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Bimba, Anthony . HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WORKING CLASS
NY 1934-3rd International. 379pp., index. Near Fine. (a13498)
$29.00 (unions) . LIST OF AMERICAN TRADE UNION JOURNALS AND LABOR PAPERS CURRENTLY RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LIBRARY
Washington 1948 Revised. 4to., 57 leaves (mimeo), staped. Good. (a13705)
$40.00 Trowbridge, Oliver . BISOCIALISM THE REIGN OF THE MAN AT THE MARGIN
NY 1903 Moody. Pro-labor, for reform of capitalism. Hardcover. Octavo, 427pp., index, cloth.Good, slight wear to spine ends, cloth a bit stained. (a13962)
$23.00 Shostak, Arthur and William Gomberg . BLUE-COLLAR WORLD STUDIES OF THE AMERICAN WORKER
NJ 1964 Prentice Hall. Sixty-one essays focus on the ...life of America's blue-color workers and their families. Sm.4to., 622pp., index, hardcover. Fine in VG DJ. (a16563)
$24.00 Martin, W. A. . A TREATISE ON THE LAW OF LABOR UNIONS
Washington 1910. Hardcover. Octavo, 649pp., index, cloth. Library bookplate, private library stamp on front flyleaf and rear pastedown, rear pocket removed. Text clean and binding secure. Fair, very rubbed and worn, torn along outer hinge, spine label worn away, spine cloth torn. (a17945)
$35.00 Bimba, Anthony . THE MOLLY MAGUIRES
NY 1932 International. Sm8vo., 144pp., index. Miners in Pennsylvania and their labor strikes and struggles in 1870s. Hardcover pictorial boards. VG, no DJ. (a20010)
$28.00 Starobin, Joseph . AMERICAN COMMUNISM IN CRISIS 1943-1957
1972 -1st Harvard Univ. 331pp., index. Fine in Good DJ. (a20142)
$35.00 Sanial, Lucien . THE SOCIALIST ALMANAC AND TREASURY OF FACTS VOLUME 1 NO. 1
NY 1898 first edition.Journal of Socialist Labor Part of U.S. This almanac covers history of socialism in Europe and statistical development of capitalism and unequal distribution of wealth in the U.S. Hardcover. Octavo, 320pp., red cloth. Bookplate of American Branch of Workers Party of America, Worcester, Mass. Good, cover somewhat worn and soiled. (a32198)
$45.00 Johnson, Christopher H. . MAURICE SUGAR, LAW, LABOR, AND THE LEFT IN DETROIT 1912-1950
Detroit 1988 1st Wayne State. Sugar was Detroit's most prominent labor lawyer and UAW general counsel and the highest-placed friend of the Communist party within the UAW (p.13). Sm.4to., 334pp., photo illustrations, index, hardcover. Near Fine, no DJ. (a3499)
$22.00 Hass, Paula Hollerbach . MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT AND FERTILITY IN METROPOLITAN LATIN AMERICA
Ann Arbor 1973 University Microfilm. Ph.D Dissertation, Duke University, 1971. Sm.8vo., 533 leaves, reproduced on rectos only, wraps. VG. (a37444)
$45.00Antonini, Luigi. DYNAMIC DEMOCRACY
NY 1944 Eloquent Press. Antonni was General Secretary of Local 89 of Italian Dressmakers, first vice-president of the ILGWU, and a leader of the American Labor Party. Mostly in Italian, parts in English. Lg.8vo., 462pp., red cloth hardcover. Some photo illustrations. VG, light soiling, foxing, no DJ. (a40750)
$24.00(zionism). SIXTIETH JUBILEE OF THE LABOR ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA POALE ZION CHICAGO
Chicago 1965. 8vo., about 500pp., some monochrome photo illus., wraps. VG. (a41754)
$45.00Schiller, Solomon. PRINCIPLES OF LABOR ZIONISM
1928 Zionist Labor Party Hitachduth of America. The Young Jew Series Number 1. 8vo., 31pp., wraps. Good, light wear. (a41761)
$33.00 (Boudin, Louis) . JEROME PAUL...PLAINITFF-RESPONDENT AGAINST SAM MENCHER...OR HARRY BEGOON...DEFENDANT-APPELLANT
NY n.d (c. 1938). Appellate brief, Louis B. Boudin (noted leftist Attorney) and Simon H. Braunstone, for the Defedant-Appellant. Collective bargaining dispute in the fur business. 4to., 22pp., original monochrome photo exhibits, wraps. Good, a bit worn. (a42401)
$45.00 (zionism) . ALLIANCE VOICE
NY 1943. Monthly journal of Labor Zionism published by the Jewish National Workers' Alliance. Vol. IX, issues 1-6, February 1943- December 1943. In English and in Yiddish. Bound in one hardcover volume. (a42548)
