Motion Study Method Increasing Efficiency by Gilbreth Frank, First Edition (9 results)

XXIII, 116 S., 44 Abb. u. Fig., Ln., 42 (1) S. Verlagsanz., NaVuT., anfängl. Feucht.sp., tls. Anstr. -- The Best Business Books Ever 117. - Erste Ausgabe. - Besitzvermerk von Henry H. Farquhar.- [ Wirtschaftswissenschaft Betriebswirtschaft Organisation SpracheEN J| 1911 N| Frank Gilbreth | 57874 ].

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near Fine, SCARCE publishers notice tipped in at front endpage "The D. Van Nostrand Company intend this book to be sold to the Public at the advertised price, and supply it to the Trade on terms which will not allow of discount.", book plate front paste down that of John F. Mee, who was the former chairman of the Dept. of Management at the Indiana University School of Business, an authority on the changing concepts of management and a pioneer of management education. Prior owner name and address front endpage, cloth lightly rubbed, contents are clean tight, and unmarked. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Original green cloth gilt. Fine. A pioneer in the field of motion study and efficiency whose work is still used today, the author was affectionately immortalized by his son and daughter in their classic portrait of his large and idiosyncratic family, *Cheaper By the Dozen*. A beautiful copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Both books sold together.1. Motion Study. Near fine. Green cloth boards with bright gilt title on front, spine ends bumped. Pages lightly toned, clean. Book looks unused. Set in on inside front paste down is a newspaper article about Gilbreth's wife, Lillian. She and Frank Gilbreth were the parents of 12 children and the subject of the book and movie, "Cheaper by the Dozen. She also was an internationally recognized industrial engineer. 2. Fatigue Study. Very good. Green cloth boards. Faded gilt title on spine. A few tiny spots on front board. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. PO name on ffep. Pages mildly toned, clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Dark gilt-lettered cloth, clean with just hints of rubbing to extremities. xxiii+116+36 (pub. catalogue)+ (2, two book notices), includes the tipped in pub. notice at front regarding pricing on book, 44 ills. inc 4 pp. block on brick-laying (ills 24-42); only marking is a 3 line erasable pencil inscription top front end-paper, otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. An excellent copy of the first edition of this now rare founding text of industrial psychology which launched the, not uncontroversial, 'time and motion study' approach.13 cm x 19.5 cm.

8vo, pp.xxiii, [1], 116, 138 [publishers' catalogue], [2, advertisement]; illustrated; a very good copy in the original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and the front cover; ownership inscription 'Richard F.Manthe' on the title-page.First edition, rare, of this pioneering work in scientific management. The field of 'motion study' was developed by engineer Frank B. Gilbreth and his wife, psychologist Lillian M.Gilbreth, in order to increase the efficiency of work processes through methods that promoted the welfare of the worker by enumerating motions, as opposed to timing actions. The analysis is divided into variables of the worker (including fatigue, nutrition, training), variables of the surroundings (such as clothes, lighting, quality of material), and variables of the motion (such as cost, effectiveness, necessity). This approach differentiated the Gilbreths philosophically from Frederick Winslow Taylor alongside whose 'time study' their work is often cited. The couple is better known as the protagonists of the book and film Cheaper by the Dozen (1950), written by two of their twelve children. Language: English.

GILBRETH, Frank B. Motion Study: A Method for Increasing the Efficiency of the Workman. New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1911. 1st ed. xxiii,116pp. Illus. Orig. cloth. Publisher's price slip tipped onto front free endpaper. Fine. The pioneering work on motion study by the efficiency expert and father (and subject) of the authors of Cheaper by the Dozen.

First edition, first printing, UK issue (with Constable's imprint to foot of spine and American sheets). Gilbreth was a pioneer in motion control studies, and though he worked closely with Frederick Winslow Taylor for a number of years, the two fundamentally disagreed about the purpose of motion control. Taylor hoped to increase speed and profits for firms, while Gilbreth sought improvements that would benefit workers directly. This book focuses on efficiency in masonry, the industry in which Gilbreth began his career. Octavo. Diagrams and illustrations from photos throughout. Original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt with triple gilt rule extending onto covers in blind.

First edition of this pioneering study, which researches unnecessary movements made by manual labourers during repetitive work. This book focuses on efficiency in masonry, the industry in which Gilbreth began his career. Gilbreth and his wife, the psychoanalyst Lillian Gilbreth, who also worked in the field of motion control, sought improvements that would benefit workers directly. In contrast, Frederick Winslow Taylor, Gilbreth's long-term colleague, sought to increase speed and profit for firms through motion control studies. A British issue was published simultaneously. Octavo. Diagrams and black-and-white photographs in text, publisher's slip tipped in at front as issued. Bound with 2 pp. adverts at end. Original green cloth, spine and front board lettered in gilt. Bookseller's ticket of John A. Hart Coy., Winnipeg, Canada, on front pastedown; ownership inscription of one G. L. Striurid(?) on front free endpaper. Extremities rubbed, a few faint marks to covers, contents clean. A very good copy.