THE PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT - This Special Edition is Printed in February 1911 for Confidential Circulation among the Members of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers with the Compliments of the Author - THE TRUE FIRST EDITION
by TAYLOR, Frederick Winslow
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New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1911. Hardcover. Near Fine. Octavo (23x15 cm). - 77 pages. - Publisher's full dark green cloth, with title in gilt on spine. - VERY FINE, except for being a withdrawn copy [although from one of the world's leading scientific libraries]. - With the engraved bookplate of "The John Crerar Library of Chicago" ( with the stamp "Withdrawn"), as well as two small markings on the binding. - THE TRUE FIRST EDITION. - NORMAN LIBRARY 2059. - PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 403. - The pioneering basic work on the optimization of productivity.
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- Title
- THE PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT - This Special Edition is Printed in February 1911 for Confidential Circulation among the Members of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers with the Compliments of the Author - THE TRUE FIRST EDITION
- Author
- TAYLOR, Frederick Winslow
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- SCIENCE - SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT - TRUE FIRST EDITIONS - SPECIAL EDITIONS - NORMAN LIBRARY - PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN - TIME AND MOTION STUDIES - OPTIMIZATION - PRODUCTIVITY
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