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Fethullah Gulen - A Life of Hizmet
by PAHL, Jon
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 2019
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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CA$40.87
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NJ: Blue Dome Press, 2019. Bound in gray boards, stamped in silver in dust jacket that shows a large picture of Gulen on the front panel. 418 pp. (color) photo-illustrated. An interesting book on the Muslim Scholar who now lives in the Pocono area of Pennsylvania. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Item Price
CA$40.87
Bogart
by HANNA, David
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Jacket - As Published
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- First Edition
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- 1976
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- Paperback
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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CA$20.78
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NY: Nordon, 1976. Tight, clean copy of the first edition of this biography on "Bogie" -- Lots of black and white photos. A paperback original.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Published. Trade Paperback. Item Price
CA$20.78
The David Kopay Story
by KOPAY, David and YOUNG, P.D.
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- Used - Very Good +
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- Very Good ++
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- First Edition
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- 1977
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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CA$51.96
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NY: Arbor House, 1977. Bound in yellow cloth over black boards, stamped in black in matching black and yellow dust jacket. The biography of one of the first NFL players to "come out" as gay. Darkening to top edge and a bit of spotting to top edge of pages, but a tight, clean copy. 247 pp.… Read more about this item Item Price
CA$51.96
The Life of Adam Jacoby Slemmer (Signed)
by GAMBONE, A.M.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Jacket - As Published
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- First Edition
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- 2005
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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CA$90.06
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Baltimore: Butternut & Blue, 2005. Bound in thick blue cloth, stamped in gold. A tight, clean copy of this 232 pp. Biography of this Civil War soldier. Photo-illustrated and maps. Inscribed and signed on the title page. . Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Published. Item Price
CA$90.06
Sir Edward Burne-Jones - A Record and Review
by BELL, Malcolm
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- Used - Very Good +
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- No Dustjacket
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- Sixth Edition
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- 1899
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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CA$48.49
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London: George Bell and Sons, 1899. Bound in blue buckram, stamped in gold. A decent 20th century rebind, with no real flaws. Just a tight, clean copy. Illustrations of the artists work throughout the book. . Sixth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Dustjacket. Item Price
CA$48.49
Lincoln's Parentage & Childhood: A History of the Kentucky Lincolns Supported By Documentary Evidence (Signed)
by WARREN, Louis A.
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- Used - Very Good +
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1926
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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CA$79.67
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NY: The Century Co., 1926. Bound in black and red cloth, stamped in gold. Map endsheets. Tiny sticker removal mark to top edge of front end paper. Tight, clean copy and it is Inscribed and Signed by the author to Charles F. Walker. 392 pp. . Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition.… Read more about this item Item Price
CA$79.67
Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command
by FREEMAN, Douglas Southall
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Thus
- Published
- 1998
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- Hardcover
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- 9780684833095
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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CA$24.94
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New York: Scribner, 1998. One volume abridgment by Stephen W. Sears; introduction by James M. McPherson; maps; fold-out map; 910pp.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
CA$24.94
The Voice - The Story of an American Phenonenon - Frank Sinatra (Signed By Author)
by KAHN, E.J, Jr.
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- Used - Very Good ++
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1947
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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CA$76.20
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NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1947. Bound in red cloth stamped in blue with a characture of Frank on the front panel. In yellow dust jacket that shows overall soiling and scuffing to extremes. Inscribed, Signed and dated by the author to a fellow New Yorker employee. 125 pp. Photo-Illustrated. . Inscribed and Signed By… Read more about this item Item Price
CA$76.20
Six Months Among Indians, Wolves and Wild Animals in the Winter of 1839 and 1840
by COOK, Darius B.
