Rules Governing Work Relief, November, 1931
by NEW YORK STATE - TEMPORARY EMERGENCY RELIEF ADMINISTRATION
Albany: Temporary Emergency Relief Administration, 1931. First Edition. Octavo (23.5cm.); publisher's brown printed staplebound card wrappers; 6pp. Vertical fold, faint splatting to upper cover spine edge, else Very Good.
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Make Food Fight for Freedom By Adequate On-the-Job Feeding of Industrial Workers
by OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION / WAR FOOD ADMINISTRATION
[Washington]: Office of War Information / War Food Administration, 1944. First Edition. Quarto (ca. 27cm.); printed staplebound self-wrappers; 16pp.; text printed in double columns. Minor toning else Fine. "This information supplements the basic wartime facts on food as presented in the Food Fights for Freedom program book" (upper cover).
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Explanations Governing Rules on Work Relief Relating to Records, November, 1931
by NEW YORK STATE - TEMPORARY EMERGENCY RELIEF ADMINISTRATION
Albany: Temporary Emergency Relief Administration, 1931. First Edition. Octavo (23.5cm.); publisher's tan printed staplebound card wrappers; 5pp. Vertical fold, faint dampstain to upper cover, brief pencil marginalia, else Very Good overall.
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![The Blood of Adonis [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/100/544/1581544100.0.m.jpg)
The Blood of Adonis [Signed]
by Adonis (Ali Ahmed Said); Samuel Hazo (trans.)
Pittsburgh: The University of Pittsburgh, 1971. First Edition. Red cloth; dustjacket; 8vo. Uncommon cloth issue of the Syrian-born poet's first book published in the US. Signed by Adonis on the title page. Translated by Samuel Hazo. Adonis has long been on the shortlist for the Nobel Prize which only one Arabic writer (the novelist Naguib Mahfouz) has won. This... Read More
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Notes To Literature. Volume Two
by ADORNO, Theodor W.; Rolf Tiedemann, ed; Sherry Weber Nicholssen, transl
New York: Columbia University Press / European Perspectives, 1992. First English Language Edition. First printing. Octavo; blue cloth hardcover; dustjacket; xx,350pp. Tight, unmarked copy, Fine. In the original dustwrapper, faintly creased on front panel, else fine. Translation of the second part of Noten Zur Literatur (Frankfurt, 1974). From the library of noted poet and translator Nathaniel Tarn, with his... Read More
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A Yale Man: A Novel
by [ADVENTURE] TYLER, Robert Lee
New York: Street & Smith, [1896]. First Edition. Octavo (18.5cm.); publisher's brown pictorial cloth, upper cover stamped in black and gilt, spine lettered in black and gilt, top edge gilt; 303,[1],[12](ads)pp. Light shelf wear, corners a bit bumped, minor soil to rear cover, textblock uniformly toned, contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper, else Very Good and sound. Adventure... Read More
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The Circular Distributer and Agents Guide. Devoted to Advertisers Agents, Circular Distributers and the Public in General. Vol. II, No. 11 (March 1895)
by [ADVERTISING] [Clark, R.H., ed?]
Savannah, GA, 1895. Printed self wrappers, 24cm x 16cm; [8]pp. Printed on newsprint. Wear to extremities (without loss); old dampstain affecting first two leaves; Good and sound. An apparently unrecorded trade monthly for drummers, bill-posters, and handbill distributors. A charmingly rustic piece of 19th-century Americana; the writing, layout, and printing are all of such a wonderfully amateur... Read More
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A Busted Bibliophile and His Books. Being a most delectable history of the diverting adventures of that renowned book-collector A. Edward Newton of Daylesford in Pennsylvania, Esquire. The First and only edition with all the Original Errours
by [A. EDWARD NEWTON] SARGENT, George H.
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1928. First, Limited Edition. One of six hundred copies. Octavo. Cloth-backed, marbled boards with printed paper title label; gilt spine title; 49pp; illus. Clean, Near Fine copy, free of markings or notable wear. Includes a checklist of Newton's articles, separately-published works, and Newtoniana.
