Kallet arthur (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. The Vanguard Press January 1935 Binding: Hardcover.

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (Commercial Products, Advertising, Fraud) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Moderate wear and scuffing to boards due to age and use. Previous owner's name on front endpaper, all pages are intact, binding is sound. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. This is a 24th printing. Boards may have fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Signature on front endpaper; interior pages unmarked. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Acceptable. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED: Acceptable hardcover. NO dust jacket. Stain and wear on cover corners and spine. Rear hinge starting. Stamp in ink on front paste down, front free end paper, and rear paste down. Name in ink on front free end paper. Pages tanned. Foxing on pages and inside cover. Damp stain on top corner and pages 1-27. Sm4to, 95pp.…

Gilbert, Mort; Gilbert, E. Albert; Kallet, Arthur. Life Insurance: Investing in Disaster. New York: Modern Age Books, 1938, c1938. 8 unnumbered pages, 210 pp. Hardcover, moderate shelfwear. Internally clean. $50. * Contents: The spotlight turns to life insurance; Pipelines to industry; Up goes life insurance; Death takes a half-holiday; From insurance to banking; Rumblings of disaster; Insurance is no mystery -- Insurable interest: your buying guide; The losing combination; Pay as you leave; Where to buy renewable-term insurance; Insurance for workers; The sins of the fathers; Do savings banks answer the insurance problem.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. NJ2505-3004.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. 96 pages. Index. Many interesting black and white photos. A book devoted to exposing 'counterfeit goods' i.e. consumer products which simply do not live up to their billing. Author co-authored the landmark '100,000,000 Guinea Pigs.' This wonderful early consumer protection publication remains informative, and entertaining, today. Binding intact. Unmarked. Above-average but not excessive external wear to brown cloth-covered boards. Mild beige moisture marks to periphery of all pages. A worthy working copy.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. A scarce, first edition of this exposé, unmasking the dangers in everyday products and the deception involved in their marketing, this work shocked American readers, launching a consumer rights revolution in American public health. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This volume is a first edition, and the nineteenth printing of this work.This work is a groundbreaking exposé, and was a bestselling work of journalism that shocked American readers by revealing how poorly regulated, insidious, and dangerous everyday consumer goods were in the early 20th century. Kallet and Schlink state the book is "written in the interest of the consumer, who does not yet realize that he is being used as a guinea pig."Criticizing the FDA and profit-driven industry practices, the book dissected harmful additives, toxic products, and deceptive marketing, this work helped spark reforms leading to the 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, igniting lasting public skepticism toward corporate claims. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Small ink mark to front title label. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Slight discolouration and rubbing to spine label, resulting in two small chips. One or two very slight handling marks to boards and spine. Bookplate and library stamp from "Mid-Gwent College of Further education" and "East Monmouthshire College of Further Education", with ink inscription, to front paste down. Stamp to rear paste down. Endpapers slightly age toned. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…