Salesmans Sample Book (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. A salesman's dummy copy, or a sample volume, not the complete work. Rubbing and wear to covers; some toning and foxing. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- still quite a sound and handsome copy. iv116pp. Laid in is what appears to be a prospectus for a later (1924) edition, with the name and notes of the author. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Condition: Very Good. First edition. 8vo, The edge of the leather is somewhat serrated with two cushioned pads beneath it. An unused Salesman's Sample Book. The inside rear cover has a sample of the deluxe binding for this work. "Alligator Grained Leather, Cushioned Lids, with gilt edges, 3.75 ". Photogravures. …

First edition thus. Salesman's Sample Book for an Illustrated Collection of English Ruling Cases [Salesman's Sample Book]. Campbell, Robert. Browne, Irving. Jones, Leonard A. English Ruling Cases with American Notes: Sure Basis for Sound Argument. Boston: The Boston Book Co., [1903]. A salesman's sample book. Octavo (10-1/2" x 7-1/4"; 26.7 x 18.4cm). 32 pp. With 15 plates. Publisher's original textured black cloth, front board stamped in black with a framed border enclosing six inset portrait images, rear board with a single portrait image within a black-stamped frame, spine titled in black. Light soiling to cloth; minor rubbing to spine ends and corners. Faint price stamp and light pencil erasure to front pastedown, otherwise internally clean. A very good, interesting example of law book publishing and marketing history. $350. * Serving as a salesman's sample volume for the foundational 26-volume set of English Ruling Cases. At the turn of the twentieth century, the American legal profession was expanding rapidly, creating an unprecedented demand for English common law precedents. Because purchasing a massive multi-volume reference work represented an immense financial commitment for an individual attorney or young firm, publishers rarely relied on traditional brick-and-mortar retail. Instead, they deployed traveling book agents who visited law firms and courthouses directly. This specimen is a vital, well-preserved artifact of that itinerant trade, purposefully engineered to be light enough for a salesman's satchel while remaining visually striking enough to project authority and justify a costly subscription. The highly decorative binding featuring inset portrait miniatures of legendary jurists, was explicitly designed to catch a prospect's eye and visually anchor the prestige of the English bench. Internally, the sample includes the main title page, a selective curation of text leaves, fifteen high-quality plates, and localized marketing testimonials. Crucially, the prospectus highlights the "American Notes" provided by Irving Browne and Leonard A. Jones; two of the era's premier legal treatise writers, reassuring skeptical American attorneys that these English precedents remained directly applicable to contemporary U.S. courtroom arguments. The Boston Book Company further maximized the utility of the volume by using the e. First edition thus. (illustrator).…

Condition: Otherwise very good condition. A large salesman's sample book of "Birthday and Everyday Line of Greeting Cards B-A-L-A-N-C-E-D to give you more sales and profits." Forget-Me-Not Greetings was a division of American Greetings Corp. from 1939-2000. American Greetings started in 1906 as Sapirstein Greeting Card Co. and was not renamed 'American' until 1939. American Greetings has had family in directorial roles since it began in 1906, and is the 2nd largest greeting card company behind Hallmark. Thick, Folio, 13 1/4 x 15 1/2 x 4", Color title page on card, advertisment on verso , contents page with price list ,102pp, with 3 to 8 card samples on every page. Colorful cards mounted on gray card stock bound in a thick red binder, cover detached. Cards in very good condition. One card missing from the first page.…