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Olive White Garvey; Humanitarian, Corporate Executive, Uncommon Citizen
by Billy M. Jones
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0865460663
- ISBN 13
- 9780865460669
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Wichita, KS : Center for Entrepreneurship/College of Business Administration/Wichita State University, 1985 Center for Entrepreneurship/College of Business Administration/Wichita State University, Wichita, KS. 1985. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. WSU Business Heritage Series. Presentation bookplate from Prof Fran Jabara on the FFFP. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; clear vinyl wrapper with slight scratches and rubbing. White tweed boards with gray leatherette overlay on the spine; gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Laid in is a signed letter of presentation from Fran Jabara. 245 pp 8vo. Ray Garvey was the man who had the dream and led the corporation until his death in 1959 when the family and his wife, Olive assumed leadership and continued growth of Garvey Industries in wheat, grain elevators, oil, banking, home and commercial building, and philanthropy. A clean pristine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008327
- Title
- Olive White Garvey; Humanitarian, Corporate Executive, Uncommon Citizen
- Author
- Billy M. Jones
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0865460663
- ISBN 13
- 9780865460669
- Publisher
- Center for Entrepreneurship/College of Business Administration/Wichita State University
- Place of Publication
- Wichita, KS
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Ray Garvey, Williard Garvey, Olive White Garvey, Garvey Industries, Wichita Kansas, grain elevators, philanthropy, wheat, commercial building, oil industry, entrepreneur
- Bookseller catalogs
- Kansas Related; Biographies;
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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- Gilt
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