From The Maine Bookhouse, Oxford, ME, U.S.A.
Seller rating 2 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 23 June 2004
About this Item
- Circa 1950 (No Date)- Textured faux leather SOFTCOVER, GOOD, with gold titles on cover; light wear, hint of fading to gold titles. Bound with gold silk cord; hint of fraying to ends of cord. Decorated endpapers are an ILLUSTRATED depiction of the original MCCORMICK HEADQUARTERS and EXECUTIVE OFFICES, BUSINESS PARK: 'FRIENDSHIP COURT,' complete with INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS housing VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS of the MCCORMICK SPICE COMPANY: Board Room, President's Office, Tea Office, Spice Office, Extract Office, Insecticide Office, Purchasing Office, Model Store, Tea House, Tea Museum. ''The friendly environment of the executive offices of McCormick & Co., typical of the friendly spirit of the entire organization, is reproduced here as a fitting frame for these 'SPARKS of FRIENDLY ADVICE,''' at front, and ''Many times through the years I have studied the expressions in the portraits on the walls of the McCormick Board Room. They hinted 'inspiration.' And now I have identified them with their respective Sparks and share them with you. C. P. McC.'' Contents are INSPIRATIONAL QUOTATIONS, PROVERBS, WISDOM, POEMS, REMINISCENCES, of the INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, FOUNDER, FOUNDERS, PRESIDENT, FAMILY, BANKERS, EXECUTIVES, of the BUSINESS, the MCCORMICK SPICE COMPANY, along with VIGNETTES of their PORTRAITS, their NAMES and COMPANY TITLE. Begins with a letter from Charles P. McCormick's Grandfather, Robert Burns McCormick, as well as a letter from Charles P. McCormick's Father, Reverend Hugh Pendleton McCormick, Clergyman. Seller Inventory # ABE-1666728711778
Bibliographic Details
Title: SPARKS: of Inspiration of Those Who Have ...
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition, Limited Edition
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