Roots

Bookseller

Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)

Bookseller Inventory #

140938350

Title

Roots

Author

Haley, Alex

Book condition

Used - Near Fine

Jacket condition

Near Fine

Quantity available

1

Edition

First Edition

Publisher

Doubleday & Company, Inc

Place of Publication

Garden City, New York

Date published

1976

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