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Oil Mill on the Texas Plains; A Study in Agricultural Cooperation
by William N. Stokes, Jr
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Poor
- ISBN 10
- 0890960593
- ISBN 13
- 9780890960592
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1979 Texas A&M Press, College Station, TX. 1979. Hardcover. First Edition. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Poor; considerable insect damage. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Gray cloth boards with bright gold and silver lettering on spine. 172 pp. The story of the Plains Cooperative Oil Mill in Lubbock from 1937 to present. This lively insider's look at the Plains mill, written a former president of the Houston bank, dramatically demonstrates the importance of adequate capital, sound management principles, membership support, and a sympathetic lending institution in the development of a cooperative enterprise. A pristine and clean copy with a poor DJ in Brodart mylar.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001399
- Title
- Oil Mill on the Texas Plains; A Study in Agricultural Cooperation
- Author
- William N. Stokes, Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0890960593
- ISBN 13
- 9780890960592
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press
- Place of Publication
- College Station, TX
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- PLAINS COOPERATIVE OIL MILL, LUBBOCK TX, HOUSTON BANK FOR COOPERATIVES, COTTONSEED AGRICULTURE
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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