Brass Tacks
by A.G. [Albert Galloway] Keller
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. First Edition stated. Boards in black cloth, gilt stamped spine; front cover is blind stamped with a zig-zag pattern. Interior is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a few very small chips and shows some minor edgewear; not price clipped ($2.00); in an archival mylar sleeve. 233 pages. Keller's examination of traditional social values concerning property, the family, education, economics, and government: how they came about, why they are maintained, why they are preserved in times of stress, and why they are indispensable to progress. Albert Galloway Keller (1874-1956) was a conservative sociologist and professor at Yale University. He was closely associated with his teacher and colleague, William Graham Sumner.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Boyd Used & Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008875
- Title
- Brass Tacks
- Author
- A.G. [Albert Galloway] Keller
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- sociology, William Graham Sumner, social science,
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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