Main Street- Not Wall Street; A Reply to the Railroads' Demands for a Wage Reduction 1938
by Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Item Price
€699.00€559.20
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
No Place: Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, 1938. Personal copy of Herman B Wells, beloved former President and Chancellor of Indiana University, with his name in gilt at bottom of front boards. Apparently published as the response of the unions to management's demands for a 15% reduction in wages in 1938 and specially printed for prominent Americans in the hope that they would support the union's request for an increase in wages. 482 pages.Bound in brown leather with gilt lettering. A fascinating chapter in union- management history, and a great railroad collectible. Boards lightly rubbed at tips, and 1 page small corner crease.. First Edition. Buckram. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001534
- Title
- Main Street- Not Wall Street; A Reply to the Railroads' Demands for a Wage Reduction 1938
- Author
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
- Place of Publication
- No Place
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Bookseller catalogs
- U.S. History-Trade Unions; Transportation;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...