Mayer Joseph Signed (2 results)

vg/g+, fep corner clip/lite toning on endpapers, dj worn/torn. size approx 5x8 with 60 pages, author signed name/date on fep, book clean & tight. 1st printing edition. Binding is tweed cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. No jacket. First Edition. New York: Greenberg, 1939. A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. Pages are clean, crisp, and unmarked. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. The book is INSCRIBED by the AUTHOR to an unnamed individual: "To my former pupil who knows most of this book by heart, in appreciation and friendship. (signed) Joseph Mayer." Has much on developments in retailing since WWI and changes in consumer psychology. From the Introduction: "The first few chapters of this book contain a history of retailing with special reference to the origin and development of department stores, buying and merchandising, and the Revolution in Merchandise." Bound in the original brown cloth. . INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good condition/No jacket. 8vo. 222pp.…