F Arnold Daum (18 results)

Hardcover. Black cloth, gold lettering on spine, no dj, paint spots on bottom of front cover. Text vg. Business; 5390.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 864 pages; 8 chapters; with acknowledgments, appendixes, endnotes, and index in rear of book. Contains numerous figures, charts, maps, and tables Pages tight; minor page wear; no markings on pages; minor foxing on page edges; few page edges cut roughly. Black hard covers with gild illustration and lettering on spine. moderate shelf wear; minor fading; Spine ends frayed and creased; Approximately 4 inches of top spine outer crease frayed and split but all pages intact. Lower outer spine ends are slightly bubbled. Chapter headings include: Prologue; The Illumination Revolution of the 1850's; The Birth of the Modern Industry 1851-1861; The Formative Years 1862-1873; Reaction to instability; Expansion, Adjustment, and Integration 1874-1884; integration and reaction to foreign Competition 1884-1899; Epilogue. Book traces the story of American petroleum from its inception through the peak of its subsequent development. It ends with an account of the industry at the close of the 19th century when signs of petroleum's future role as a major source of energy rather than illumination was visible. VINTAGE COPY.…

Hardcover. 864pp. Slightly soiled edges & endpapers, else very good, clean and sound condition / chipped & worn dust jacket.

Hardback. Good to Very Good condition book in a Good condition dustjacket. Dustjacket chipped and worn around its edges. Minor edgewear and edge soiling to book, previous owner's name stamped on top edge. Tight, sound copy. No statement of later printing on copyright page.

HARDCOVER. Condition: VERY GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: VERY GOOD. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN AND BRIGHT UNMARKED COPY OF THIS BOOK~MYLAR COVER.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First Edition. Full cloth; 8vo.,864pp. Name discreetly f.e.p., Edgeworn D/j with several edgetears and shallow chippong, else a Fine copy in Fair D/j.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. At Words Matter Booksellers we provide at least 4 photos of all our items in lieu of detailed, but ultimately subjective, text descriptions. These include front, side and back photos and the copyright page. We will also provide high level text information for the standard, measurable book 'dimensions' as well as any exceptions or specific items that cannot be referenced in a photo. If you have questions about any of our listings, we will be happy to answer them or provide additional information and photos. Note also that our inventory is online only. Titles are not available in a public setting. Since receipt of all items, titles were only handled 1 time for digital photographs and a condition review by this bookseller. They have been stored in a temperature and humidity-controlled home/office library and will only be handled by the bookseller to mail to the buyer (or to provide additional information or photos for the buyer). Words Matter Booksellers donates 10% of profits to The Milwaukee Center for Children and Youth (MCCY). The Milwaukee Center for Children and Youth (MCCY) was founded to address gaps in services for kids who have been abused or neglected. Through personalized services, advocacy and education--including efforts to increase literacy--the organization works to inspire multi-generational change in children and families. MCCY is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation (EIN #45-3068553).…

Hardcover. Condition: UsedGood. Hardcover; surplus library copy with the usual stampings; reference number written on spine; information about book and authors taped inside front boa rd; otherwise in good condition with clean text, firm binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. dj w/rubbing and chipping, unclipped price, in mylar; black c w/gilt decorations/titles; 864 clean, unmarked pages/index.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Pon inked out on ffep else fine book in Northwestern University Studies in Business History Series.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (petroleum industry and trade, united states ) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Hardcover with dustjacket, book is clean and attractive, the binding is tight and the contents are fine, short and mild corner-creases to the bottoms of several of the pages is the only remarkable flaw, the jacket has edge-wear which includes two edge-chips on the rear panel, the original price (7.50) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, illustrated throughout ; 866 pages.…

Soft Cover. Condition: Acceptable. Apparent signature of Arnold Daum on title page. The pages are slightly darkened with age but clean and tight. Binding is good. Cover is slightly discolored and worn. 248 pages. Signed by Author.

Thick 8vo, cloth, dust jacket, [xvi], 864pp. First Edition. Very Good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. None. First Edition. Out of print. Binding is cloth.

Condition: very good. xvi,864;xx,928pp. 2 vol.Octavo. Original black cloth with gilt decoration on front and spine and gilt decoration and lettering on spine with dust jacket. Illustrated with plates from photos, figures, charts, maps and tables. Dust jacket slightly rubbed with small tears to edges. very good The first in a series tracing the history of domestic petroleum production in the United States. The authors note the role played by oil in the economic boom during the post Civil War period and its influence on American society as a whole. The second volume outlines the "modern era" until the 1950s and the transformation of oil from a source of illumination to one of energy.…

HARD BACK BLACK. Condition: GOOD. JACKET: CREASED DJ. Volume One 1859-1899, The Age of Illumination, 864pgs., and Volume Two 1899-1959, The Age of Energy, 928pgs. The books themselves ae in good condition. The titles are printed in gold gilt on the spine, the text is unmarked, tight binding, and the body is clean. There is barley any shelf wear and very slight discoloring of the fore edges. DATE PUBLISHED: 1959 EDITION.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Both volumes first editions. Volume I 1959. Volume 1963. No additional date, edition or printing indicated in either volume. Near fine plus, if not fine hardbacks in near fine plus, if not fine dust jackets ($7.50) in each volume. Only trivial signs of age/wear/previous use to book and dust jacket, primarily to top edges of blocks and edges of dust jackets.…