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Lanterns: A Memoir of Mentors
by Edelman, Marian Wright
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0807072141
- ISBN 13
- 9780807072141
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Beacon Press, 1999-10-15. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Signed by Author. Presumed first; full number line. Flatsigned by Edelman on title page. Hardbound book in good condition. Text block is sharp cornered and pages are crisp and clean; however, there is an area of light soil to bottom edge, and both ends of the spine show wear and bumping. Dust jacket in mylar.
Synopsis
Marian Wright Edelman , civil rights activist, lawyer and author, is the founder of the Children’s Defense Fund which has sought to bring the plight of children to the attention of policy mkers and the public, and has been a vigorous advocate for the creation and funding of programs to improve children’s lives for over twenty years.
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- Chaparral Books
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- Title
- Lanterns: A Memoir of Mentors
- Author
- Edelman, Marian Wright
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0807072141
- ISBN 13
- 9780807072141
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1999-10-15
- X weight
- 14 oz
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Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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- Spine
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- Flatsigned
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- Crisp
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