$120.00 Latimer, Murray W. . GUARANTEED WAGES REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT BY THE ADVISORY BOARD
Washington 1947 GPO. Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion Office of Temporary Controls. 4to., 473pp., wraps. VG, light cover wear. (a43830)
$89.00 (labor) . GUARANTEED WAGE PLANS IN THE UNITED STATES - A REPORT ON THE EXTENT OF GUARANTEED PLANS AND THE EXPERIENCE OF SELECTED COMPANIES
Washington 1947. Bulletin 925, U.S. Department of Labor. 4to., 90pp., wraps. VG. (a43832)
$45.00 (labor) . GUARANTEED WAGE PLANS IN THE UNITED STATES
Washington 1947. Bulletin 907, US Department of Labor. 4to., 62pp., wraps. VG. (a43833)
$35.00 Iserman, Theodore . INDUSTRIAL PEACE AND THE WAGNER ACT HOW THE ACT WORKS AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
NY 1947 McGraw. Foreword by Leo Wolman. Sm8vo., 91pp., wraps. VG. (a44712)
$40.00 Nordquist, Joan (comp.) . NAFTA AND GATT ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES
Santa Cruz 1996. Contemporary Social Issues, A Bibliographic Series, No. 43. Reference and Research Services. 8vo., 72pp., wraps. Fine. (a46317)
$20.00Lescohier, Don D.; Elizabeth Brandeis. WORKING CONDITIONS; LABOR LEGISLATION
NY 1935 Macmillan. These two parts comprise Volume III in the History of Labor in the United States 1896-1932. Hardcover octavo., 778pp., index, original maroon cloth. VG light wear. no owner markd, no DJ. (a51663)
$45.00(economics). WAGES AND HOURS IN AMERICAN INDUSTRY
NY 1925 first edition. National Industrial Conference Board. Hardcover octavo., 199pp. Pocket inside rear board and Company name on titlepage. VG, no DJ. (a53057)
$35.00 Downie, Bryan M. . RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CANADIAN-AMERICAN WAGE SETTLEMENTS AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF FIVE INDUSTRIES
Queen's University 1970 1st Industrial Relations Centre. 8vo., 257pp., hardcover. 257p. Steel Institute library blind stamp on titlepage, bookplate and pocket. VG, Scarce. (a53365)
$100.00 Franke, Walter and Irvin Sobel . THE SHORTAGE OF SKILLED AND TECHNICAL WORKERS
Urbana 1968 University of Illinois. A report to the Manpower Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. 4to., 464pp., wraps. Errata page laid in. VG. (a53565)
$45.00 Coombs, Whitney . THE WAGES OF UNSKILLED LABOR IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IN THE UNITED STATES 1890-1924 (signed)
NY 1926 Columbia University. Hardcover. Octavo, 162pp., cloth. **Signed by Coombs. VG, some stains on front blank end papers. (a54036)
$35.00 Andrews, John B. . ADMINISTRATIVE LABOR LEGISLATION A STUDY OF AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN THE DELEGATION OF LEGISLATIVE POWER
NY 1936 1st Harper. Octavo, 231pp., hardcover. Owner name erased from end paper. VG, no DJ. (a54040)
$39.00 Weathersby, George B. . STRUCTURAL ISSUES IN THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR SCIENTIFIC MANPOWER: IMPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL MANPOWER POLICY
1972 Ford Foundation. 4to., 33 leaves (rectos only), wraps. Good, light wear. (a54042)
$39.00 Rhyne, Jennings J. PhD . SOME SOUTHERN COTTON MILL WORKERS AND THEIR VILLAGES
Chapel Hill 1930 1st University of North Carolina. Hardcover. Octavo, 214pp., cloth. Light paperclip effects top margins initial pages. VG plus, no DJ. (a54386)
$49.00 Clark, Harold F. PhD . LIFE EARNINGS IN SELECTED OCCUPATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
NY 1937 1st Harper. 8vo., 408pp., numerous statistics and charts, index, hardcover. Institution discard bookplate. Numbers written at heel of spine. Good, chip along top edge of front cover, corners and head of spine a bit worn, no DJ. (a54630)
$40.00 Lauck, W. Jett and Edgar Sydenstricker . CONDITIONS OF LABOR IN AMERICAN INDUSTRIES A SUMMARIZATION OF THE RESULTS OF RECENT INVESTIGATIONS
