TAILOR'S PROGRESS: The Story of a Famous Union and the Men Who Made It/Commemoration Edition, Specially Printed for Delegates and Guests of the 25th Convention, International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Boston, Mass., May 29 to June 9, 1944
by Stolberg, Benjamin
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc./An American Mercury Book, 1944. 360 pp. Original dark blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Modest rubbing to corners and spine ends. Covers a bit cocked. Top edge gilt. Light foxing to endpapers. This is Dean Acheson's copy w/ his name stamped in gilt at bottom corner of front cover. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Title
- TAILOR'S PROGRESS: The Story of a Famous Union and the Men Who Made It/Commemoration Edition, Specially Printed for Delegates and Guests of the 25th Convention, International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Boston, Mass., May 29 to June 9, 1944
- Author
- Stolberg, Benjamin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc./An American Mercury Book
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- INDUSTRY BUSINESS LABOR UNIONS TAILORS DRESSMAKING DRESSMAKERS CLOTHES CLOTHING APPAREL INTERNATIONAL LADIES' GARMENT WORKERS' UNION AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENERAL
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- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Top Edge Gilt
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