Bureau of National Literature, Inc. , 1917. Softcover. Acceptable. Revised and specially adapted to the sale of Messages and Papers of the Presidents." A handbook for book salesmen, with the contents ranging from meeting potential customers, overcoming refusals, and a wide-ranging number of topics. Dirty and stained green cloth covered wraps. Fraying and wearing to cloth on corner tips, heel and head of spine. Corner tips are bent/dented. Former owner name embossed in gilt on front cover. Darkened spine cloth and faded gilt lettering. Binding has loose spots. Torn title page at gutter. Yellowed, stained and dirty paste downs and end pages. Vertical creases to rear paste down and end papers. Slick, glossy pages have occasional stains and the tendency to stick together. Staining to text block.

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Bookseller: Quirky Used Books & More (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 220908005
Title: The Science of Selling for Canvassers, Drummers and Clerks
Author: Barcus, James S
Format/Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bureau of National Literature, Inc.
Date Published: 1917
Weight: 0.81 lbs

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Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gutter: The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....