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Charter and Bye-Laws
by [CHATHAM HOUSE] ROYAL INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
London: Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1926. First Edition. Staple-bound pamphlet. Printed card wrappers; 24pp. Light toning and wear; Very Good. First publication of the Royal charter issued to this foreign policy policy group, founded after WW1 by Lord Cecil and others. An American analogue, the Council on Foreign Relations, was a product of the same post-war meetings. ... Read More
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Political Renaissance in Africa
by [MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS]
New Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, [1960]. First Edition. Octavo. Staple-bound pamphlet; printed card wrappers; 13pp + two large folding maps in color. Bit of staining to covers; age-darkening to adhesive at gutter; Very Good. "The political map of the African continent hs, during the past decade, been transformed beyond recognition. Vast areas which were hitherto... Read More
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![Summary of Recent Economic Developments in Africa, 1952-53. Supplement to World Economic Report [Review Copy]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/488/148/1109148488.0.m.jpg)
Summary of Recent Economic Developments in Africa, 1952-53. Supplement to World Economic Report [Review Copy]
by UNITED NATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
New York: United Nations, Department of Economic Affairs, 1954. First Edition. Quarto (27.5cm.); publisher's tan pictorial staplebound card wrappers; vii,[1],83pp.; text printed from typescript. Light toning else Near Fine. Review copy with slip laid in.
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Economic Developments in Africa, 1954-1955: Supplement to World Economic Survey, 1955
by UNITED NATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
New York: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 1955. First Edition. Quarto (27.25cm.); publisher's tan pictorial staplebound card wrappers; vii,[1],100pp.; printed from typescript. Extremities a bit rubbed and toned else Very Good, internally fine.
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![Review of Economic Activity in Africa, 1950 to 1954: Supplement to World Economic Report, 1953-54 [Review Copy]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/001/150/1109150001.0.m.jpg)
Review of Economic Activity in Africa, 1950 to 1954: Supplement to World Economic Report, 1953-54 [Review Copy]
by UNITED NATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
New York: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 1955. First Edition. Quarto (27.25cm.); publisher's tan pictorial staplebound card wrappers; xii,146pp.; text printed from typescript. Some toning along extremities, light wear at spine ends, else Very Good and sound. Review copy with slip laid in.
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Economic Developments in Africa, 1956-1957: Supplement to World Economic Survey, 1957
by UNITED NATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
New York: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 1958. First Edition. Quarto (27.25cm.); publisher's tan pictorial staplebound card wrappers; viii,84pp.; graphs in text, printed from typescript. Extremities a bit rubbed and toned else Very Good, internally fine.
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Labor and Education in 1953. Reports of the Executive Council and the Annual Convention of the American Federation of Labor on Education in 1953
by [AFL]
Washington DC: American Federation of Labor, 1953. First Edition. 12mo. Staple-bound pamphlet; printed card wrappers; 80pp. Fine. Report of the AFL Education Committee to the 72nd Convention of the American Federation of Labor. Photo-illustrated.
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Labor Looks at the 91st Congress: An AFL-CIO Legislative Report
by [AFL-CIO] BIEMILLER, Andrew J. (ed)
[Washington, D.C.]: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1971. 12mo. Staple-bound wrappers; 116pp. Light external ageing and soil; Very Good. One in an annual series of AFL-CIO Legislative Reports, with sections on "Jobs and the Economy," "Housing and the Environment," "Health, Education and Welfare," etc.
