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Time On The Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery & Time On the Cross Evidence and Methods. Two Volumes.
by Fogel, Robert William and Stanley L. Engerman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1974. First edition of this work which attracted widespread attention in the media and generated heated controversy and criticism for its methodology and conclusions. Octavo, original brown cloth, 2 volumes. Both volumes are inscribed by both authors to the same recipient. Volume one is near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the spine tips. Volume two is near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sarah L. Bindari. Fogel and Engerman's groundbreaking books reexamined the economic foundations of American slavery, marking "the start of a new period of slavery scholarship and some searching revisions of a national tradition" (C. Vann Woodward, New York Review of Books).
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2415
- Title
- Time On The Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery & Time On the Cross Evidence and Methods. Two Volumes.
- Author
- Fogel, Robert William and Stanley L. Engerman
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Robert Fogel Autograph, Robert Fogel Signed First Edition, Time on the cross signed first edition
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
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- Octavo
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- Fine
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- Inscribed
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- New
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