Edward Angly (7 results)

Hardcover. xvi, 631p., very good condition lacking the jacket. Second printing. Jones chaired the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, a major New Deal and later war production arm of the US Government.

hardcover. Condition: G+ / A. GOOD-PLUS Hardcover with Dustjacket GOOD-to-VERY-GOOD BOOK IN DUSTJACKET WITH EDGWEAR AND CHIPPING ALL AROUND.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Fair. 5th printing. No dust jacket. Binding solid, pages lightly toned but crisp and clean, no markings found. Covers bright and shiny with light scuffs and dents. Extremities lightly bumped with minimal tip wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The Macmillan Company, 1951, 1951 (Fourth Printing 1951 stated). Condition: Very Good. Hardback, octavo, 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, xvi + 631 pages, VG+ to Near Fine in Good only dj. Binding square and tight, sharp corners. Text block clean and bright. Unclipped Dj . Illustrations in the text incl editorial cartoons, documents + numerous glossy 2-sided b&w plates scattered throughout. Appendices of lists, tables, documents + lengthy Index. A brief overview of the author and his role in the Resource Finance Corporation, the subject of this book, from Wikipedia: Jesse Holman Jones (April 5, 1874 - June 1, 1956) was an American Democratic politician and entrepreneur from Houston, Texas. Jones most important role was in the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) (1932-1939), a federal agency originally created in the Hoover administration which played a major role in combating the Great Depression and financing industrial expansion during World War II. After Hoover first appointed Jones to the board, President Franklin D. Roosevelt expanded the powers of the RFC and promoted Jones to the chairmanship in 1933. Jones was in charge of spending US$50 billion, especially in financing railways and building munitions factories. He served as the United States secretary of commerce from 1940 to 1945, a post he held concurrently with his chairmanship of the RFC.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. very good condition with a pen note and date as well as a rubber stamp mark on the first page.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. New York: The Macmillan Company 1st Edition, 5th printing (1951). Hardcover (Green cloth,Gray title on the spine, no dj). The Book is in an excellent (NearFine to Fine) condition. 8.5"x5.6"x1.4". be30301.

8vo. pp. Xvi, 631. few b/w illus. cloth (previous owner's signature on front free end-paper, faint stains on covers with some edge wear).