Description: Direct Mail Campaigns - The Osborne Company (Great Depression Salesman's Sample Book) Author: The Osborne Company Title: Direct Mail Campaigns - The Osborne Company (Great Depression Salesman's Sample Book) Publication: Newark, NJ: The Osborne Company, 1932 Description: Paperback. An uncommon Salesman's Sample Book, illustrating how direct mail campaigns were approached during the days of the Great Depression. String bound heavy paper wraps, paste down label on upper cover with title "Direct Mail Campaigns", oblong 4to (11 inches tall x 13-1/2 inch wide), pp. [36] having samples displayed recto and verso, filled with various samples of cards, calendars, desktop advertising and printed mail outs, some being of famous people, adages, or occasionally worded in a somewhat inappropriate way for use today. Sample count : 2 folding mailers, 22 folding calendar brochures, 8 "Desk Maxims" w. stands, 2 cards, 1 card remnant, 12 printed or colored envelopes. Covers with heavy wear, loose and seperated at spine - but still funcitional in a custom mylar cover, many internal samples have been removed, those remaining are in at least good condition with some having soil or stains, creases or small tears from misfolds. Fair. An incomplete, but nonetheless interesting and useful study, demonstrating some of the different marketing techniques used by various businesses during the tough times of the "Dirty Thirties" Seller ID: 2825 Subject: Artwork, Prints & Posters, Business, Investing & Trading, Ephemera, Manuscripts, Maps & Music Harropian Books Nelson, B.C., Canada Harropian Books is an online bookseller offering a diverse selection of antiquarian, collectible, rare and out of print items. Our focus is on the interesting & unusual, covering all fields. We are a member of the IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association) and have attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (2011), Rare Book School in Virginia (2014 - Developing Collections ; 2016 - The History of Printed Book Illustration in the West) and Gwain Weaver Art Conservation (2019 - Care and Identification of Photographs). Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is Canada Post. Expedited and international shipping are also available. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. n.b. * Please wait for us to create a new updated invoice reflecting combined shipping costs before making your payment and ignore the auto-generated eBay invoices which will NOT reflect combined shipping costs. * All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 248 CAD
Location: Nelson, B.C.
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Author: The Osborne Company
Publisher: The Osborne Company
Year Printed: 1932
Binding: Softcover, Wraps