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Published by Hurst and Company, New York, 1905
Seller: Frey Fine Books, Rougemont, NC, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Marshall D. Smith (illustrator). 1st edition, thus. 1st edition thus, 1905. A Very Good copy. 12mo., 114 with black & white images. Bound in publishers illustrated brown cloth. Some minor overall soiling to covers, with light rubbing to edges. Previous owners name inside front cover listing his address as "Any old place, Virginia". Front hinge starting, unmarked.
Published by Hurst, 1902
Seller: Indian Hills Books, Blountville, TN, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. About 4" x 5" 113 pages. Illustrated. Brown cloth with image of man and suitcase on cover. Former owners name inside front cover.
Published by Hurst & Company, New York, 1905
Seller: The Book Closet, Walnut, IA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Marshall D. Smith (illustrator). Brown boards with pictorial front cover; spine is bumped and edges show wear, page edges show age. Pictures available upon request.
Published by The Radford Review Co, Chicago, 1901
Seller: Attic Treasures Book Shop, Mt. Carmel, IL, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 341 pages; 45 chapters; Pages tight; slight yellowing; moderate page wear; no markings; page edges darkened; Frontispiece is image of Benj. F Cobb along with facsimilie of his signature and notation; tissue protector; Front blank page excised from book; front inner spine crease weakened and split but pages intact. Many illustrations. Dark green hard covers with gild lettering on front and spine. Areas along front and back edges, spine and corners have discolored blotches. Slight wear on corners and spine ends. The author, a practical lumber dealer, began writing for the Northwestern Lumberman, a lumber paper. He shares his experience and practicability of the different medhods in the lumber business. Chapter headings include: Keeping Accounts Straight; Advertising; System of Business; Collections; Competitors; Customer; Estimate Sheets; Lime sheds; Letter Writing; Care of the Lumber; Mill and Lumber yard; Office System; Paying Commisssions; Trials of the Retailer; Selling for Cash; Keeping Stock; Trading Stamps; Lumber Wagons; Care of the Yard, etc. VERY RARE VINTAGE COPY.
Published by Hurst and Co.: NY, 1905
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illus. by Marshall D. Smith, 6.5 x 4", pict light brown cloth; teg, 114pp, covers a little rubbed, extremities bumped and a bit worn, eps toned, but still a funny little decorative cloth binding.
Published by Hurst and Co.: NY, 1905
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illus. by Marshall D. Smith, 6.5 x 4", pict light brown cloth; teg, 126pp, covers a little rubbed, extremities bumped and a bit worn, eps toned, but still a funny little decorative cloth binding.
Published by Hurst and Co.: NY, 1905
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illus. by Marshall D. Smith, 6.5 x 4", pict light brown cloth; teg, 115pp, covers a little rubbed, extremities bumped and a bit worn, eps toned, but still a funny little decorative binding.
Published by Hurst and Co.: NY, 1902
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illus. by Marshall D. Smith, 6.5 x 4", pict light brown cloth; teg, 113pp, covers a litte rubbed, extremities bumped and a bit worn, eps toned, but still a funny little decorative cloth binding.
Published by Hurst and Co.: NY, 1905
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illus. by Marshall D. Smith, 6.5 x 4", pict light brown cloth; teg, 116pp, covers a little rubbed, extremities bumped and a bit worn, eps toned, foredge spotted, but still a funny little decorative cloth binding.
Published by Hurst and Co.: NY, 1905
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illus. by Marshall D. Smith, 6.5 x 4", pict light brown cloth; teg, 116pp, covers a little rubbed, extremities bumped and a bit worn, eps toned, but still a funny little decorative cloth binding.
Illustrations by Marshall D. Smith. NY: Hurst & Company, copyright 1905. 7 halftone plates. 6.5x4", pictorial cloth, top edge gilt. 7 jocular letters in drummer slang from Denver, Colorado Springs ('Dry Town'), Salt Lake City ('Among the Mormons'), Tacoma ('Among the Remittance Men'), Prescott, AZ - misadventures with schemers building the boom towns. Cloth bit soiled, owner name, G.
Published by RADFORD REVIEW, CHICAGO, 1901
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
HARD COVER GREEN. Condition: GOOD. Contains Methods in the Retail Lumber Business. Chapter on Credits, How To Handle a Customer, Shed Building, Educating Customers, Handling Help Etc., Etc. gold gilt lettering on spine and cover, previous owner book plate on inside of front board, slightly racked, DATE PUBLISHED: 1901 EDITION: 341.
16mo.; decorative cloth covered boards, hardcover; 114 pages; black and white illustrations; lightly rubbed boards especially on corners and spine ends else a very good clean tight copy.
Published by The Radford Review, Chicago, 1901
Seller: The Bookseller, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Minor shelf wear to green cloth hardcover. A few small stains on edges of text block. Otherwise a tight, unmarked book. 341 pp.
Published by The Radford Review Co., Chicago, 1901
Seller: Chester Creek Books, Duluth, MN, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Practical information on running a lumber yard ca. 1900.
Pictorial cloth. Condition: Good +. Marshall D. Smith (illustrator). Uncommon 1905 1st edition of this wonderful, rakish guide on tipping. Good+ only in its pictorial cloth, with pronounced wear and spotting to the boards and offsetting at the pastedowns and endsheets. Still though, charming and presentable. 16mo, nicely illustrated by Marshall D. Smith.