NY 1917 1st Funk & Wagnalls. 8vo., 403pp., index, hardcover. Steel Institute blind stamp on titlepage, bookplate and neat pocket. VG, no DJ. (a54865)
$25.00Stewart, Bryce M.. UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IN THE UNITED STATES THE PLANS AND THEIR SETTING
NY 1930 1st Industrial Relations. Lg.8vo., 727pp., index, black cloth hardcover. Good, inner hinges reinforced. no dj. (a55101)
$35.00 Stockton, Frank T. . INTERNATIONAL MOLDERS UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (signed)
Baltimore 1921 1st Johns Hopkins. Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science Series XXXIX No. 3. 8vo., 22pp., index, later wraps with original front printed wrap bound in. ***Inscribed and signed by Stockton, with his bookplate. Good, light wear. Scarce. (a55464)
$95.00 Clark, Harold F. PhD . LIFE EARNINGS IN SELECTED OCCUPATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
NY 1937 1st Harper. 8vo., 408pp., numerous statistics and charts, index, hardcover. Institution discard bookplate. Numbers written at heel of spine. Paperclip effects on initial pages in top margins. Fairly Good, inner hinges cracked; backstrip faded a bit, no DJ. (a55490)
$27.00 Weber, Arnold R. and Daniel J. B. Mitchell . THE PAY BOARD'S PROGRESS WAGE CONTROLS IN PHASE II
Washington 1978 1st Brookings. Sm.4to., 454pp., wraps. VG. (a55541)
$35.00 (safety) . TRANSACTIONS 34TH NATIONAL SAFETY CONGRESS VOLUME 1 PART 2
1946. Articles on safety in food production, waterfront labor, meat packing, mining,petroleum, steam railway, pulp and paper, etc. 8vo., pp. 317-660, wraps. Good plus. Volume 1 Part 2. (a55627)
$42.00 Silverberg, Louis g. (editor) . THE WAGNER ACT: AFTER TEN YEARS
Washington 1945 Bureau of National Affairs. 8vo., 126pp., hardcover. Institute bookplate. Small label at heel of spine. VG, no DJ. (a55968)
$30.00 Beney, M. Ada . DIFFERENTIALS IN INDUSTRIAL WAGES AND HOURS IN THE UNITED STATES
NY 1938 1st National Industrial Conference Board. 8vo., 203pp., hardcover. Institution stamps on fore-edges, small number stamp at lower margin of one page. Plain label at heel of spine. Good plus. (a57080)
$37.00 Malone, Dumas (editor) . THE RIGHT TO WORK
1954. Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science Vol. XXVI. 8vo., 70pp., wraps. VG. (a57104)
$23.00Klein, Lawrence R. (editor). 50 YEARS' PROGRESS OF AMERICAN LABOR
1950 Department of Labor. Special issue of Monthly Labor Review. 4to., 192pp., wraps. VG. (a57572)
$35.00 Morris, James O. . ELITES, INTELLECTUALS, AND CONSENSUS
Ithaca 1966 Cornell Univ. "A study of the social question and the industrial relations system in Chile." 292p. Index.VG. (a5888)
$35.00 Devney, Joseph Jordan . INDIVIDUALISM THE SOLUTION OF OUR ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
Cleveland 1912. 12mo., 66pp., wraps. Original photograph of Joseph Devney tipped in as frontispiece (photo 4 x6 inches). Old library stamp on end paper. Lacks rear wrap and application for membership (p. 67). Near Good, somewhat worn. Scarce. (a59733)
$150.00 Sable, Martin H. . MEXICAN AND MEXICAN-AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL LABOR IN THE UNITED STATES AN INTERNATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
NY 1987 1st Haworth. ISBN 0-86656-542-6. Hardcover. Octavo, 429pp, cloth. Near Fine, slight residue of price tag on front end paper, no DJ. (a60336)
$45.00 Blunt, Joseph et al . ADDRESS OF THE HOME LEAGUE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES
New York 1841 James van Norden. Octavo., 16pp., original printed wraps. Institution stamp on front. Later sewn binding. Good. (a61252)
$45.00 Cowdin, Elliot C. . CAPITAL AND LABOR - AN ADDRESS DELIVERED...1877
New York 1877 American Institute. Octavo, 20pp., original printed octavo wraps. Good, wraps chipped and worn. (a61909)
$25.00 (labor) . WHO'S WHO IN LABOR
NY 1946. Dryden. 4to., 480pp., green cloth hardcover. Good inner hinges cracking, light cover wear, no DJ. (a62230)
$22.00Mereto, Joseph J.. THE RED CONSPIRACY
