. 1st Edition --'INDUSTRIAL DESIGN'-- Signed & Inscribed by RAYMOND LOEWY on a First Day of Issue Envelope (Boston, MA May 29,1964) for the Raymond Loewy designed stamp memorializing John F. Kennedy - "To Peter Swanson... Cordially... Raymond Loewy, Dec 12-73" [laid on pg. 23, site of Loewy's images of this stamp in progress]. A brochure for the Loewy designed Avanti automobile is laid onto pg. 193- where this auto is also displayed. Wonderfully illustrated, 256 pp. Raymond Loewy was a huge influence in the arts and industry-- the press referred to Loewy as "The Man Who Shaped America', "The Father of Streamlining' and 'The Father of Industrial Design'. Very nice copy-- some light bowing of the covers; a light red remainder stamp on bottom edge. In a good dustjacket-- tears in several places, once repaired with scotch tape; now protected in archival mylar..

Scrapbook. Very Good. Hardcover. School project made by senior class student, Jack von La Londe, in 1942 - Sheboygan, Wisconsin H.S. -- health ed. project. Album: 56 pp, profusely illustrated, handwriting example using left & right hand, magazine photos of body builders, 20+hand-colored illustrations of the human body. 9" x 11" loose-leaf binder. Very nice condition. Domestic s/h $15..

New York: No Pub., 1973. Ephemera. Very Good. No Binding. Signed By Myrna Loy. FRAMED PRESENTATION of MYRNA LOY'S SIGNED 1973 PROGRAM. The program was from a 1973 NYC evening to honor Miss Myrna Loy and her career in the movies. 'Legendary Ladies of the Movies' was an event at NYC's Town Hall given by NYU; Myrna Loy graced the evening with her personal appearance. Framed in black hardwood, 13" x 17", are the SIGNED PROGRAM and a b&w PHOTO of young, beautiful, sultry MYRNA LOY. Unavoidable photo reflections in glass frame are not on actual item. In excellent, collectible condition. Domestic s&h $25..