Howe Irving B J Widick (8 results)

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. 309 Seiten; Das hier angebotene Buch stammt aus einer teilaufgelösten Bibliothek und kann die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen aufweisen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel.); der Buchzustand ist ansonsten ordentlich und dem Alter entsprechend gut. In ENGLISCHER Sprache. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 520.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by the author Irving Howe on the front end page. DJ is quite tattered with a lot of chipping and tearing along the edges, scuffing and scrapes are also present. The original price of $3.00 is still present on the front flap. Gray cloth boards underneath show minor spotting and toning along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The internal binding is good and text pages are tight. No other handwriting found other than the author's inscription, no bookplates, no library markings etc. Pages are toned due to age and there is spotting and foxing present, but this is mainly limited to the end pages and pastedowns. Exterior page edges also show some spotting. Copyright page states first printing. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. x 309 pages. A clean, unmarked and solid copy, though obviously used. "Walter Philip Reuther (September 1, 1907 - May 9, 1970) was an American leader of organized labor and civil rights activist who built the United Automobile Workers (UAW) into one of the most progressive labor unions in American history.[1] He saw labor movements not as narrow special interest groups but as instruments to advance social justice and human rights in democratic societies.[1] He leveraged the UAW's resources and influence to advocate for workers' rights, civil rights, women's rights, universal health care, public education, affordable housing, environmental stewardship and nuclear nonproliferation around the world.[1] He believed in Swedish-style social democracy and societal change through nonviolent civil disobedience.[2][3] He cofounded the AFL-CIO in 1955 with George Meaney.[4] He survived two attempted assassinations, including one at home where he was struck by a 12-gauge shotgun blast fired through his kitchen window.[5] He was the fourth and longest serving president of the UAW, serving from 1946 until his death in 1970." (Wikipedia). …

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Printing stated. x, 309pp [mild soiling to covers; ink-stamp of Fisher Local No. 95, UAW-CIO, Janesville, Wisconsin inside covers; small typed notice mounted on front free endpaper regarding return to Local 95 after seven days; very slight looseness to front cover on joint] Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. x, 309p. Ex-library.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. New York: Random House, [1949]. First Edition Stated. Octavo (21cm); publisher's cloth, blue topstain, in photo-illustrated dust jacket retaining original price ($3.00); x,309pp. Dust jacket rather chipped and worn with loss at spine crown affecting text, spotting to jacket verso and cloth, corners bumped, else About Very Good overall. Inscribed and signed on front free endpaper, "To Alan Strachan / a UAW pioneer / Sincerely, BJ Widick / April 4, 1951." An informal history of the rise of the United Automobile Workers of America union under the leadership of Walter Reuther.…