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Shadow on the Alamo: New Heroes Fight Old Corruption in Texas Politics
by Harvey Katz
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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La Porte, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1972. CD3 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Harvey Katz to previous owner on the front free endpaper in good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, crease and small tears and open tears on the edges and corners, scattered stains, wrinkling, scratches, scuffing and rubbing, tanning, and shelf wear. Book lightly cocked, some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine, chipping and cover edgewear, some stains on the page edges, publisher's note stamped on the front fixed endpaper, lightly darkened with brown stains on the endpapers, back free endpaper filled with written notes, light tanning and shelf wear. 8.5"x5.75", 298 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookmarc's
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2405ec314
- Title
- Shadow on the Alamo: New Heroes Fight Old Corruption in Texas Politics
- Author
- Harvey Katz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- HISTORY TEXAS POLITICS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Politics & Government;
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