Only in America
by Harry Golden
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Permabooks, 1959 Permabooks, New York. 1959. Softcover/Mass Market Paperback. Stated First Printing. M5011, #1, 50¢. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light wear to lower rear tip; light edge bumping; light rubbing to panels; light toning to pages. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 309 pp 12mo. Harry Golden was a fascinating man who had some rascally ways. He came to the South from New York City after a misadventure landed him in federal prison for five years convicted of mail fraud and stock manipulation for which he was pardoned by President Nixon. This book is a tongue-in-cheek look at America told by and immigrant who loved this country. Crammed with wit and packed with common sense this book contains laughter, warmth, wit, wisdom, and in indescribable personality of Harry Golden. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016446
- Title
- Only in America
- Author
- Harry Golden
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Permabooks
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1959
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Harry Golden, Jewish, New Yorker, The Carolina Israelite, newspaper writer, newspaper publisher, racism, Deep South, integration, Jim Crow Laws, mail fraud, stockbroker, womanhood,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.