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Pegler, Martin M. . VISUAL MERCHANDISING AND DISPLAY
NY 1991 2nd Fairchild. 4to., 312pp., monochrome and color photo illustrations, index, printed pictorial boards. Fine, no DJ. (a18735)
$27.00Donovan, H. M.. ADVERTISING RESPONSE A RESEARCH INTO INFLUENCES THAT INCREASE SALES
Philadelphia 1924 1st Lippincott. Octavo, 195pp., hardcover. Good, minor cover wear, no DJ. (a20619)
$23.00Gross, Alfred and Dale Houghton. SALES PROMOTION
NY 1950 1st Ronald. Octavo, 434pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a31302)
$23.00 Rogge, Charles P. . SUPER-SELLING WITH ROGGE
NY 1930. 8vo., 150pp. VG, light soiling on front, boards slightly bowed, no DJ. (a32311)
$30.00 (shoes) . ALFRED J. CAMMEYER SPRING AND SUMMER 1901 (CATALOGUE OF SHOES FOR SALE)
NY 1901. Lg.8vo., 46pp., numerous illustrations of shoes for men, women and children, attractve art nouveau wraps. Good, new paper spine, a few small chips at edges of front wrap, some larger chips and closed tear on rear wrap. (a36308)
$48.00 Lombard, George F. F. . BEHAVIOR IN A SELLING GROUP
Boston 1955 Harvard. 8vo., 359pp., boards. Owner signed on front flyleaf. VG in Good DJ, heel of spine chipped, a few chips on edges, light wear and soiling. (a39382)
$45.00 Jones, Mark . THE MELVILLE STORY OF MEN AND SHOES
1963. Story of Melville shoe company of NY which included the Thom McAn stores. Hardcover. 4to, 411 leaves (carbon typescript), cloth. Four typescipt pages of errata laid in. Business History. Near Fine. Scarce. (a4732)
$180.00 Levy, Hermann . SHOPS OF BRITAIN A STUDY OF RETAIL DISTRIBUTION
NY 1947 1st Oxford. Hardcover. Small octavo,, 246pp., cloth. Institute bookplate, checkout slip at rear, numbers at heel of spine. Good, no DJ. (a54832)
$25.00 (sears roebuck) . SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. CATALOGUE FALL AND WINTER 1962
1962. 4to., 1514pp., profusely illustrated, wraps. Good, light wear, spine concave. (a56866)
$149.00(montgomery ward). MONTGOMERY WARD CATALOGUE SPRING AND SUMMER 1958
1958. Lg.4to., 916pp., illustrations, wraps. VG, light wear. (a56871)
$155.00(montgomery ward). MONTGOMERY WARD CATALOGUE SPRING AND SUMMER 1951
1951. Lg.4to., 954pp., illustrations, wraps. Good, light wear, cup stain on front, concave spine. (a56873)
$140.00(montgomery ward). MONTGOMERY WARD CATALOGUE SPRING AND SUMMER 1950
1950. Lg.4to., 960pp., illustrations, wraps. Good, light wear, lower corner of rear wrap and final few leaves bumped, concave spine. (a56874)
$145.00 (sears roebuck) . SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. CATALOGUE FALL AND WINTER 1966
1966. 4to., 1682pp., profusely illustrated, wraps. VG, light wear. (a56876)
$149.00(montgomery ward). MONTGOMERY WARD CATALOGUE SPRING AND SUMMER 1948
1948. Lg.4to., 1162pp., illustrations, wraps. Near Good, light wear, extreme tips of about 30 leaves chipped off, rear cover and about ten final pages have 2 inch closed tear with no loss of text, concave spine. Binding secure; light toning of text; no owner marks. (a56881)
$145.00(montgomery ward). MONTGOMERY WARD CATALOGUE SPRING AND SUMMER 1952
1952. Lg.4to., 968pp., illustrations, wraps. Good, light wear, one index page present but detached and chipped around all edges with some loss of text,light toning of text; a few corners bumped, a few red pencil marks on index pages, concave spine. Binding secure. (a56882)
$145.00(montgomery ward). MONTGOMERY WARD CATALOGUE FALL AND WINTER 1952-1953
1953. Lg.4to., 1044pp., illustrations, wraps. Good, light wear, a few corners bumped, concave spine. Text slightly toned. No owner marks. Binding secure. (a56883)
$145.00(montgomery ward). MONTGOMERY WARD CATALOGUE FALL AND WINTER 1956 - 1957
1957. Lg.4to., 1138pp., illustrations, wraps. Good, light wear, corners bumped, concave spine. (a56897)
$145.00 (sears roebuck) . SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. CATALOGUE FALL AND WINTER 1964
1964. 4to., 1767pp., profusely illustrated, wraps. Good plus, light wea, spine concave. (a56978)
$149.00 (sears roebuck) . SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. CATALOGUE FALL AND WINTER 1954
1954. 4to., 1398pp., profusely illustrated, wraps. Good , first 30 pages have top corner chipped off, light cover wear, spine concave. (a56979)
$149.00 (sears roebuck) . SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. CATALOGUE SPRING THROUGH SUMMER 1962
1962. 4to., 1539pp., profusely illustrated, wraps. Near VG, spine concave. (a57075)
$149.00 (new york city) . B. ALTMAN & CO'S ENLARGED STORE FIFTH AVENUE MADISON AVENUE 34TH AND 35TH STREETS NEW YORK
1914. 4to., 45pp., illustrated with drawings, original gilt printed maroon wraps. Near Fine, a few tiny spots on front, in original box (a bit worn). (a62560)
