Establishing and Operating a Hardware Store, Industrial (Small Business) Series No. 31. (Originally prepared as and Education Manual for the War Department)
Washington 25, D.C. Distribution Division of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, United States Department of Commerce, 1946. [NON-FICTION] [BUSINESS]. Cover title: Establishing and Operating a…Hardware Store, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Small 4to (9” x 5 ¾”); vii, [i], 204pp; stiff tan and black wrapper with a vignette of two men at a store counter on the front, rear wrapper a publisher’s ad; 2 staple binding; list of additional publisher’s booklets on verso of front wrapper; b&w illustrations throughout text; text clean and bright; light creasing and chipping of wrapper; very good plus. Item #2319
An interesting and helpful business pamphlet written and sold by the U.S. Department of Commerce to those who were looking for advice on operating a hardware store. Published as WWII came to a close and service people returned home and looked to enter the business world. Chapters include general information on business operation to store lay-out designs, financing, taxation, record keeping, pricing, salesmanship, and more.
Price: $50.00