One Nation
by Stegner, Wallace
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good-
- Seller
-
Madison, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1945. 340pp. Beige cloth. 100's of black and white photographs. There is foxing along the extremities of the panels, otherwise internally a very clean, unmarked copy. "1945" printed on the title page and copyright page, indicating True first edition, first printing. Multi-color pictorial jacket has a triangular chip on the upper spine, closed tears and creasing along the lower extremities. The and liftoff from. in mylar sleeve. Long out of print, "One Nation" is an unflinching view of the prejudice minorities across the United States. Black people, Jews, ethnic Catholics, Native Americans and others faced at a time when this country was supposedly united against bigotry in the face of the Axis menace during World War II. Stegner alludes to California as the focus of bigotry in California. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033833
- Title
- One Nation
- Author
- Stegner, Wallace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Minorities Illustrated Photography World War II Prejudice California , Bookfair24
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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