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1982SPN-253Le Creusot : Écomusée, 1982. 94 pages illustrées en noir.
1986SPN-263Le Creusot : Écomusée, 1986. 77 pages illustrées en noir.
19582082402113503031Bungakudo 1958. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Bungakudo paperback
Takahiro, Kaneshima, SnejIn Pristine Condition. unknown
1950233261950. Garment factory photographs documenting women's industrial sewing labor machine based apparel production and managerial oversight in the postwar United States circa 1950s with direct evidence of how mass clothing manufacture depended on large sewing rooms specialized equipment and gendered factory work. Archive documents the production floor as a working system rather than a single portrait scene placing rows of women at Pfaff machines beside piles of cut or partly finished garments while a separate executive portrait and staged equipment views link shop floor labor to administration and industrial sales culture. The group matters because postwar clothing production relied heavily on women's wage labor in factories where speed repetition and machine specialization turned fabric into standardized output for a growing consumer economy.<br /> <br /> Photo archive of 5 Large silver gelatin photographs each 8" x 10" circa 1950s. Two photographs show the main sewing room from wider angles with long rows of women seated at machine stations beneath suspended electric lines and task lighting while large heaps of striped fabric or finished garments spill across tables and benches in the foreground. The workers are positioned close together in a dense production space organized around straight runs of tables and sewing heads with little separation between labor stations and material flow. One photograph isolates a woman operating a large Pfaff industrial unit in a cleaner demonstration setting while another gives a close technical view of a Pfaff machine head and work plate. A fifth photograph shows an older male executive or manager seated in an office.<br /> Postwar apparel production expanded through factories that combined assembly line logic with skilled but repetitive needlework and women formed a large share of that labor force in garment plants across the United States. The Pfaff machines represent the technological side of production while the sewing room views show the human structure that made the machines profitable with women handling fabric continuously at closely arranged stations under managerial control. Light handling wear and minor curling to edges. Overall very good condition. The archive preserves the relationship between labor machinery and output at a moment when industrial clothing manufacture still depended on concentrated factory work before later shifts toward overseas production transformed the industry. unknown
1940235071940. Women's wartime factory labor photo archive depicting rubber molding inspection precision trimming packing and bench production in the United States during the World War II era. More than six million women took wartime jobs in American factories and wartime labor needs moved women into industrial work involving machinery inspection aircraft parts laboratory work and other production roles previously coded as male labor. The captioned Parker views place women inside a rubber parts operation where quality control hand finishing and distribution preparation were treated as essential production work. The archive records the practical shop-floor labor behind the larger wartime shift: long tables stools bins boxed parts inspection lamps trimming tools and women working in sequence across a factory interior.<br /> <br /> Photo archive of 4 large silver gelatin photographs each measuring 8" x 10.75" United States circa 1940s. One caption reads "View of inspection of Parker-molded rubber parts" with women seated along a long worktable examining parts before distribution. Another caption reads "Operators with equipment for precision-trimming of mold rubber parts" showing women working at a row of bench stations with overhead cords boxes and factory equipment. Additional scenes show women packing sorting and assembling small molded components at long tables surrounded by stacked cartons metal containers industrial windows and production shelving.<br /> <br /> During and after World War II women's factory labor did not simply fill temporary vacancies; it proved women could perform skilled industrial tasks in defense-related production even as many employers pushed women out of those jobs when men returned from military service. Light handling wear corner wear minor creasing and curling; photos generally clean and clear and captions remain legible on two mounts. Overall in very good condition. This archive shows the wartime demand for women's labor in order to keep American production moving during the war. unknown
1871165651871. Women Employment Labor To the Right Honorable Richard Assheton Cross M.P. Secretary of Sate for the Home Department. 1871. 4 pages. 8 x 5 in. In this document women workers express fears regarding proposed labor regulations that would limit their ability to earn and would "restrict the paid labour of all women.or even make all married women half-timers." They claim it is unjust treatment that would harm women workers and pit their marriages at odds with their ability to work: "Your Memorialists assert that it is unjust to place restriction son the labour of unmarried women for the presumed protection of married women or mothers and further that any special restrictions upon the labour of married women is practically a penalty imposed on marriage as regards to the woman." Document that reveals the competing priorities for women factory workers between workplace safety and their earning power. Chipping with small losses along top and right edge. Repairs to two tears on page 2. Top left corner missing. Good only. unknown
1920173461920. 1920s vintage sepia photograph of around 50 women at work in a textile factory. The photographer's board is 10" x 8" inches and image is 8.25" x 5" inches. The women are seated in long rows and armed with sewing machines and seem to be turning bundles of cloth into garments. Spools of thread hang down from a center rail in the middle of the table to be fed into the sewing machines. Some of the cloth appears to be polka-dotted similar to the dresses that several women pictured appear to be wearing. The factory is consisted almost entirely of women - there is one man in a waistcoat walking around accompanied by an older woman. The working women seem to be of varying ages from their early 20s into their 50s. Textile manufacturing was unique at the time for its overwhelmingly female labor force. Sepia toned very good condition with great detail. unknown
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Slight edge wear and curled edges. 210 pages.
