Government Regulation of Transportation

New York & London:: D. Appleton-Century Company, Inc., 1938. A handsome copy. Clean, square, and tight. Would be FINE but for a little browning to the endpapers. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfectly sound. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Footnotes. Bibliographical references. Index. Bound in the original maroon cloth. Gilt spine titles are still bright and shiny. First printing of the first edition, so designated with a "1" at the conclusion of text, per this publisher's convention for identifying first editions. This copy is from the library of, and bears the small ownership signature of Ernest W. Williams, Jr., Ph.D. Dr. Williams was Professor of Transportation in the School of Business, Columbia University. He authored: Freight Transportation in the Soviet Union Including Comparisons with the United States; Economics of Transportation (with Marvin L. Fair); Transportation and Logistics (with Marvin L. Fair); The Outlook for Domestic Air Transport; The Outlook for the Railroad Industry; The Regulation of Rail-Motor Rate Competition; Liner Conferences in the Container Age: U. S. Policy at Sea (with Gunnar K. Sletmo); Manpower -- A Prime Resource; etc. Williams edited The Future of American Transportation. He served as consultant to various government agencies including the Bureau of the Budget, Office of Defense Mobilization, and Department of Commerce. Dr. Williams was honored with the Distinguished Member Award from the Transportation and Public Utilities Group (TPUG) of the American Economic Association (AEA). . Signed by Ernest W. Williams. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine condition./No dust jacket. 8vo. (iv), 122pp.…