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Practical Applications of the Punched Card Method in Colleges and Universities.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. This copy with ownership signature of C.C. Hurd on ffep. Hurd was an important IBM executive in the late 1930s and thereafter. [See, A History of Computing in the 20th Century] Hard to find in nice condition, this with an interesting provenance. "[A] major work, at the time, on the use of cards, primarily in scientific applications but also in administration." [Cordata, 976]. Near Fine. Minor shelf/edge wear, gentle bump to middle of front board, ownership inscription at ffep, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Burgundy cloth boards, black ink spine label, gilt lettering, 4to. 442pp,. Illus. (b/w plates). Item #11152
Price: $325.00