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Main Street- Not Wall Street; A Reply to the Railroads' Demands for a Wage Reduction 1938 by Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen - 1938

by Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen

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Main Street- Not Wall Street; A Reply to the Railroads' Demands for a Wage Reduction 1938

by Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen

  • Used
  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • first
No Place: Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, 1938. Personal copy of Herman B Wells, beloved former President and Chancellor of Indiana University, with his name in gilt at bottom of front boards. Apparently published as the response of the unions to management's demands for a 15% reduction in wages in 1938 and specially printed for prominent Americans in the hope that they would support the union's request for an increase in wages. 482 pages.Bound in brown leather with gilt lettering. A fascinating chapter in union- management history, and a great railroad collectible. Boards lightly rubbed at tips, and 1 page small corner crease.. First Edition. Buckram. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores US (US)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Jacket Condition No Jacket, As Issued
  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
  • Place of Publication No Place
  • Date Published 1938
  • Size 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
  • Size 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

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Main Street Not Wall Street

by Brotherhood Of Railroad Trainmen

  • Used
  • Hardcover
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Used - Collectible - Acceptable
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Hardcover
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Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Collectible - Acceptable. INSCRIBED! Cleveland, OH: Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, 1938. 1st edition. 4to hardcover. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering and seal. 482pp. Portrait, tables. Inscribed by A. F. Whitney, President of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen to Henry A. Wallace, Vice-President of the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Agriculture, on front endpage: "To the Honorable Henry A. Wallace / With appreciation of services / rendered by him for the nation." Fair book. Ex-United States Senate Library with numerous stamps and stickers on endpapers and title page, including a label noting that Wallace acknowledged this book by letter to A. F. Whitney. Moderate edgewear. Page edges foxed. Some soiling to a few rear pages. (Railroads, Finance) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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