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- Used - Very Good +
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- No Jacket - As Published
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- Reprint
- Published
- 1991
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- Paperback
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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CA$30.48
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MI: Avery, 1991. Bound in stiff white illustrated boards. This book is a facsimile edition of a book that was published in 1889. 108 pp. Previous owner's neat signature on second page. Interesting reading. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket - As Published. Item Price
CA$30.48
Hoffa - The Real Story
by HOFFA, James; Oscar Fraley
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine - Price-clipped
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- First Edition
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- 1975
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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CA$58.88
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NY: Stein & Day Pub, 1975. Bound in red cloth over tan boards, stamped in gold. The dust jacket shows a picture of Hoffa and the U.S. Capitol in the background. The dust jacket is price clipped, but overall, a tight, bright copy of the true first edition of this book. The author's facsimile signature… Read more about this item Item Price
CA$58.88
The Black List
by GREENFIELD-SANDERS, Timothy; Elvis Mitchell
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 2008
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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CA$48.49
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NY: Atria Books, 2008. Bound in black cloth, stamped in silver with dust jackets that has picture of 12 noted African Americans on the front panel and 12 more on the back panel. A 200 pp. book celebrating their lives.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Item Price
CA$48.49
The Aces
by OUGHTON, Frederick
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- Used - Very Good ++
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- Very Good + - Price Clipped
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- First Edition
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- 1960
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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CA$34.64
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NY: Putnam, 1960. Bound in red cloth, stamped in black and gold in red, white and blue price clipped dust jacket that has an illustration of two biplanes on the front panel. Minor wear to extremes of jacket. A book about WWI pilots. 384 pp. Photo illustrated. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Very… Read more about this item Item Price
CA$34.64
Roger Moore Japanese Photobook (1978) James Bond Collectible
by (no author)
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- Reissue
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- 1978
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- Paperback
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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CA$62.35
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US: (no publisher), 1978. Photo book with hundreds of color photos of Roger Moore in movies - book lists movies and then gives Moore photos from the movies. 160 pp. Beautiful copy in dustwrapper. Text in Japanese.. Reissue. Soft Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Photo-Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
CA$62.35
Charlie
by HECHT, Ben
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- Used - Very Good +
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- Very Good +
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- First Edition
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- 1957
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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CA$32.56
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NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1957. Bound in black and blue cloth, stamped in red and white. A biography of Charlie MacArthur who was a good friend of Hechts and worked with him on numerous endeavors - The Front Page, Wuthering Heights, Gunga Din, etc. 242 pp. Photo Illustrated. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good… Read more about this item Item Price
CA$32.56
Willa Cather (Lives of Notable Gay Men and Lesbians)
by O'BRIEN, Sharon
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- Used - Very Good +
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- Very Good +
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- First Edition
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- 1995
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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CA$30.48
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NY: Chelsea House, 1995. Bound in red boards, stamped in gold in matching dust jacket that has a portrait of Cather on the front panel This is part of the publisher's series on Gay Men and Lesbians (apparently there were 30 books in the series). 144 pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +.… Read more about this item Item Price
CA$30.48
Rachel
by AGATE. James
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- Used - Very Good +
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1928
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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CA$24.94
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London: Gerald Howe, Ltd., 1928. Bound in red cloth, stamped in gold. This is the first edition of this Biography -- part of the publisher's representative women series. Previous owner's neat inscription to front end paper. An unusually nice copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. Item Price
CA$24.94
The Legend (Johnny Cash)
by Johnny Cash Society
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- Used - Very Good +
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- No Jacket - As Published
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- First Edition
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- 1968
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- Paperback
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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CA$547.27
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Oak View, CA: The Johnny Cash Society, 1968. Bound in stiff black boards, stamped in silver -- with a silhouette picture of Mr. Cash at the top of the Front panel. Book would be Near Fine, except for a sticker removal mark to top edge of front panel. 49 pp. Exceedingly rare -- only two… Read more about this item Item Price
CA$547.27
Thaddeus Stevens
by WOODLEY, Thomas F.
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1934
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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CA$34.64
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Harrisburg, PA: The Telegraph Press, 1934. Bound in blue cloth, stamped in gold. Some offsetting to front endsheets (due to laid in book review on the subject from 1955). Also some articles laid in re: the Obituary of the author. 664 pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Item Price
CA$34.64
James Hewat McKenzie - Pioneer of Psychical Research
by HANKEY, Muriel
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- Used - Very Good ++
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1963
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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CA$51.96
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London: The Aquarian Press, 1963. Bound in Navy cloth, stamped in gold. Dust jacket missing but the flaps of the jacket are laid in. A 153 pp. Biography of Mr. Mckenzie. From the library of Paris Flammonde, with his lavish signature on the front free endpaper. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/No Jacket.… Read more about this item Item Price
CA$51.96
Children of Strangers - the Stories of a Black Family
by MORGAN, Kathryn
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- Used - Very Good +
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- Very Good +
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- First Edition
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- 1980
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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CA$48.49
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Philadelphia: Temple , 1980. Bound in brown cloth over tan boards, in illustrated dust jacket. A 122-page book Story of five generations of black women and the way they coped. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Item Price
CA$48.49