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Racism under cover in the suburbs: A collection of real-life stories solicited from multiethnic people living in the suburbs of Philadelphia
by KEELEY, Elsie
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- Used - Very Good ++
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- No Jacket - As Published
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- First Edition
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- 1996
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- Paperback
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$67.50
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Souderton, PA.: Diversity Dialogue Press, 1996. Bound in stiff glossy wraps. This is an ex-church library copy, with one stamp and one sticker to the lower spine -- otherwise, as new. Uncirculated. 197 pp. Illustrated by Aerin Walker. Scarce. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good ++/No Jacket - As Published. Item Price
$67.50
City Kids in China
by THOMSON, Peggy
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1991
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$47.50
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NY: Harper Collins, 1991. Bound in red boards, stamped in black in matching dust jacket. This is a 114 pp. book on the lives of children in China. Many Photographs. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
$47.50
A Plea for Poygamy (Privately Printed for Subscribers)
by JENCKS, E.N.
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- Used - Very Good ++
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1929
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$275.00
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NY: Panurge Press, 1929. Bound in black patterned cloth, stamped in gold with an illustration of a man with two women stamped in gold to front panel. Top edge gilt. Limited to 1010 copies -- this is #617. Illustrative col. half-title./ Reprint of: The history and philosophy of marriage; or, Polygamy and monogamy compared /… Read more about this item Item Price
$275.00
Practical Etiquette
by N.C. (Cora C. Klein)
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- Used - Very Good ++
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- Early Reprint
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- 1899
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$45.00
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Chicago: A. Flanagan, 1899. Bound in brown cloth, stamped in black with decoration to front end. A sweet little (128 pp.) book on Etiquette at the turn of last century. The 27th Thousand -- so a relatively early reprint of a popular book in its time. . Early Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/No Jacket. 12mo… Read more about this item Item Price
$45.00
Soft City
by RABAN, Jonathan
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- Used - Very Good ++
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- Very Good ++
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- First Edition
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- 1974
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- Hardcover
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- 9780525206613
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$27.50
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NY: E. P. Dutton, 1974. Bound in tan cloth, stamped in red in matching glossy dust jacket. A 222 pp. A book on City Living by Mr. Raban. Crease to back flap of dust jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Very Good ++. Item Price
$27.50
Parent and Child (Signed)
by Kutner, Lawrence
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- Second Edition
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- 1991
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- Hardcover
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- 9780688103101
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$22.00
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U.S.A.: William Morrow & Co., 1991. Bound in white cloth and boards, stamped in gold. Tight, clean copy of this 248 pp. book on parenting. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front free endpaper. . Inscribed and Signed. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
$22.00
Household Words. a Weekly Journal. Vol. IX - No. 204 - 227
by DICKENS, Charles
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- Used - Very Good +
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- First Edition
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- 1855
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$75.00
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NY: Dix, Edwards and Co., 1855. Bound in the original green cloth which has held up amazingly well -- the book is tight and clean. Contains part of the author's Hard Times.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
$75.00
Household Words. a Weekly Journal. Vol. XIX - From Dec. 4, 1958 to May 28, 1859 Being from 454 to 479
by DICKENS, Charles
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- 1859
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$65.00
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NY: Frederic A. Brady, 1859. Bound in the original green cloth which has held up amazingly well -- the book is tight and clean. Subscribers could also send back their own collected sets (of whatever years) and have them bound in green publisher's cloth to match the semi-annual compilations. Which they did here. . First Edition. Hard… Read more about this item Item Price
$65.00
Household Words. a Weekly Journal. Vol. VI - No. 130 - 140 Then Vol. 1 (new Series #12-25
by DICKENS, Charles
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1855
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$75.00
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NY: Dix, Edwards and Co., 1855. Bound in the original green cloth which has held up amazingly well -- the book is tight and clean. Subscribers could also send back their own collected sets (of whatever years) and have them bound in green publisher's cloth to match the semi-annual compilations. Which they did here. . First Edition.… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
The Averaged American: Surveys, Citizens, and the Making of a Mass Public
by Igo, Sarah E.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 2007
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- Hardcover
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- 9780674023215
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$45.00
