[Pamphlet] Bookselling. The System adopted in Germany for the prevention of underselling and for promoting the sale of books

"A paper read before a meeting in London of the Associated Booksellers of Great Britain and Ireland, April 1895." 28pp., 8vo, stiff paper covers, covers, inside cover and ep foxed, contents mainly good but some small closed tears. Front cover inscribed, "Wm. H." (written by Bangs?) and with the stamp of former owner, Chairman of Heinemanns, C.A. Bang. This copy also contains Bangs' card, and, inside front cover, autograph notes by Bangs, and signed by him, as follows: Wm H born 18th May 1863. | started publishing Jan 1890.| wrote this paper 32 years of age | died 5th Oct. 1920 (57 years)| Left about £35,000 half of which he gave to "Royal Society of Literature" for the stablishment of the William Heinemann Foundation of Literature (Poetry, Criticism, History & Biography but not Fiction | C. Bangs. || PS. Ideal Publishing House ruined [underlined] by F.N. Doubleday, Th. Byard & C.S. Evans. | CB". Bangs has also underlined part of the Prefatory Note. Note: Bangs appears to have been friendly with Amundsen, and facilitated the supply of Mawson's dogs.