1675310157.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. Unpaginated - approx. 60 pages. Many b&w graphic images. History of the band, and discography. Includes Antonio Ghura illustration.
Features: Cover photo of Ab Jenkins and his 1933 V-12 Pierce-Arrow; Obituary of Arthur Kumpf inside front cover - Mr. Kumpf had a long association with the Pierce-Arrow, including service as a racer and endurance driver in the U.S. and Europe; list of Ab Jenkins' Driving achievements; Fredericksburg Meet Photos on pages 13 through 20; items on pages 4 through 9 are from the March 31, 1930 issue of 'The Pierce-Arrow News' (which was a large 'newspaper format' factory publication); Some Pierce-Arrows at Harrah's - with text and photos; New Parts Set-Up Gives Rush Service; Downton Window Display Proves Successful for Holden-Nelson; Here's the way your parts orders are handled; Speech of Col. Charles Clifton, 1917; Speech of Mr. Day about factory plans for the maintenance and up-building of Pierce-Arrow quality; Paint Shop Memories, by William L. Fischer; Many great photos from the 1974 PAS meet; Text of talk given at meet by Maurice A. Thorne. Back cover features reproduction of an ad for the Pierce-Arrow Travelodge, an early house/travel-trailer which could be pulled by car. Moderate wear. Umarked. A quality copy. Book
184 pages. Map. Frontis illustration of subject. Reproductions of black and white photos. "Chief Trader King, who died in 1940, was one of the most fearless and colourful traders of the Canadian North. From the day he landed at York Factory in 1862 until his retirement from the Hudson's Bay Company in 1903 his life was filled with stirring adventure in a vast country where only skilled boatmen could make their way over the water routes from one post to the next and where only expert huntsmen and the most rugged individuals could survive." - from Foreword. Moderate age-toning to contents. Binding intact. Bit of writing in marker atop front free endpaper. Somewhat above-average external wear and soiling. A sound copy. Peel (2) 4182. Book
1971LIT60649Köln, Kiepenheuer & Witsch 1971. 473 S. Leinen mit Schutzumschlag. Umschlag etwas lichtrandig, leicht eingerissen, Laminierung teilweise gelöst. Deutsche Erstausgabe.
19711250221Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch; Köln, 1971. 473 Seiten; 22,5 cm; kart.
