Arthur Kallet (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The Vanguard Press January 1935 Binding: Hardcover.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (Commercial Products, Advertising, Fraud) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 5-1/2" x 8-1/4", (xi) + 312pp. Printed on acidic paper and bound sewn signatures in black cloth boards. Title block printed on paper slips which are pasted to front panel and spine. No jacket, possibly as issued. Moderate shelf wear, edge wear, light soiling to cover, and the corners are bumped. A bit of illegible writing in ink on title block on front panel, and the spine is a bit worn and age discolored. Gift inscription in ink on front free end paper. Binding is square and sound. Pages are tanned but clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Used; very good. One of the earliest books published on consumer safety. "First published, January 12, 1933 . thirtieth printing, September 20, 1935". Inscription to previous owner. Binding is tight and square. Book was donated to Friends of Omaha Public Library.

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Former owner's nameplate pasted onto front endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked copy. Bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Scuffing and smudging to boards and spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 312 Pages With 14 Chapters And Index In Rear Of Book. Pages Tight; Moderate Page Wear; No Markings; Page Edges Cut Roughly And Darkened. Faded Black Hard Covers With Black Border And Lettering On Front And Spine. Some Fading, Discoloration Spots, Rubbing; Corners, Edges And Spine Ends Somewhat Worn. Black And Yellow Dust Jacket With Black Lettering On Front; Partial Index Of Book On Back Dj. Extensive Tears Along Dj Edges. Small Portion Of Back Bottom Dj Excised. Some Rubbing, Staining And Soiling. Book Reveals Dangerous Bacteria, Poisonous Preservaties And Ingredients In Many Foods, Drugs, And Cosmetics Still Present That Are Still Not Protected By The Food And Drugs Act. Chapter Headings Include: The Great American Guinea Pig; Grocer, Butcher, Bake; Steady Diet Of Arsenic And Lead; Prescriptions, Magic, And Poison; Danger In Cosmetics; Fake Antiseptics; Quack And The Dead; Three Drugs And The Law; Medicine-Makers; Little White Lies?; Failure Of Protection; To Make The Best Of A Bad Law; When The Consumer Wakes Up; Your Responsibilities, Etc. Very Rare Vintage Copy.

2nd printing. illustrated photo's (illustrator). good to very good in torn dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED: Acceptable hardcover. NO dust jacket. Stain and wear on cover corners and spine. Rear hinge starting. Stamp in ink on front paste down, front free end paper, and rear paste down. Name in ink on front free end paper. Pages tanned. Foxing on pages and inside cover. Damp stain on top corner and pages 1-27. Sm4to, 95pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Thirtieth printing, dated September 1935. 312 pp. including index. Moderate wear to the extremities. The boards are stained. The endpapers are foxed. A few leaves are creased and/or wrinkled. In a square, sound binding with hinges intact. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Internally clean. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. NJ2505-3004.

hardcover. Condition: fair. Fair condition. Moderate to heavy wear. Binding is starting to loosen, pages age toned. Pictures available upon request.? nd.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 96 pages. Index. Many interesting black and white photos. A book devoted to exposing 'counterfeit goods' i.e. consumer products which simply do not live up to their billing. Author co-authored the landmark '100,000,000 Guinea Pigs.' This wonderful early consumer protection publication remains informative, and entertaining, today. Binding intact. Unmarked. Above-average but not excessive external wear to brown cloth-covered boards. Mild beige moisture marks to periphery of all pages. A worthy working copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 100,000,000 Guinea Pigs: Dangers In Everyday Foods, Drugs, And Cosmetics. Arthur Kallet and F J Schlink. Published by The Vanguard Press, New York, 1933. 312p. hardcover no dust jacket, boards bumped/scuffed/chipped, binding tight, text clean/unmarked/stained page edges, NOT xlib, name address inked front pastedown, binding threads visible front gutter, "Donated by The Frank Hill Family" stamped on title page150.00.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A scarce, first edition of this exposé, unmasking the dangers in everyday products and the deception involved in their marketing, this work shocked American readers, launching a consumer rights revolution in American public health. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This volume is a first edition, and the nineteenth printing of this work.This work is a groundbreaking exposé, and was a bestselling work of journalism that shocked American readers by revealing how poorly regulated, insidious, and dangerous everyday consumer goods were in the early 20th century. Kallet and Schlink state the book is "written in the interest of the consumer, who does not yet realize that he is being used as a guinea pig."Criticizing the FDA and profit-driven industry practices, the book dissected harmful additives, toxic products, and deceptive marketing, this work helped spark reforms leading to the 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, igniting lasting public skepticism toward corporate claims. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Small ink mark to front title label. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Slight discolouration and rubbing to spine label, resulting in two small chips. One or two very slight handling marks to boards and spine. Bookplate and library stamp from "Mid-Gwent College of Further education" and "East Monmouthshire College of Further Education", with ink inscription, to front paste down. Stamp to rear paste down. Endpapers slightly age toned. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good. book.

Cloth with Dustjacket. First Edition. Uncommon. How big business tried to pull the wool over 1930's consumers. 49 b&w photos by the author along with a few ads. Kallet gives the low down on all sorts of products from laxatives, cars, clothes and food stuff. The photos are nice and simple and offers a nice array of 1930's products The very nice dustjacket has some chipping including the top of the front cover which affects the "T" of the title and other small bits of chipping here and there including the bottom of the front flap. The insides are quite nice with a small scrape to the top margin of two pgs. which slightly affect the title of the chapter and a word in a line of text. There is also a very faint spot here and there on the front endsheet. Vg./vg. Book.

FIRST EDITION. 100,000,000 GUINEA PIGS -DANGERS IN EVERYDAY FOODS, DRUGS AND COSMETICS, Vanguard, 1932, first edition, just about fine in vg dust-wrapper save for triangular chip missing from upper right corner of the rear dust-wrapper panel which extends to the upper left corner of the dust-wrapper spine (but does not affect the lettering of either). A fine first printing of this often printed whistle-blowing muckraking scandal as offered here is quite scarce.