Description

Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big Business, Harold C. Livesay, edited by Oscar Handlin. Easton Press Collector’s Edition © 1975/1988, 202 pages, 6.3 x 9.3 x 1.3 inches; 1 lbs., 12 oz. [49] CONDITION : Very good condition. This volume is bound in genuine leather with a traditional hubbed spine and deeply embossed with 22kt gold. The covers, gilted pages (of 55-pound acid-free archival quality paper), spine, and binding are intact and unmarked. The books have been in a smoke free house for the past 5 years, but we do have cats. Please examine the photos carefully as they are a part of the description of the condition. CONTENTS : See photo of Contents , and the photos of the insert for more details. AUTHOR : See the insert for a brief biographical sketch. According to the Business History Conference, “Well-known business historian Harold C. Livesay, most recently Clifford A. Taylor Professor in Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University, passed away on August 9, 2018. After a varied and unconventional early career that ranged from tomato picker to railroad yardmaster and beyond, Hal Livesay decided on an academic life. He received a B.A. from the University of Delaware and a Ph.D. in History from the Johns Hopkins University in 1970.” ILLUSTRATIONS : Photographs from various sources.