$65.00(Joel J. Baily). 1847 - 1897 GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY APRIL 1st SOUVENIR OF THE FIFTIETH BUSINESS ANNIVERSARY OF JOEL J. BAILY
Philadelphia c. 1897 Burk & McFetridge. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 93pp., photo illustrations of employees and of the exterior of this major department store in Philadelphia which sold hosiery, notions, furnish goods, white goods, and so on, green cloth. Much on anniversary dinner including full seating plan and speeches given. Good, hinges tender, some cover wear and light soiling. (a75002)
$29.00 Revzan, David A. (comp.) . A COMPREHENSIVE CLASSIFIED MARKETING BIBLIOGRAPHY PART I BOOKS PUBLISHED THROUGH 1949
Berkeley 1951 University of California. Octavo, 141pp., stiff wraps with half cloth . Ex-library. VG. Scarce. (a78399)
$65.00 (economics) . COSTS, MERCHANDISING PRACTICES, ADVERTISING AND SALES IN THE RETAIL DISTRIBUTION OF CLOTHING VOLUME VI BUILDINGS AND STORE EQUIPMENT, MERCHANDISE SOLD, STORE METHODS AND ACCOUNTING PRACTICES 1919
NY 1921 Prentice Hall. Octavo, about 100pp., limp maroon cloth covered boards. Owner bookplate. Good plus, light wear. Volume VI. (a78427)
$30.00 (economics) . COSTS, MERCHANDISING PRACTICES, ADVERTISING AND SALES IN THE RETAIL DISTRIBUTION OF CLOTHING VOLUME I SALES AND SALES' RATIO IN RETAIL CLOTHING STORES 1919, 1918, AND 1914
NY 1921 Prentice Hall. Hardcover. Octavo, about 100pp., limp maroon cloth covered boards. Owner bookplate. Good plus, light wear. Volume I. (a78428)
$30.00 Advertising Broadside . PITKIN'S PARADE OF EASTER SPECIALS
c. 1920. Advertising poster listing sale products and prices, dated Saturday April 27th. 11 x 17 inches, printed in blue and orange ink. Decorated with bunny rabbits. VG, folded in sixths. (a78573)
$20.00 Black, Starr & Frost . THROUGH ONE HUNDRED YEARS
New York City 1910 first edition Black, Starr & Frost. Published on the hundredtdh anniversary "of the oldet retail jewelry house in New York together with some facts as to its different departments." Hardcover. 12mo., 40p., frontis drawing of store, fourteen delicate mounted color illustrations of some of their products: watches, brooches, necklaces, watches, silverware, vases, pearls, etc., gilt printed boards with mounted leather label. Good plus with some light fraying on corners and spine ends. Not a modern reprint. (a84354)
$85.00 Bloom, Gordon Falk . THE NEGRO IN THE SUPERMARKET INDUSTRY
1972 University of Pennsylvania. Octavo., 226p., original wraps. Ex-university reference library. Good plus. (a87013)
$28.00Fulmer, Willam E.. THE NEGRO IN THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY
1973 University of Pennsylvania. Octavo., 207p., original wraps. Ex-university reference library. VG but all usual library marks and stamps. (a87014)
$29.00 Hayward, George W. . ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT STORE ACCOUNT BOOK 1844-48
Booklet, 4-3/4 x 3 inches, 42p., leather. Store sold groceries as apples, sugar, coffee, butter, raisins, tea, spices as well as fabric, knives, soap, dishes, lamp oil, thread, etc. quite legible. Lists customers and prices of the goods. Ancestry records indicate a George W. Hayward living in Buffalo, New York at this time and running a grocery store. Good. (a87243)
$195.00 (ephemera) . WHOLESALE PRICE LIST LENTEN SEASON 1915 "WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS"
1915 Buffalo. Sales brochure for Jacob Dold Packing Company of Buffalo, New York. Paper ephemera. 7 inch square blue paper folded in half with listings of fish and prices on one side and picture of Dold Company on rear panel. VG. (a88718)
$29.00 Buzzell, Robert D (ed) . ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR IN MARKETING - CONTRIBUTED PAPERS DECEMBER CONFERENCES THE AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION
1956 first edition. AMA. Original printed sm4to wraps. 242p. Scarce. Good , cover lightly worn and a bit faded. no ownership marks. Articles as: Supermarkets and the Changing Times by E A Brand; Planned Shopping Centers by S O Kaylin; Automation in Food Wholesale by R Winslow; Changing Patters in Drug Wholesaling by George Kauffman and much more. (a90084)
$45.00Stereocards. A TRIP THROUGH SEARS ROEBUCK & CO
Set of original stereograph views in ORIGINAL printed box. ALL 50 views are present. c. 1907. 7-1/4 x 4 inches. Views of Sears Roebuck retail store in Chicago, Illinois, inside and out beginning with a portrait of R W Sears, president, sitting at his desk. All views identified and explained with detailed description on rear of each card. Descriptions almost sing with pride with Sears' modern machinery, efficiency, gardens, new business methods. Views are VG (just one has light wrinkle). Box is Near Good, solid but folding lid is splitting on all corners. Seldom found complete with all cards and in original box. (a90853)
$55.00