Business & Economics from Adamstown Books

Newark DE: University of Delaware Press, 1977. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 244 pp. Presents an overview, including edited excerpts, of Du Pont's writings on physiocratic economic theory and his belief that social, cultura,l and political institutions are of central importance. Good-, Ex-College Library; margin notes to last chapter; rubber stamp inside front… Read more about this item

Philadelphia PA: Temple Univ Pr, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oblong Hardcover, 279 pp. w/ b&w photos throughout. Explores the diverse Philadelphia business and manufacturing environment (small workshops, medium-sized mills and factories, and giant industrial plants) with archival b& w photographs to supplement text. Attention is paid to labor relations and… Read more about this item

West Chester PA: Published by Author, 2003. Book. Near Fine. Softcover (Side-stapled). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Side-stapled softcover booklet, 111 pp. w/ 33 b&w illustrations. Details how industrial growth transformed West Chesster after the Civil War. Covers businesses such as Hoopes Bros., Darlington Wheel Works; Sharples Separator Works, and more. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text… Read more about this item

Periscope Film LLC, 2008. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize softcover reprint of 1907 mining engineering text. 83 pp.w/ b&w figures and illustrations throughout. Includes test questions. Topics include surface and underground drainage, flat and inclined ore deposits, mine dams, draining aboandoned works, water hoisting, and more. Book Condition : Very Good;… Read more about this item

Millville NJ: Wheaton Glass Co., 1960. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oblong hardcover. Scarce 1960 company history/promotional piece for Wheaton Worldwide. "...a pictorial story of Wheaton, its history, the various types of manufacturing it conducts, its world-wide affiliations, and the people who have made it the world's largest manufacturer of pharmaceutical and cosmetic glassware." … Read more about this item

Harrisburg, PA: Department of Labor, 1920. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. Probable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This directory is divided into four main parts: Part I - Industrial establishments classified by product and alphabetically arranged; Part II - Industrial establishments classified by counties, and alphabetically arranged by cities and towns with brief resume of… Read more about this item

New York NY: National Foreign Trade Council, 1917. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A stenographic report of the proceeding, the discussion, and speeches at the several Group Sessions, the addresses at the banquet, together wi th the papers prepared in advance, a list that delegates present, the organizations and the companies represented, and… Read more about this item

Cambridge, England: Pye Limited, 1981. Book. Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). Reprint. Blue softcover, stapled, 16-pp. Illustrated with old advertisement, drawings and black and white photographs. Inscribed and signed by Gordon Bussey inside front cover. Published for the 50th Anniversary of the formation of Pye Radio Limited in Cambridge, England. This is the 1981 reprint. Forward by Harold J.… Read more about this item