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Love and the American Delinquent: The Theory and Practice of "Progressive" Juvenile Justice 1825-1920
by Steven L. Schlossman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Collectible; Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
University of Chicago Press, 1977. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1977 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, VG dustjacket, with very light creasing along the spine crown and tips. Octavo, 303 pgs. Signed by Author.
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- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8888
- Title
- Love and the American Delinquent: The Theory and Practice of "Progressive" Juvenile Justice 1825-1920
- Author
- Steven L. Schlossman
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible; Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Rare sociology, "Progressive" Juvenile Justice
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sociology;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- VG
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Inscribed
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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