The Problem of Slavery in Western Culture
by Davis, David Brion
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1967. Influential study of religious, philosphical & literary views of slavery from ancient times to the nineteenth century, particularly the thoughts behing antislavery movements. Pulitzer Prize winner. Hardcover, stated third printing, first published the previous year. Light wear to book, ink name & address inside front cover, corners lightly bumped, endsheets lightly foxed, couple of pages creased; jacket shows some rubbing, edgewear including small chips & creasing, light foxing, $10.00 price intact. Text clean; xiv, 505 pages; index.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- s0498jk
- Title
- The Problem of Slavery in Western Culture
- Author
- Davis, David Brion
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Place of Publication
- Ithaca
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Sociology, Religion, Philosophy, Cultural studies
- Size
- Octavo
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...