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4 3/4 inches x 7 1/4 in., half-title; title-page; quotation page from a James Russell Lowell poem: "New times demand new measures and new men [-]"; contents; foreword; introduction. 166 pp., including notes. Dark blue leather spine and sides, with gilt titling: Everybody's Business, on the spine, and dark blue cloth over boards, titling blindstamped on front cover. The upper spine ends shows some chipping to the leather, light rubbing to spine. With the bookplate of Cleveland, Ohio book collector (and fellow philanthropist), William G. Mather (1857-1951), on the front paste-down, and his signature on the half-title page; the printed, "Compliments" card from Charles Eisenman (who probably sent this copy to W. G. Mather), has been partly pasted to the front free endpaper. This is a very scarce, and quite important book, published by Burrows Brothers of Cleveland, Ohio. Charles Eisenman was a clothing manufacturer, who was very active in Jewish philanthropic endeavors in Cleveland. Contents: Introduction; 1 The Modern Social Problem; 2 Charity and the Social Problem; 3 Poverty and its Solution; 4 Social Responsibility; Conclusion. N° de ref. del artículo M-121
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Título: Everybody's Business A business man's ...
Editorial: Publishers: The Burrows Bros. Company Cleveland [Ohio]. With his printed card, inserted in this copy: "With the compliments of Charles Eisenman Cleveland".
Año de publicación: 1916
Encuadernación: Hardcover
Condición: Very Good
Condición de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket