1938. (SUMMIT CO-RUBBER) (Young, James C.) HARVEY S. FIRESTONE, 1868-1938. (Chicago: Lakeside Press), 1938. 82p, 1/4 leather, boards, t.e.g., frontis, vg. Privately published after Firestone's death. Tribute by Rev. Doctor Walter F. Tunks, biography, "The Man and His Work," by James C. Young.
1929. INDIA RUBBER WORLD. New York: Federated Business Publications, 1929. Vol. 80, No. 3, June 1, 1929. 164p, 12" X 9", wrappers, illus., covers worn and soiled, good. A monthly magazine covering all aspects of the rubber industry, world wide: technical articles, business reviews, patents, trade marks, statistics, book reviews.....
THE MIRACLE OF RUBBER. (Akron, Ohio: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, no date 1970's?) 23p, pictorial wraps, illustrated, vg.
1955. (AAA) PLANTER'S PUNCH. Harbel, Liberia, W. Africa: Firestone Plantation Co., 1955. Vol. 15, No. IIV, November 1955. 34p., 11" x 8 1/2", illus wrappers, illus, cover soiled, name on front cover, rear cover missing (?), good. An "in house" monthly publication by the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company's Liberian.....
Norwich, Conn. Bulletin Job Office, 1865. 12p, wraps, very good. Hayward had sometimes acknowledged Goodyear as the inventor of vulcanization and sometimes recanted. Here he claims to be the inventor.
1919. THINGS THAT INTEREST FIRESTONE SHAREHOLDERS, The circle of Firestone stockholders has been so enlarged recently that it seems to your Directors to be an appropriate time for a review of the present proportions of the Rubber Industry and of the Firestone position in the industry. Akron, OH: The Firestone.....
Akron, OH: B. F. Goodrich Co., 1932. No pagination (28p), color pictorial wraps, color illustrations, some browning of paper, very good. Comic book focused on rubber.
Akron, OH: Superior Printing & Litho. Co., 1936. Allen, Hugh. THE HOUSE OF GOODYEAR. Akron, OH: Superior Printing & Litho. Co., 1936. 413p, cloth, many illustration, very good in slightly soiled dust jacket with a few small edge tears. Second edition, inscribed by author. Allen was editor of the Akron.....
1949. Allen, Hugh. THE HOUSE OF GOODYEAR. Akron, OH, 1949. 691 plus index and chronology, cloth, many illus., some wear, good. . Allen was editor of the Akron Beacon Journal until 1926 when he joined the public relations dept. of Goodyear.
Akron: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 1931. 71p, pictorial cloth, illustrated, cover soiled, good. 6th edition. A history of development of the airship. Allen was a journalist, editor of the Akron Beacon Journal (1920-26), a member of the public relations depart of the Goodrich Tire and Rubber Co. and the.....
1931. Beasley, Norman. MEN WORKING, A Story of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1931. 296p, cloth, frontis, some wear to edges, vg. 1st edition.
1904. Bersch, Joseph. CELLULOSE, CELLULOSE PRODUCTS, AND ARTIFICIAL RUBBER. Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird & Co., 1904. 345p, cloth, illus., inner hinges cracked, paper slightly browned, g-vg. Translated from the German by William T. Brannt. A comprehensive overview of the development of products from cellulose.
Columbus, Oh: Ohio State University Press, 1996. 507p, cloth, illustrated, dust jacket, fine. History of Goodrich from the beginning in 1870. written by two professors of history at OSU, it covers rubber and plastic production to chemical and aerospace products and services. Appendix, notes, index.
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 2010. 162p, cloth, illustrated (including map), dust jacket, very good. First edition, inscribed by author on title page.Excellent memoir about the author's attempt (with her uncle) to recover memories and history of her earliest years. Goosetown was the German neighborhood in South Akron near.....
Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2000. 176p, 10 1/2" x 8 1/2", cloth, illustrated with photos, fine in dj. 1st edition. Index.
1926. Henderson, F.R. RUBBER, Its Production and Marketing. NY: Henderson, Helm & Co. 1926. 44p, embossed stiff wraps, wear to edges, g. Binding material is composed of a mixture of rubber and cotton fibres and has an embossed illustration of a rubber tree on the front cover...
1986. (SUMMIT CO) Lewis, Clarice Finely. A HISTORY OF FIRESTONE PARK. No place (Akron, OH): Firestone Park Citizens Council, 1986. 55p, 11"x 8 1/2", illus wps, illus. (incl. maps), cover corner creased o/w vg. Inscribed by the author. Published for the 20th anniversary of the Council. Firestone Park, located in.....
New York: Whittlesey House, McGraw Hill:, 1951. Lief, Alfred. THE FIRESTONE STORY. NY: Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill, (1951). 437p, full leather,top edge gilt, color frontis of Harvey Firestone, illustrated., very good. First edition.
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 1999. Love, Steve & David Giffels. WHEELS OF FORTUNE, The Story of Rubber in Akron. Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 1999. 359p, 11" x 8 1/2", softcover, many illustrations, vg. Bibliographical references, Index. Forward by Rita Dove, former Poet Laureate from Akron, Ohio.....
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 2000. Adams, Ian. Love, Steve. STAN HYWET HALL & GARDENS. Akron, Ohio: University of Akron Press, (2000.) 194p, 12"x 9", illustrated, vg in dust jacket. 1st edition, signed by author and both photographers. Home of F.A. Seiberling, founder of Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Stan.....
1966. O'Neill, Dennis J. A WHALE OF A TERRITORY, The Story of Bill O'Neill. NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, (1966). 249p, boards, illus., vg in dust jacket. 1st edition. O'Neill was founder of General Tire.
Elmsford, NY: Benjamin Company, 1983. 223p, 10" x 7", paperback, many illustrations, vg. 1st edition.
1922. Sloper, Thomas. LETTER REGARDING PNEUMATIC TIRES. The Palmer Tyre Ltd., London (England) to J.D. Tew, the B.F. Goodrich Co., Akron, Ohio. T.L.S., letter 2p on letterhead of Palmer Co. Encloses a copy 3p letter of the Provisional Specifications for Thread or Core Tyres, March 6, 1891, minor stains and.....
1929. Young, James C. SCHOOL DAYS AND SCHOOLMATES OF HARVEY S. FIRESTONE. No place, 1929. 58p, 8 1/2"x11" oblong, 1/4 cloth, vg. Descriptions and photos of Firestone's early life in Columbiana Co.