Early printing of this business classic.The only date is 1954 on the copyright page, before the Harper & Row merger in 1962. No zip code in the address and the $5.95 price on the unclipped dust jacket suggest the printing is not later. Jacket has light soiling and a few closed tears, now wrapped in a protective Brodart cover. Red cloth with gold gilt title on spine. The binding is tight and square.Pages 81,149, 150 and 151 and have underlining in ink Page 82 has an errant pen mark. All other pages are clean.

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Title: The Practice of Management: A Study of the Most Important Function in American Society
Publisher: Harper & Row, New York
Publication Date: 1962
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good+
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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