The American Livestock and Meat Industry

The American Livestock and Meat Industry
by Rudolf Alexander Clemen

Book Description: The Ronald Press Company, New York, 1923. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Blue cloth boards and gilt title to spine, First Edition, 1923.

Book Condition: Fair, covers rubbed, corners bumped and frayed, front hinge cracked, shaken, spine cover detached signatures, back hinge intact, spine extremes worn and frayed - small tears, pages are slightly tanned and there are a few stray pencil marks throughout, previous owner's label to front end papers and flyleaf. Previous owner (per label) was Meat Industry heavy-weight and Author, Edward N. Wentworth. Wentworth published several books including: "Progressive Beef Cattle Raising," "Progressive Hog Raising" (with Ellinger) and "Cattle & Men" (with Towne). No dust jacket.

Contents: Introduction, Part I: The Pre-refigeration Period, Part II: The Refrigeration Period, Part III: Some Livestock Financing and Marketing Problems, Part IV: The Packing Industry in It's Public Relations, Appendix, Bibliography. 36 Illustrations many of which are B&W photos. Indexed, 872 pages, Collectible. (previously owned by Edward N. Wentworth).

Status: SOLD, 2nd October 2012 to Private Collector in Nebraska.