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CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF INDUSTRIAL CIVILIZATION. Signed by the Economist T. W. Schultz.
by Nef, John U.; T. W. Schultz
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good+ condition/Very good condition (DJ)
- ISBN 10
- 0208014063
- ISBN 13
- 9780208014061
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Hamden, CT: Archon Books, 1974. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First thus edition. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 164 pages of text including an index. Hardcover leatherette binding with minor shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket slightly sunned on spine with minor shelfwear and soiling; protected in archival mylar. From the library of Theodore W. Schultz (1902-1998), winner of the 1979 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences jointly with W. A. Lewis. Signed in ink on the front endpaper "From JPE via G. Stigler Dec. 14, 1973 [signed] T. W. Schultz." Schultz has added numerous ink comments, notes and underlining throughout the text. A few pages are rough at the edges, where they were likely uncut and carelessly opened..
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- Bookseller
- Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011754
- Title
- CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF INDUSTRIAL CIVILIZATION. Signed by the Economist T. W. Schultz.
- Author
- Nef, John U.; T. W. Schultz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good+ condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very good condition (DJ)
- Edition
- First thus edition
- ISBN 10
- 0208014063
- ISBN 13
- 9780208014061
- Publisher
- Archon Books
- Place of Publication
- Hamden, CT
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- Octavo (8vo)
Terms of Sale
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
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About the Seller
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
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Chicago, Illinois
About Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
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