KRESGE'S KATALOG : 5 Cents and 10 Cents MERCHANDISE : The Origina Parcel Post 5 & 10 Cent Store : A Facsimile Edition of the Original 1913 Catalog
by S.S. Kresge Company
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/None as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0394731514
- ISBN 13
- 9780394731513
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New York, NY: Random House, 1975. Facsimile Edition, 2nd Printing . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/with 3 folded corner tips, else Bright, Clean, As New. Soft cover/VG; strong w/light edge & surface wear. Facsimile Edition of the 1913 S.S. Kresge mail-order catalogue. The 20th century's largest discount store chain was founded by salesman supreme, Sebastian Spering Kresge (1867 - 1966) of Pennsylvania, and evolved to Kmart and Sears. This 1913 catalogue, w/some 2500 sale items is both a historical documentation of retail sales of the era as well as a primary resource to life in the USA in "nickle-and-dimes" days in contrast to, and similaries as well, with current on-line sales giants like Amazon and Walmart. Fanscinating comparison between then and now in the world of consumerism!.
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- Title
- KRESGE'S KATALOG : 5 Cents and 10 Cents MERCHANDISE : The Origina Parcel Post 5 & 10 Cent Store : A Facsimile Edition of the Original 1913 Catalog
- Author
- S.S. Kresge Company
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Facsimile Edition, 2nd Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0394731514
- ISBN 13
- 9780394731513
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- America/Merchandising/History/Consumerism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Business/Industry/Commerce;
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