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'What is the good of history?' Selected letters of Carl L. Becker, 1900 -1945,
by Carl Lotus Becker; Michael Kammen (editor & introduction0
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0801407788
- ISBN 13
- 9780801407789
- Seller
-
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Itacha & London: Cornell University Press, January 1973. First Edition. Cloth . Very Good/Good. Octavo in DJ with moderate wear to edges, most prominately at corners. Previous owner's name in ink to front jacket panel top right corner and same corner of front free end page. DJ front flap is clipped. Jacket verso tanned at spine with a few splotches of tan staining. Olive green covered boards with dark green square framing title in small gold lettering. Publisher and author's name also in small gold letters below rectangle. Army green end pages. Dust stains and foxing top edge. Scattered foxing fore-edge and bottom edge. [372 pp.]
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- Bookseller
- A Cappella Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 268733
- Title
- 'What is the good of history?' Selected letters of Carl L. Becker, 1900 -1945,
- Author
- Carl Lotus Becker; Michael Kammen (editor & introduction0
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0801407788
- ISBN 13
- 9780801407789
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Place of Publication
- Itacha & London
- Date Published
- January 1973
- Pages
- 372
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About the Seller
A Cappella Books
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Atlanta, Georgia
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A Cappella Books is a full service used, new & out-of-print bookstore located in the heart of Atlanta's bohemian district, Little 5 Points, since 1989. We stock a general selection of some 20 to 30, 000 paperbacks & hardcovers, ranging from the common to the quite scarce. Our specialties reflect the personality of our neighborhood and, to varying degrees, our staff. But don't be fooled, we really have something for almost everybody who loves books. Come see us.
A Cappella Books is a full service used, new & out-of-print bookstore located in the heart of Atlanta's bohemian district, Little 5 Points, since 1989. We stock a general selection of some 20 to 30, 000 paperbacks & hardcovers, ranging from the common to the quite scarce. Our specialties reflect the personality of our neighborhood and, to varying degrees, our staff. But don't be fooled, we really have something for almost everybody who loves books. Come see us.
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- Cloth
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- Edges
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