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U.S.A.: Harvard University Press, 2007. Bound in black cloth and red boards, stamped in gold. In matching photographic dust jacket. A 398 pp. book on "average America". . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
$45.00
The American Street Gang: Its Nature, Prevalence, and Control (Studies in Crime and Public Policy)
by KLEIN, Malcom W.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- Second Edition
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- 1995
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- Hardcover
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- 9780195095340
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$13.00
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. Bound in 3/4 grey boards with blue cloth spine with silver lettering in near-fine condition. Dustjacket shows occasional minor overall rubbing. 270 pgs.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
$13.00
The Girl in Her Teens
by SLATTERY, Margaret
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1910
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$20.00
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Philadelphia: The Sunday School Times Company, 1910. Bound in dark green cloth with gilt lettering to front panel and spine. 127 pgs. Tight, clean copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Item Price
$20.00
Äktenskapets historia i dess Huvuddrag (History of Marriage)
by WESTERMARCK, Edvard
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1927
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$55.00
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Stockholm: Bokforlaget Natur Och Kultur, 1927. Bound in 1/4 red leather, stamped in gold over decorative matching boards. A handsome copy of the first edition of this book on Marriage. 285 pp. + ads. Text in Swedish. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
$55.00
The Man-Eaters and Other Odd People
by REID, Mayne
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- Used - VG+
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- Early Reprint
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- 1889
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$45.00
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New York: John W. Lovell, 1889. A popular description of "Singular Races of Man"; including a memoir by R. H. Stoddard; bound in green, decorated boards with decorated end-papers; black & white illustrations; 461pp.. Early Reprint. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket. Item Price
$45.00
The Company Town in the American West
by ALLEN, James B.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Jacket
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- Second Printing
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$12.00
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Norman, Ok.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1967. Second printing bound in orange buckram, sans DW; black & white plates; 205pp.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Item Price
$12.00
A Restless People; Americans in Rebellion 1770-1787
by HANDLIN, Oscar & Lillian
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- Early Reprint
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- 1982
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- Hardcover
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- 9780385061025
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$13.00
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Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1982. Illustrated in black & white; previous owners initials on top & bottom edges; 274pp.. Early Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
$13.00
Hoop Dreams: A True Story of Hardship and Triumph
by JORAVSKY, Ben
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- Used - Near Fine
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- VG Only
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- First Edition
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- 1995
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781570361531
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$12.00
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Atlanta, Ga.: Turner Publishing, 1995. Introduction by Charles Barkley; remainder mark and scrape on back panel of DW; black & white plates; 301pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/VG Only. Item Price
$12.00
Pennsylvania: An Ethnic Sampler
by WALDEN, Daniel
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Jacket
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- Second Printing
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- 1976
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- Paperback
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$16.00
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PPTN/The Pennsylvania State University, 1976. Second printing bound in stiff wraps; black & white illustrations; unpaginated, approx. 32pp.. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Item Price
$16.00
Life in the English Country House
by GIROUARD, Mark
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- Used - VG++
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- No Jacket
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- First Thus
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- 1980
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- Paperback
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- 9780140054064
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$13.00
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New York: Penguin Books, 1980. First Penguin edition bound in stiff wraps; illustrated in black & white, and some color; 344pp.. First Thus. Soft Cover. VG++/No Jacket. Item Price
$13.00
Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York
by SANTE, Luc
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Jacket
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- Ninth Printing
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- 1992
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- Paperback
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- 9780679738763
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$30.00
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New York: Vintage Books, 1992. Ninth printing in stiff wraps in custom clamshell box; black & white illustrations; includes pre press excerpt from "The Factory Facts"; 414pp.. Ninth Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Item Price
$30.00