The labor movement; the problem of to-day. The history, purpose and possibilities of labor organizations in Europe and America; guilds, trades-unions, and Knights of Labor; wages and profits; hours of labor; functions of capital, Chinese labor; competition; arbitration; profit-sharing and co-operation; principles of the Knights of Labor; moral and educational aspects of the labor question
by McNeill, George E., ed
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: A.M. Bridgman & Co, 1887. Hardcover. xiv, [vi], 615, [xii]p., illustrated boards, front., illus., tissue guards for the illustrations are browned with offsetting on facing pages, corners bumped, boards rubbed and unevenly toned, board illustrations dimmed, endpapers slightly soiled, rear paste-down endpaper is somewhat peeling off, white substance on back board. Associate editors included Terence V. Powderly, Henry George, P.M. Arthur, John McBride, P.J. McGuire and others.
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- Bookseller
- Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14949
- Title
- The labor movement; the problem of to-day. The history, purpose and possibilities of labor organizations in Europe and America; guilds, trades-unions, and Knights of Labor; wages and profits; hours of labor; functions of capital, Chinese labor; competition; arbitration; profit-sharing and co-operation; principles of the Knights of Labor; moral and educational aspects of the labor question
- Author
- McNeill, George E., ed
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- A.M. Bridgman & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1887
- Bookseller catalogs
- Labor - American; Nineteenth century; 1880s; Knights of Labor;
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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San Francisco, California
About Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Established in 1981 in San Francisco, we specialize in books and ephemeral materials related to the history of Labor and other social movements, including the struggles for Black and Chicano equality, the Gay liberation movement, Feminism, and Asian-American activism, as well as the Far Right. In recent years Bolerium has expanded into materials in non-western languages, especially from East Asia, and has also placed more emphasis on ephemera, with tens of thousands of original leaflets, pamphlets, and posters in stock. You can sign up for free email lists in our subject areas at www.bolerium.com. We are located in San Francisco at 2141 Mission, Suite 300 (between 17th & 18th St.). We're open by appointment only..
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...