Johnson Emory Phd Scd (2 results)
More imagesPublished by D. Appleton and Company, 1920
- Hardcover
Seller: Epilonian Books, Manhattan Beach, CA, U.S.A.Epilonian Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. D. Appleton and Company, Appletons' Railway Series 1920. Hardcover, 513 pp. Copyright 1918. NOT a facsimile reprint. In acceptable condition/ NO dust jacket. Red/brown cloth covered boards with blind-stamped lettering on front and gold lettering on spine. Bumping to edges and corner and nicking…and fraying to cloth at bottom of spine. Light to moderate overall scuffing, aging and soiling to covers as well. Thins crack to front hinge and in a few other spots but overall binding is still solid. Several page have notations and underlining both in ink and in pencil through out. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. A good reading copy. Black and white illustrations, maps and sample forms, with some fold out illustrations. [From Preface] [This book is intended to supply a] . . . single volume to which college student, steamshipman, and shipper can turn for a description of ocean carriers and their services, an account of ocean conferences, an explanation of ocean rates and fares, and a discussion of the principles of government aid and regulation of ocean shipping. Contents include: Part I: The Ocean Transportation System: History of the Ocean Carrier - the Sailing Vessel, The Steamship, The Classification of Steamers by Structure and Service; Motor vessels and unrigged craft; Ocean routes; The Suez Canal; The Panama Canal; The Kiel, Corinth, Amsterdam and Manchester Canals; Measurement of Vessels and Traffic; Ocean Ports and Terminals; Part II. Ocean Transportation Service: Ocean Freight Service - its origination, Papers employed; The Passenger Service; The Ocean Mail Service; The International Express Service; Marine Insurance; Part III. Organization of Ocean Carries; Relations of carriers with one another and the public: Organization fo Ocean Transportation; Monopoly and Competition in the Ocean Transportation Service; Rate and Traffic Agreements, Pools and Conferences; Cooperation and Combination of Ocean and Rail carriers; Principles of Ocean Freight Rates; Ocean Freight Rates and Passenger Fares. Part IV. Government Aid and Regulation: Aid by the Federal Government; General Navigation Laws of the United States; Federal Regulation of Ocean Rates, Services and Carriers' interrelations; Aid and Regulation by States and Municipalities; Port and Terminal Charges; Mercantile Marine Policy of the US; Condition of American Shipbuilding Industry; Condition of the American Merchant Marine in the Foreign Trade; Government Aid to Shipping and Navigation in foreign Countries; The Merchant Marine Question; Index.
Government Regulation of Transportation
Johnson, Emory R., Ph.D., Sc.D.; [from the library of Ernest W. Williams, Jr., Ph.D.]
Published by D. Appleton-Century Company, Inc., New York & London:, 1938
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.About Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. No dust jacket. First Edition. New York & London:: D. Appleton-Century Company, Inc., 1938. A handsome copy. Clean, square, and tight. Would be FINE but for a little browning to the endpapers. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfectly sound. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin no…tes. Footnotes. Bibliographical references. Index. Bound in the original maroon cloth. Gilt spine titles are still bright and shiny. First printing of the first edition, so designated with a "1" at the conclusion of text, per this publisher's convention for identifying first editions. This copy is from the library of, and bears the small ownership signature of Ernest W. Williams, Jr., Ph.D. Dr. Williams was Professor of Transportation in the School of Business, Columbia University. He authored: Freight Transportation in the Soviet Union Including Comparisons with the United States; Economics of Transportation (with Marvin L. Fair); Transportation and Logistics (with Marvin L. Fair); The Outlook for Domestic Air Transport; The Outlook for the Railroad Industry; The Regulation of Rail-Motor Rate Competition; Liner Conferences in the Container Age: U. S. Policy at Sea (with Gunnar K. Sletmo); Manpower -- A Prime Resource; etc. Williams edited The Future of American Transportation. He served as consultant to various government agencies including the Bureau of the Budget, Office of Defense Mobilization, and Department of Commerce. Dr. Williams was honored with the Distinguished Member Award from the Transportation and Public Utilities Group (TPUG) of the American Economic Association (AEA). . Signed by Ernest W. Williams. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine condition./No dust jacket. 8vo. (iv), 122pp.
