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To Promote the General Welfare: the Story of the Amalgamated
by [NEEDLE TRADES] [UNION HISTORIES] BOOKBINDER, Hyman H (and Associates)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
[New York]: Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, 1950. First Edition. Quarto (27cm). Stiff card wrappers; 161, (12)pp; illus. Bit of rubbing and wear to cover wrappers; internally clean and unmarked - Very Good. Preface by Jacob Potofsky. History of the ACWU, from its origins in 1910. Well-illustrated with photographic plates (halftones).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14647
- Title
- To Promote the General Welfare: the Story of the Amalgamated
- Author
- [NEEDLE TRADES] [UNION HISTORIES] BOOKBINDER, Hyman H (and Associates)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
- Place of Publication
- [New York]
- Date Published
- 1950
- Bookseller catalogs
- Labor History; Needle Trades;
Terms of Sale
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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...