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![AFL-CIO Legislative Reports. Labor Looks at the 84 [&c] Congress. Thirteen Volumes](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/577/415/1461415577.0.m.jpg)
AFL-CIO Legislative Reports. Labor Looks at the 84 [&c] Congress. Thirteen Volumes
by [AFL-CIO] MEANY, George (et al)
Washington DC: American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1956-1977. First printings. Thirteen 12mo volumes. Staple-bound, illustrated wrappers; pagination varies. Uniformly clean, tight and unmarked; Very Good or better. A nearly consecutive run of AFL-CIO Legislative Reports, beginning with the 84th Congress (1956) and ending with the 94th (1977), lacking only the report for 1972.... Read More
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![Industry Adjusted Favorable to Higher Minimum Wage Rates, 1939, 1941, 1950, 1956 [drop title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/744/705/1321705744.0.m.jpg)
Industry Adjusted Favorable to Higher Minimum Wage Rates, 1939, 1941, 1950, 1956 [drop title]
by AFL-CIO
N.p.: AFL-CIO, [1958]. First Edition. Quarto (28cm.); staplebound self-wrappers; 5ll.; printed from typescript. Fine condition. AFL-CIO Fact Sheet - Wage and Hour No. 2. Not separately catalogued in OCLC as of May, 2020.
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![Earnings Required for Minimum Living Standard [drop title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/757/705/1321705757.0.m.jpg)
Earnings Required for Minimum Living Standard [drop title]
by AFL-CIO
N.p.: AFL-CIO, [1958]. First Edition. Quarto (28cm.); side-stapled self-wrappers; 2,[2]ll.; printed from typescript on rectos only. Fine condition. AFL-CIO Fact Sheet / Wage and Hour No. 4. Not separately catalogued in OCLC as of May, 2020.
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![Only Federal Labor Standards Legislation Will Assure Substandard Pay Industries the Wage Gains of Other Industries [drop title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/754/705/1321705754.0.m.jpg)
Only Federal Labor Standards Legislation Will Assure Substandard Pay Industries the Wage Gains of Other Industries [drop title]
by AFL-CIO
N.p.: AFL-CIO, [1958]. First Edition. Quarto (28cm); side-stapled self-wrappers; 3,[3]ll.; printed from typescript on rectos only. Fine condition. AFL-CIO Fact Sheet - Wage and Hour No. 3. Not separately catalogued in OCLC as of May, 2020.
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Analysis of State Minimum Wage Provisions
by AFL-CIO
N.p.: AFL-CIO, 1958. First Edition. Quarto (27.5cm.); side-stapled self-wrappers; 2ll. printed on rectos only & 2,2,2,2pp.; printed from typescript. Minor wear from handling, else Very Good or better. AFL-CIO Fact Sheet - Wage and Hour No. 7. Not separately catalogued in OCLC as of May, 2020.
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![Investigation of Wages and Living Conditions of Uncovered Workers [drop title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/761/705/1321705761.0.m.jpg)
Investigation of Wages and Living Conditions of Uncovered Workers [drop title]
by AFL-CIO
N.p.: AFL-CIO, [1957]. First Edition. Quarto (28cm.); side-stapled self-wrappers; 3ll.; printed from typescript on rectos only. Fine condition. AFL-CIO Fact Sheet - Fair Labor Standards No. 5. Not separately catalogued in OCLC as of May, 2020.
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Labor's Economic Review, Vol. 2, no. 12, December, 1957
by AFL-CIO
[Washington, DC]: AFL-CIO, 1957. First Edition. Quarto (28cm.); stapplebound self-wrappers; 73-80pp.; illus., text in double columns. A hint of wear from handling, else Near Fine. Issue entirely devoted to the article "Broader Minimum Wage Protection.
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Summary of AFL-CIO Recommendations for Extension of Minimum Wage Coverage
by AFL-CIO
N.p.: AFL-CIO, [1958]. First Edition. Quarto (28cm.); side-stapled self-wrappers; 3,[1]ll.; printed from typescript on pink stock, rectos only. A hint of toning, else Fine. AFL-CIO Fact Sheet - Wage and Hour No. 6. Not separately catalogued in OCLC as of May, 2020.
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The National Economy 1969
by [AFL-CIO]
Washington DC: AFL-CIO, (1969). First Edition. 12mo. Staple-bound pamphlet; pictorial paper wrappers; (20)pp. Fine. Article reprinted from the National Economy section of the AFL-CIO Executive Council report to the Eighth Convention, 1969.
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