How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying by Shepherd Mead (68 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.4.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - From this classic tome, learn everything you need to know to land the corner office: How to make money How to make more money How to choose the right company (one big enough so that nobody knows exactly what anyone else is doing) How to cultivate the appearance of extreme busyness through strategic desk management How to delegate responsibility (have plenty of assistants!)First published in 1952, this guide inspired the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, which returns to Broadway in 2011 in a production that stars Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette. Updated with a brilliant new introduction by the king of business satire, Stanley Bing, 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 'is essential reading for the ambitious and the lazy alike.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.46.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Claude (illustrator). 1963 World's Work reprint paperback, a Cedar book no 30; very good, lightly aged, little-used; UK dealer, immediate dispatch.

Condition: Good. 1953. First Edition. 159 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt. Illustrations by Claude. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end-papers. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Sunning to spine and board edges. Book has a slight forward lean.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.25.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.25.

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.28.

Condition: Good. 1967. First Edition Thus. 159 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Ink stamp and water marks to first page textblock. Binding remains firm. Paper covers have moderate edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and curling to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Minor scuffing to edges and corners. Visible wear marks to covers.

Condition: Good. 1967. First edition thus. 159 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white illustrations throughout by Claude. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.35.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. (humor, success, business ) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. The hinges are in good condition. Photograph available on request.

Cloth. Condition: Good. 4th printing. 4th printing, 1952. A Good copy. 8vo., 148, (3) pp., illustrated with b&w drawings (cartoons). Green cloth . The board edges are worn, particularly at the spine's ends.

Condition: Good. 1952. First Edition. 149 pages. Dust jacket over paper covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Heavy sunning to board edges. Moderate tanning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Mild scratching and marking to boards. Book has forward lean. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Notable rubbing and marking all over. Moderate tanning to spine.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. drawings by CLAUDE (illustrator). Reprint. Secure text block with some corner creases and a creased spine. Softcover book with 159 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.5.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.5.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Tight and unmarked 3rd printing in lightly shelf worn price clipped jacket. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. FIRST. A VERY GOOD STATED FIRST IN TAPE REPAIRED DJ. NOT PRICE CLIPPED.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Light scuffing and smudging to boards and spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 0.78.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Printing. Near Fine, scant shelf rub bottom edge, in a Near Fine dust jacket, small chips at head of spine. From the library of James Armsey, ( 1918-2008) who was the Ford Foundation executive who oversaw grants to universities and colleges in the 1960s, with the only requirement that they had to raise matching funds from other sources. At his urging the Foundation added the requirement that the colleges and universities could not bar black students. This change caused a number of them, including Duke University, Vanderbilt University, Emory University, Tulane University, and several major private colleges, to admit black students for the first time. Armsey's name and gift inscription from his wife front paste down, hidden by front flap. Basis for the 1962 Broadway play starring Robert Morse and Rudy Vallee, the 1967 film also starring Robert Morse and Rudy Vallee, as well as the 1975 TV movie of the same title. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Original Norm Blackburn drawing to FFEP o/w clean, unmarked copy with firm hinges, lightly-bumped corners. DJ has large chip to lower spine, light soiling to wraps. TM/Misc.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Claude (illustrator). 1st Edition. Simon and Schuster. New York. 1952. 148 pages. First Edition. First Printing. First Edition stated on the copyright page. Original first issue DJ with $2.50 price intact on the DJ flap. An uncommon first printing. The basis for the Broadway play and the motion picture. The book is tight and clean internally. Green cloth panels show rubbing along the edges and the corners. Rear bottom corner is bumped with a tiny loss of cloth. The yellow DJ shows rubbing and chipping along the edges. An open chip to the DJ along the base of the backstrip. Both book and DJ are in VG- condition. A scarce first printing of the modern day classic from 1952.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Claude. Octavo. 148, [4]pp. Fine in very near fine dust jacket with a tiny nick and tear at the foot of the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Claude (illustrator). 1st Edition. Simon and Schuster. New York. 1952. 148 pages. First Edition. First Printing. First Edition stated on the copyright page. Original first issue DJ with $2.50 price intact on the DJ flap. An uncommon first printing. The basis for the Broadway play and the motion picture. The book is tight and clean internally. Green cloth panels show only slightest rubbing along the corners. Mild uneven toning to green cloth. Vintage signature on FFEP from previous owner. Most minor soiling (barely). The yellow DJ shows rubbing and chipping along the edges. An open chip to the DJ along the base of the backstrip. VG in VG dj. A scarce first printing of the modern day classic from 1952.

Green Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Claude (illustrator). 1st Edition. Stated first printing. Slight wear along bottom edges of boards. Mild wear to head and tail of spine. Jacket is very mildly sunned along spine. Chip on bottom edge of front panel and on bottom edge of back panel. Light wear to all edges of spine. Chipped at head and tail of spine. Light creases on bottom edge of front panel. Tiny, closed tear on bottom edge of back panel. Small marking on back panel, near top edge. Otherwise very good and in mylar jacket cover.

Five vintage British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1967 US film. Based on the Shepherd Mead novel, about a man in a dead-end job who rises through the corporate ladder without any substantial effort. Robert Morse was nominated for a Golden Laurel for his comedic performance, and would go on to star as Bertam Cooper in AMC's multi-award winning series, "Mad Men." 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Hirschhorn, p. 388.