The S S Kresge Story

Racine, WI: Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1979 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Red leatherette with gilt titles on front board and spine, red endpapers, [vii], 373 pp including numerous photos and other b & w illustrations. A nearly invisible one-inch slit to simulated leather on rear board mars an otherwise VG copy. … Read more about this item

Racine: Western Family, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. Near fine; dust jacket chipped, some wear, priced, good. 8 vo. 373 pp. Chronology, b/w photos, red vinyl coated boards/gilt titles. Stated first printing. Serving the antiquarian and used book world since 1980.

Racine, WI: Western Publishing Co., Inc, 1979. HC. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover). B&W illustrations. The S.S. Kresge dime story dynasty started during the "Panic of 1893" has become one of the leading mercantile enterprises - the K Mart Corporation. 373pp.

Racine, WI: Western Pub Co. VG in VG DJ. (1979). 1st ptg. Detroit was the birthplace of Kresge's dime store dynasty which became the K-mart Corporation. Kresge, a Pennsylvania Dutch . boy excelled in bee culture, became a drummer (a tinware salesman our of Wilkes-Barre, PA) & during the "Panic of 1893" managed to save $8,000 to invest in… Read more about this item