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New York: David McKay Company, Inc, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 1962 First Edition. Hardcover. Good. DJ. Dust jacket in fair with small holes to front & back flap. Inscribed by author on title page. 291p.
This was San Francisco: Being first-hand accounts of the evolution of one of America's favorite cities by Oscar Lewis - 1962
by Oscar Lewis
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This was San Francisco: Being first-hand accounts of the evolution of one of America's favorite cities
by Oscar Lewis
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The book is in very good condition but the dust jacket is in poor condition. I saved the jacket just in case someone wants it. The pages are unmarked and the binding is tight.
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- Date Published 1962
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This Was San Francisco
by Oscar Lewis
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This Was San Francisco
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McKay Co, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. CLEAN COVER AND CONTENT PAGES. New protective mylar applied to dust jacket before shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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McKay Co, 1962T. hardcover. Good. 1.0000 9.0000 6.0000.
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McKay Co, 1962T. hardcover. Good. 1.0000 9.0000 6.0000.
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This Was San Francisco: Being first-hand Accounts of the Evolution of One of America's Favorite Cities
by Oscar Lewis [Editor]; Oscar Lewis [Compiler];
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D. McKay, 1962-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. Signed. Signed and dated by the author with an inscription to previous owner on half title page. Dust jacket has staining and chipping, wrapped in mylar cover. Inscribed by the editor to the owner.
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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McKay Co, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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This Was San Francisco
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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New York: McKay Co, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Book bumped on corners, dustwrapper lightly chipped along edges, dustwrapper lightly browned on back cover. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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This Was San Francisco: Being Firsthand Accounts of the Evolution of One of America's Favorite Cities
by Lewis, Oscar (ed.)
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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New York: David McKay, 1962. Stated First edition. HC w DJ. PC VG+/VG. Brown cloth, gilt spine titling bright, slight bow to boards, light wear, unmarked, clean, binding sound. Unclipped DJ ($5.95) light edgewear, soiling to rear, in protector. B/W illustrations. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.
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This Was San Francisco
by Oscar Lewis
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Saint Charles, Illinois, United States
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New York: David McKay Company, Inc, 1962. First. Fine/Near Fine. A fine copy in brown cloth with gilt titles on spine Inscribed by author on half title to George E Steinmetz, a well-known California collector No other marks or damage at all Unclipped DJ has very slight edge wear Oscar Lewis (1914 â€" 1970) was an American anthropologist He is best known for his vivid depictions of the lives of slum dwellers and his argument that a cross-generational culture of poverty transcends national boundaries Lewis contended that the cultural similarities occurred because they were "common adaptations to common problems" and that "the culture of poverty is both an adaptation and a reaction of the poor classes to their marginal position in a class-stratified, highly individualistic, capitalistic society" He won the 1967 US National Book Award in Science, Philosophy and Religion for La vida: a Puerto Rican family in the culture of poverty--San Juan and New York 291 pp.
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