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Defensible space; crime prevention through urban design
by Newman, Oscar
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Macmillan, 1972. First Edition. hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. The Macmillan Company; New York, 1972. Hardcover. First Edition. A Good, blue cloth binding with silver lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, some sunning along board and spine edges, discoloration to board buckram, bit of crimping to spine edges, some age toning to pages, bit of soiling top text block edge, mild scattered foxing top text block edge, in a Good, some handling/rub mark to panels, bit of edge/corner wear with few small tears along edges, neatly clipped front flap, sunned spine and panel/flap margins, few soiled spots on rear panel and verso, Dust Wrapper. A good and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 264pp., appendix, bibliography, indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1038500
- Title
- Defensible space; crime prevention through urban design
- Author
- Newman, Oscar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- 9x6x1
- Weight
- 1.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Verso
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- Buckram
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
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- Sunned
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