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The Making of an American by Riis, Jacob A - 1902

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The Making of an American by Riis, Jacob A - 1902

The Making of an American

by Riis, Jacob A

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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1902. xiii, 442pp. Blue cloth, gilt lettering and decoration. Inscribed with a personal message on front free endpaper to Rev. H. Martyn Hart DD, and SIGNED Jacob A. Riis. Hart was one of the orignal founders of a charity which later became The United Way. Light wear, heavy puckering to spine and slight pucker to boards, front hinge cracked, contents are sound. Author tells of his early life and career,and his work as a social reformer. . Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket.
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  • Publisher The Macmillan Company
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1902
  • Keywords Immigrants "Social Reform" "New York"

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New York and Hartford: Coward-McCann, Inc. And Edwin V. Mitchell, Inc., 1928. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 407pp. Brown embossed boards, gilt lettering to cover and spine. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front free endpaper. Book is clean and unworn, mild toning to contents, former owner's name on front pastedown. Unclipped dust jacket is missing large piece from head of spine with some loss of text, edges chipped, archival tape repair, front panel and spine darkened. Preface by Hilaire Belloc.
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François Villon
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New York and Hartford: Coward-McCann, Inc. And Edwin V. Mitchell, Inc., 1928. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 407pp. Brown embossed boards, gilt lettering to cover and spine. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front free endpaper. Book is clean and unworn, mild toning to contents, former owner's name on front pastedown. Unclipped dust jacket is missing large piece from head of spine with some loss of text, edges chipped, archival tape repair, front panel and spine darkened. Preface by Hilaire Belloc.
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Alice au pays des merveilles
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La Cuisine au Poisson: poissons de rivière, poissons de mer, crustacés, mollusques, coquillages, etc.

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The Making Of An American

by Jacob A. Riis

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Harper Torchbooks. Some Creasing, Soiling And Chipping On The Covers, Binding Is Solid And Pages Are Clean. Good Reading Copy "From Approximately 1901, When The Making Of An American Was Published, Until His Death In 1914, Riis Earned His Living As A Writer And Public Speaker. Social Reform Was His Avocation." . Fair. Soft cover. 1966.
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The Making Of An American

by Riis, Jacob A

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Hardcover. Fair. Publisher: The Macmillan Co., Date of Publication: 1966, Binding: hardcover, Condition: Ex-Library,otherwise Good.
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The Making of an American
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The Making of an American

by Riis, Jacob A

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CollectibleGood. Early 1970 Macmillan Hardcover edition** Ex library, Hardcover copy is in good,solid,c ondition,DJ is nice under mylar,cool cover art,unmarked text, a good copy. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.
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The Making of an American

by Riis, Jacob A

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New York: Macmillan Co., 1959. Reprint 4th Printing. Cloth. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. xi, 283 pp. Fourth printing. An ex-library copy with the expected markings. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean.
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The Making of An American

The Making of An American

by Jacob A Riis

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The MacMillan Company, 1920 Previous owner's name in pencil on FFEP; otherwise clean interior. Tight, square binding. Later printing.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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The Making of an American

by Jacob A. Riis

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Macmillan Co., 1902. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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THE MAKING OF AN AMERICAN

by Riis, Jacob A

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New York: Macmillan, 1928. 284pp, some wear & soiling to cover, drawings to frnt ep.. Cloth. Good.
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The making of an American

by Riis, Jacob A

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New York: London: Macmillan company: Macmillan & co., ltd, 1924. Hard cover. Fair. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Signed by previous owner. ex school library book-title page loose in book. xvi, 443 p. illus., plates, ports. 19 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Portraits, Plates. New ed. with numerous illustrations and an introduction by Theodore Roosevelt. "The papers which form this autobiography were originally published in The Outlook, the chapter telling of my going 'home to mother' in The Churchman, and parts of one or two others in The Century Magazine."--p. [vii]
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The Making of an American

by Jacob A. Riis

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Macmillan Co.. Hardcover. Good - Cash. 1917 edition. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. Gift inscription on ffep. Small tears to the edge of the spine exposing binding. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.
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The Making of an American (University Library)
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The Making of an American (University Library)

by Riis, Jacob A.; Lubove, Roy (editor)

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USA: Aegypan / Harper Torchbooks, 2005. Aegypan / Harper Torchbooks 2005 Very Good/ TB 3070 P. Lubove, Roy (editor). for this Torchbooks edition is 1966. Originally published in 1901. 442 pages plus advertisements. Illustrated with photos. Light wear to bright cover Light soil to back cover. Illustrated. Bright pages. HEAVY ITEM.. Paperback. Very Good. No Exp.
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