Department Store Merchandise Manuals: The Jewelry Department
Kennard, Beulah Elfreth; Hutchison, E. Lillian (asst.); Galloway, Lee (ed.)
New York: Ronald Press Company, 1917.
163pp.; 18.5 x 13 x 2cm.
Hardcover (very good); lacking dust jacket

Charming vintage merchandise manual "prepared for the purpose of imparting definite and authentic information to that growing army of salespeople who are not satisfied to be mere counter servers." Contains a wealth of information on all sorts of jewelry including various metals (gold, platinum, silver and copper, and various alloys) and precious stones. Features several plate illustrations. Copy is in very good condition; some wear to the blue cloth hardcover, but the pages are all clean and unmarked with a tight, solid binding.