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Acts of Hope: Creating Authority in Literature, Law, and Politics
by WHITE, James Boyd
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0226895106
- ISBN 13
- 9780226895109
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 0226895106 . First edition, first printing with full number line on copyright page. The noted legal and English language scholar's work discusses whether individuals or institutions should decide what is right, good, or necessary. Inscribed on front free endpaper, likely by the author. --- In full charcoal cloth with titling gilt stamped on spine. Dust jacket in black, white and red. --- A clean, bright and unmarked copy; volume is sound. Jacket with small curled area to back cover edge and with slight rubbing; otherwise in good shape.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xv, 322 pages; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 79319
- Title
- Acts of Hope: Creating Authority in Literature, Law, and Politics
- Author
- WHITE, James Boyd
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0226895106
- ISBN 13
- 9780226895109
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- 0226895106
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