197722287Washington DC: Dog City 1977 and 1980. First Edition. Wraps. Very good -. 4to. Side-stapled no. 1 and saddle-stapled no. 2 in original wraps. Some staining to covers. Else clean and sound internally. Very good minus. Touches of wear. Though not noted both issues ex-libris contributor Doug Lang. <br/><br/>Important Washington DC based poetry magazine featuring work from P. Inman Tina Darragh Bernard Welt Steve Benson Lynne Dryer Joan Retallack Kirby Malone and others. Uncommon. Dog City paperback books
This is the big one - alllmost two inches thick and over 4lb in weight. Heavily worn with usual library markings. Binding open near the middle. No index so not easy to use but still the best reference available. We repeat, this copy is very heavily worn but still a worthy reference copy. Book
1930149350N.p.: N.p. 1930. Archive of six double weight borderless photographs of the Ethan Allen Creamery in Essex Junction VT circa 1930s. The photographs contain images of both the creamery buildings and interior of the facilities including the vats used to pasteurize milk at what the creamery's sign claims is "Vermont's most modern and sanitary milk plant."<br/><br/>Photographs roughly 9.75 x 7.75 inches. Fine. Tipped onto linen on the left edge and bound with a string. Housed in a contemporary card folder with a vintage photography studio label to the rear pastedown. N.p. unknown books
Pages 65-100. Features: Charming ad for Kruschen Salts inside advertorial front cover; Front cover photo of German soldiers returning to Berlin "Undefeated"; Article by G.K. Chesterton about the hope of the Polish people; Photo of the late great actor Sir Charles Wyndham; Photo of German troops entering Berlin; Photo of Liebknecht addressing large crowd in Unter Den Linden in Berlin; Two-page photo spread of the new "Lloyd George" Coalition Government - the Premier and some of the chief members - 32 photos in all; A Great Day in Prague - several photos show President Masaryk's Triumphal Entry; Photo of Filippo Cavallini, Luigi Dini and Adolfo Re-Riccardi in prisoners dock as they face charges of treason; Several photos of the aftermath of war; Photos of British Peace Delegates departing to Paris; Three pages of photos of Theodore Roosevelt - A Friend of Britain; Aerial Records and Record Making - article by C.G. Grey - Editor of "The Aeroplane"; Superb full-page photo portrait of Poland's Ignace Paderewski; Two pages of illustrations depicting heraldic symbols for commemorating naval traditions - some new badges for British War-Ships; Nice centerfold illustration by Arthur Watts shows a coastal motor-boat engaging a German seaplane; Large aerial photos of bombs exploding at sea; Illustration of new Undersecretary of State for Air - The Rt. Hon. Major-General J.E.E. Seely, D.S.O., on his charger Warrior; Photo from Baghdad of the British Commander-in-chief reading a proclamation announcing the surrender of Turkey; Great full-page ad for Kenilworth Cigarettes shows young lady on bed lighting her smoke from that of her male companion in uniform; Aerial photo of bombed Red Cross hospital at Etaples; Photo of Herr Ebert addressing a meeting of non-commissioned officers; Interesting photo of the interior of the Sopwith Aviation company's big factory at Ham, Surrey; "Astol" ad on back cover claims to restore natural colour to hair which is grey or faded; numerous other gorgeous vintage ads. Moderate wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Book
201252895Batbeliever, 2012. BAT 086 2 CD CD
Book is in excellent condition, with very light shelf wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 260 pages.
170721533Utrecht, G. vande Water, 1707. 4°. Mit Holzschn.-Titelvignette u. 10 gefalt. Kupfertafeln. 6 Bll., 143 (1) S., 6 Bll. - Angeb. - Duverney, Guichard Joseph. Tractatus de organo auditus, continens structuram, usum et morbos omnium auris partium [...] e Gallico Latine versus. Nürnberg, J. M. Spörlin für J. Zieger, 1684. Mit 16 gefalt. Kupfertafeln. 6 Bll., 48 S., Blindgepr. Prgt. d. Zt. mit durchzogenen Bünden u. handschrift. Rückenschild.
79 pages. Brief bilingual Swedish/English text with much sumptuous colour photography printed upon glossy stock. Undated but appears to be circa 2001. Bertil Vallien is an innovator of glass art and an explorer of metaphysical worlds. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this most attractive work. Book
19792080202105600416Not Available 1979. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
R150145579CHEZ L AUTEUR.. Non daté. In-Folio. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Fortes mouillures. 36 pages environ. Non paginé. Album complet avec toutes les images. Tache sur le dernier plat de couverture et les deux dernières pages de l'ouvrage.. . . . Classification Dewey : 629.1-Aviation