Williams Elmer Editor (3 results)
Published by Chicago, IL
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.Willis Monie-Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerStapled Paper, ruste. Condition: with no dust jacket. No Dust Jacket. Soiled, Edgewear, Stained; turned down page at back.
Language: English
- Softcover
Seller: Wabash Museum Books, Mount Carmel, IL, U.S.A.Wabash Museum Books
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 221 pages with index in rear; forward in front; 23 chapters; over 25 illustrations; , charts, and b/w photos with frontispiece sketch of Dr. Herman N Bundesen. Pages tight; moderate page wear; some yellowing; page edges slighty darkened. Tan soft cover with red lettering and image of Dr. B…undesen on front; red cartoon of "Knight Bundesen" on back cover. Covers have rubbing; some soiling and smudges; frayed edges and corners. Portions of spine are torn, exposing inner page edges. Chapter headings include: Flexible Genealogy and romantic childhood; "The Candy Kid"; Flattery used as Bribery; Bundesen plays Politics with Civil Service; Statistics made to Order; The Mysteries of Medicine; Babies and Ballots; For your Health's Sake; Financing a False Front; "The Tower of Babble" Public-paid Propaganda; "The Mosquito Abaement Farce"; Medical Shoplifting; Pollyanna Politics; Glory Industry, etc. VERY RARE VINTAGE COPY.
Language: English
Published by Macrae-Smith Co, Chicago, 1931
- Hardcover
Seller: Wabash Museum Books, Mount Carmel, IL, U.S.A.Wabash Museum Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 221 Pages; 23 Chapters; Pages Tight; String Binding; Moderate Page Wear; Page Edges Slightly Darkened; No Markings; Numerous Illustrations, Photos, Graphs.Index In Rear Of Book. End Pages Show Some Foxing And Staining. Dark Green Hard Covers With White Lettering And Image On Front Cover. Mo…derate Shelf Wear; Some Rubbing And Fading.Foreword In Front. Chapter Headings Include: A Flexible Genealogy And Romantic Childhood; Baby Ballyhoo; Flattery Used As Bribery; Kicking The Competent To Promote Himself; The Red Light Racket; Taking Taxpayers For A Ride; The Mysteries Of Medicine; Babies And Ballots; Financing A False Front; The Tower Of Babble; The Mosquito Abatement Farce; Medical Shoplifting; Pollyanna Politics; The Glory Industry, Etc. Story Behind Politics Of Dr. Bundesen's Control And Corruption Of The Chicago Health Department In The Sanitary District. The Mosquito Abatement Farce And Candidacy For The Office Of Coroner Became A Sinister Side Of His Political Career. Very Rare Vintage Copy.