NY 1920 1st edition. National Historical Society. Hardcover. Octavo, 398p. VG+, no DJ. no owner marks. (a64407)
$27.00 (communism) . COMMUNISTS WITHIN THE LABOR MOVEMENT A HANDBOOK ON THE FACTS AND COUNTER-MEASURES
Washington 1947 Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Octavo, 54pp., pictorial wraps. VG. (a64823)
$24.00Cox, Hon. S. S.. REMARKS OF HON. S. S. COX ON THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW - EIGHT HOURS FOR TOILERS - SPEECH OF HON. SAMUEL S COX
April 25, 1884. Octavo, 8pp., original printed wraps. Good. (a65055)
$27.00 Lecht, Leonard A. . POOR PERSONS IN THE LABOR FORCE: A UNIVERSE OF NEED
October 1970 U.S Department of Labor. 4to, about 115 pp., original plastic spiral wraps. VG. Scarce. (a65088)
$75.00Tolman, William H.. SOCIAL ENGINEERING A RECORD OF THINGS DONE BY AMERICAN INDUSTRIALISTS EMPLOYING UPWARDS OF ONE AND ONE-HALF MILLION OF PEOPLE
NY 1909 1st McGraw. Introduction by Andrew Carnegie. On the benefits- health, safety, housing, etc - to American labor from Big Business and American corporations. Maron cloth with gilt lettering. Large octavo, 384pp., hardcover. VG ++, no faults; now owner marks. no dj. (a66551)
$59.00 Tucker, Irwin St. John . NOW IT MUST BE DONE
Chicago 1920 Socialist Party of the United States. 12mo., 37pp., wraps. Good, small cover chip. (a67325)
$35.00 Naas, Bernard G. and Carmelita S. Sakr . AMERICAN LABOR UNION PERIODICALS A GUIDE TO THEIR LOCATION
Ithaca 1956 1st Cornell University. 4to., 175pp., hardcover. VG. (a67331)
$20.00 Schoenhals, Kai (translator) . FRIEDRICH A SORGE'S LABOR MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WORKING CLASS FROM 1890 TO 1896. ISBN 0-313-25518-0.
NY 1987 1st Greenwood. ISBN 0-313-25518-0. Octavo, 196pp., original gilt printed hardcover. Fine. (a68023)
$89.00 Lopata, Helena Znaniecka with Cheryl Allyn Miller and Debra Barnewolt . CITY WOMEN WORK, JOBS OCCUPATIONS, CAREERS VOLUME I: AMERICA; VOLUME II: CHICAGO (2 VOLUME set, complete)
NY 1984, 1985 first edition Praeger. ISBN 0-03-069246-6. ISBN 0-03-069247-4. 2 volumes. Hardcovers. Large octavos, 302pp., 551pp., original matching green and gilt printed cloth. Fine, no DJs. 2 volume set. no marks. (a68116)
$80.00 Giffin, Frederick C. (editor) Mary Marcy . THE TONGUE OF ANGELS THE MARY MARCY READER. ISBN 0-941664-91-0 (HARDCOVER)
Selinsgrove 1988 1st Susquehanna University Press. ISBN 0-941664-91-0. Marcy, 1877-1922, was managing editor of International Socialist Review. Octavo, 186pp., hardcover. Fine in VG, DJ, a bit rubbed. (a68290)
$34.00 Butler, Benjamin F. . RELIEF TO LABOR. SETTLING OUR LANDS WITH THE LABORER THE BEST SUBSTITUTE FOR A STANDING ARMY
Washington 1878. Octavo, 13pp., original wraps. Mostly uncut. Good, light wear. (a68632)
$45.00 Giffin, Frederick C. (editor) Mary Marcy . THE TONGUE OF ANGELS THE MARY MARCY READER. ISBN 0-941664-91-0
Selinsgrove 1988 1st Susquehanna University Press. ISBN 0-941664-91-0. Marcy, 1877-1922, was managing editor of International Socialist Review. Octavo, 186pp., hardcover. Near Fine in Near VG DJ, stained. (a69583)
$32.00 Harrison, Milton W. (editor and publisher) . ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION VII EXPLORING THE FACTORS INVOLVED IN REEMPLOYMENT OF LABOR AND CAPITAL
NY c.1940. Sponsored by the Savings Bank Journal. Edited transcript of Record. Confidential-not for publication. 4to., 77 leaves (rectos only), one photo illustration of Conference attendees, 4 charts, hardcover. VG, corners and spine ends lightly worn. Scarce. (a69604)
$285.00 mexico . REGLAMENTO DE LA SOCIEDAD DE SOCORROS MUTUOUS "LA UNION OBRERA"
Merida de Yucatan 1892 Imprenta de La Razon Social. 24p. Sm12mo. Original paper wraps. Fairly good-cover stained and chipped a bit. Binding broken. (a7011)
$25.00 (economics) . THE MEASUREMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF JOB VACANCIES , A CONFERENCE REPORT OF THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
