Arthur kallet (13 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. The Vanguard Press January 1935 Binding: Hardcover.

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (Commercial Products, Advertising, Fraud) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. no dust jacket. First Published, January 12, 1933. Bound in black cloth with a cream paper label on the front cover and another on the spine. The spine label is chipped at the top edge, affecting the first line of the title. Cloth shows light rubbing to the extremities and minor bumping to the corners. Binding is firm. The top edge of the text block is stained red. Internal pages are clean and free of markings or inscriptions. No dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Acceptable. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED: Acceptable hardcover. NO dust jacket. Stain and wear on cover corners and spine. Rear hinge starting. Stamp in ink on front paste down, front free end paper, and rear paste down. Name in ink on front free end paper. Pages tanned. Foxing on pages and inside cover. Damp stain on top corner and pages 1-27. Sm4to, 95pp.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. 312 Pages With 14 Chapters And Index In Rear Of Book. Pages Tight; Moderate Page Wear; No Markings; Page Edges Cut Roughly And Darkened. Faded Black Hard Covers With Black Border And Lettering On Front And Spine. Some Fading, Discoloration Spots, Rubbing; Corners, Edges And Spine Ends Somewhat Worn. Black And Yellow Dust Jacket With Black Lettering On Front; Partial Index Of Book On Back Dj. Extensive Tears Along Dj Edges. Small Portion Of Back Bottom Dj Excised. Some Rubbing, Staining And Soiling. Book Reveals Dangerous Bacteria, Poisonous Preservaties And Ingredients In Many Foods, Drugs, And Cosmetics Still Present That Are Still Not Protected By The Food And Drugs Act. Chapter Headings Include: The Great American Guinea Pig; Grocer, Butcher, Bake; Steady Diet Of Arsenic And Lead; Prescriptions, Magic, And Poison; Danger In Cosmetics; Fake Antiseptics; Quack And The Dead; Three Drugs And The Law; Medicine-Makers; Little White Lies?; Failure Of Protection; To Make The Best Of A Bad Law; When The Consumer Wakes Up; Your Responsibilities, Etc. Very Rare Vintage Copy.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Fourteenth Printing. The book is in good condition, with a sturdy hardcover binding. The cover shows minor wear consistent with age, and the pages are clean with no inscriptions or signatures. There is no dust jacket present. Overall, the book has been well-preserved, maintaining its integrity despite its age. unknown (no dust jacket visible). …

Gilbert, Mort; Gilbert, E. Albert; Kallet, Arthur. Life Insurance: Investing in Disaster. New York: Modern Age Books, 1938, c1938. 8 unnumbered pages, 210 pp. Hardcover, moderate shelfwear. Internally clean. $50. * Contents: The spotlight turns to life insurance; Pipelines to industry; Up goes life insurance; Death takes a half-holiday; From insurance to banking; Rumblings of disaster; Insurance is no mystery -- Insurable interest: your buying guide; The losing combination; Pay as you leave; Where to buy renewable-term insurance; Insurance for workers; The sins of the fathers; Do savings banks answer the insurance problem.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. NJ2505-3004.

hardcover. Zustand: fair. Fair condition. Moderate to heavy wear. Binding is starting to loosen, pages age toned. Pictures available upon request.? nd.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. 96 pages. Index. Many interesting black and white photos. A book devoted to exposing 'counterfeit goods' i.e. consumer products which simply do not live up to their billing. Author co-authored the landmark '100,000,000 Guinea Pigs.' This wonderful early consumer protection publication remains informative, and entertaining, today. Binding intact. Unmarked. Above-average but not excessive external wear to brown cloth-covered boards. Mild beige moisture marks to periphery of all pages. A worthy working copy.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 100,000,000 Guinea Pigs: Dangers In Everyday Foods, Drugs, And Cosmetics. Arthur Kallet and F J Schlink. Published by The Vanguard Press, New York, 1933. 312p. hardcover no dust jacket, boards bumped/scuffed/chipped, binding tight, text clean/unmarked/stained page edges, NOT xlib, name address inked front pastedown, binding threads visible front gutter, "Donated by The Frank Hill Family" stamped on title page150.00.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. A scarce, first edition of this exposé, unmasking the dangers in everyday products and the deception involved in their marketing, this work shocked American readers, launching a consumer rights revolution in American public health. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This volume is a first edition, and the nineteenth printing of this work.This work is a groundbreaking exposé, and was a bestselling work of journalism that shocked American readers by revealing how poorly regulated, insidious, and dangerous everyday consumer goods were in the early 20th century. Kallet and Schlink state the book is "written in the interest of the consumer, who does not yet realize that he is being used as a guinea pig."Criticizing the FDA and profit-driven industry practices, the book dissected harmful additives, toxic products, and deceptive marketing, this work helped spark reforms leading to the 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, igniting lasting public skepticism toward corporate claims. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Small ink mark to front title label. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Slight discolouration and rubbing to spine label, resulting in two small chips. One or two very slight handling marks to boards and spine. Bookplate and library stamp from "Mid-Gwent College of Further education" and "East Monmouthshire College of Further Education", with ink inscription, to front paste down. Stamp to rear paste down. Endpapers slightly age toned. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

FIRST EDITION. 100,000,000 GUINEA PIGS -DANGERS IN EVERYDAY FOODS, DRUGS AND COSMETICS, Vanguard, 1932, first edition, just about fine in vg dust-wrapper save for triangular chip missing from upper right corner of the rear dust-wrapper panel which extends to the upper left corner of the dust-wrapper spine (but does not affect the lettering of either). A fine first printing of this often printed whistle-blowing muckraking scandal as offered here is quite scarce.…