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R. B. Stewart and Purdue University

by Ruth Freehafer (SIGNED BY STEWART)

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ISBN 10
0931682142
ISBN 13
9780931682148
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West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University , 1983 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. 1983. Hardcover. First Edition. Signed by R.B. Stewart on the half title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a 1983 gift inscription 1st blank page. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; Price Clipped; rubbing to panels; light bumps at head and tail. White cloth boards and spine with black lettering on the spine. 221 pp 8vo. R.B. Steward was Purdue's chief financial and business officer from 1925 to 1961 and had a great single impact on the institution's destiny than any other individual in university history. The author too the complex scenario of university financial and business activities an put them into a understandable format that becomes not only Stewart's biography but also a substantial history of the university's management. A clean very presentable copy.

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Bookseller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
006293
Title
R. B. Stewart and Purdue University
Author
Ruth Freehafer (SIGNED BY STEWART)
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
ISBN 10
0931682142
ISBN 13
9780931682148
Publisher
Purdue University
Place of Publication
West Lafayette, IN
Date Published
1983
Size
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords
Purdue University, R. B. Stewart, University Finances, business activities, fund raising, higher education, college education, chief financial officer.
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Biographies;

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Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Bumps
Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Half Title
The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Title Page
A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Tail
The heel of the spine.

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