Fatigue and Efficiency : A Study in Industry
Published by Russel Sage Foundation / Charities Publication Committee, New York, 1912
- Hardcover
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New York: Russel Sage Foundation / Charities Publication Committee, 1912. This is the original November 1912 Third Edition -- not a cheap modern reprint. Very Good condition. NOT a library discard. Introduction by Frederic S. Lee. Bound in the original green cloth, stamped in shiny gold on the spine and front cover. From the Preface to the Third Edition: "The present edition contains a new and complete compilation of the American laws regulating women's hours of labor. It gives not only extracts from the statutes of all the states, but also comparative schedules, in tabular form" This book is from the library of, and bears the ink signature "Arthur F. Payne, Harvard University." Dr. Payne (1876-1939) of Newton, New Jersey earned the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago and that of Master of Arts at Columbia University. In 1917 he served as executive secretary of the Military Training Commission in New York. In 1918 he was director of the United States War Department surveys. He pursued advanced studies at Harvard where he was made a Doctor of Education. He went on to teach at Columbia, the College of the City of New York, the University of Minnesota, the University of California, and Harvard. Dr. Payne edited several educational and psychological texts for McGraw-Hill and was associate editor of VOCATIONAL EDUCATION MAGAZINE. A gifted lecturer, Dr. Payne spoke regularly on psychology at Carnegie Hall in New York. For many years Dr. Payne was actively involved with the National Education Association, serving as its treasurer and as president of its department of vocational guidance. According to his biography in THE STORY OF NEW JERSEY by William S. Myers, Dr. Payne's "contribution toward solving some of the colossal psychological problems rising in consequence of modern industrial changes was a truly notable one, of value to countless individuals.". Third Edition (November 1912). Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. xiv, 342pp.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Fatigue and Efficiency : A Study in Industry
- Author
- Goldmark, Josephine; from the library of Dr. Arthur Frank Payne
- Publisher
- Russel Sage Foundation / Charities Publication Committee, New York
- Publication year
- 1912
- Condition
- Very Good condition
- Dust jacket
- No jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- Third Edition (November 1912).
- Seller catalogs
- Feminism / Women's Studies
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About Books [Genny and Michael Winne, proprietors, formerly of Parsippany, New Jersey) has been selling rare and out of print books since 1985. Besides book fairs and mail order catalogue, long-time collectors and dealers will remember our lengthy For Sale ads in the Antiquarian Bookman and similar magazines. Our inventory of more than 40,000 volumes is especially strong in the specialities listed, but contains fine books in a variety of other fields as well. Because most of our books are stored in protective boxes, rather than on shelves, they cannot be viewed as a whole. If you want to examine specific titles, please provide 24 hours notice and we will make them available for your inspection. Phone calls to (702) 750-2722 are welcome, but please only between the hours of 8am and 10pm, west coast time. Our phone is a landline that cannot receive texts.…
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