NY 1966. hardcover. Octavo, 593pp., cloth. VG, lower right corner bumped, no DJ. (a70834)
$24.00 Howson, C. . REPORT ON AMERICAN MINING PRACTICE
January 1926. small folio. Report was submitted to Dorman Long & Co, Limited, Steel and Iron Manufacturers of London. Includes: 74 pages of text, drawings of maps, mines and mining equipment; 9 very fine (sharp and bright) original photographs (6 x 7 inches) of mines and mining equipment (all labelled) mounted on heavy stock. Text covers: mining in the USA, mechanical loading in American mines, wage data, qualties and analyses of american coals, accidents in American mines, future of mining, notes on electric locomotive. Metal post binding with metal decorative board edge reinforcers, gilt lettering on front. VG. Scarce. (a71804)
$800.00 Erickson, Kenneth Paul, Patrick V. Pepper and Hobart A. Spaldilng Jr . RESEARCH ON THE URBAN WORKING CLASS AND ORGANIZED LABOR IN ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, AND CHILE: WHAT IS LEFT TO BE DONE
1974. Offprint from Latin American Research Review. Octavo, pp. 115-142, original printed wraps. VG. (a74836)
$30.00 (judaica) . FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF ENGLISH-SPEAKING BRANCHES OF THE JEWISH NATIONAL WORKERS' ALLIANCE AT THE PARK CENTRAL HOTEL, NOVEMBER 1947
NY 1947. Includes addresses by Hayim Greenberg, Ben Zion Elan and David Horowitz. 4to., about 30pp., black buckram cloth with gilt spine lettering. Boubnd with: 3 issues of Alliance News Letters (February, June, November 1947) published by the Jewish National Workers' Alliance and four issues of Alliance Voice (April, June, September and December 1947) (Alliance Voice issues are mostly in Hebrew or Yiddish). Near Fine. Scarce. (a75216)
$115.00 (labor) . MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. TRANSMITTING THE REPORT OF THE EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION (2 VOLUMES COMPLETE)
Washington 1912 GPO. 2 volumes. Hardcovers. Octavos, 214pp., 1495pp., cloth. Ink number on spine, a few stamps inside front cover and on front free blank, one stamp on title page. Good plus. Bindings secure. 2 volumes. (a75291)
$135.00 Amato, Ivan . PUSHING THE HORIZON - SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF HIGH STAKES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
no date (1997?) GPO. ISBN 0-16-049579-2. Hardcover. Large octavo, 409pp., cloth. Light Depository Library stamps on end papers and title page, no other library marks. Fine in ear Fine DJ. (a75695)
$39.00 Keller, Kent Ellsworth . PROSPERITY THROUGH EMPLOYMENT A JOB FOR EVERY MAN AND WOMAN WHO WANTS TO WORK
New York 1936 1st Harper. Hardcover. Octavo, 244pp., cloth. Presentation copy to Senator Robert F. Wagner, with full page inscription by Kent Keller and signed by him, dated 1937. VG plus, light wear, in scarce Good DJ, a bit of ink scribble on front panel and chipping at corners and spine ends. (a76244)
$100.00 (labor law) . VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING LABOR BOARD AND WAGNER ACT - VOLUME 1 DECEMBER 11, 1939 TO JANUARY 12, 1940
Washington 1940. Hardcover. Lg.4to., 674p. plus index, tan buckram. Good, text toned and cover a bit soiled. (a77951)
$95.00 (labor law) . VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING LABOR BOARD AND WAGNER ACT VOLUME 2 JANUARY 15, 1940 TO FEBRUARY 6, 1940
Washington 1940. Hardcover. Lg.4to., 716p. plus index, tan buckram. Good, text toned and cover a bit soiled. (a77952)
$95.00 (judaica) . DER YIDDISHER ARBEITER I24 CONSECUTIVE ISSUES JANUARY 9, 1931 THROUGH APRIL 1932 (BOUND IN ONE VOLUME)
New York 1932. Organ of the Jewish Socialist Labor Party Poale-Zion of America. 24 consecutive issues of this this Yiddish journal, Vols. X, XI, bound in one hardcover volume. 4to., about 13pp. per issue, black cloth. VG. Scarce. (a78373)
$330.00 Shepard, Elliott F. . LABOR AND CAPITAL ARE ONE
New York 1886 American Bank Note Company. 12mo., 62pp., original stapled wraps. VG, light wear. (a78728)
$24.00