The Brown Decades: A Study of the Arts in America 1865-1895
by Lewis Mumford
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Kirkland, Washington, United States
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About This Item
266pp, hardcover w/no dj. Bookplate of previous owner on inside front cover (see photos), faint traces of erased pencil inscription on ffep. Bookstamp of bookseller Paul Elder & Co. applied on lower left corner of inside back cover. Illustrations: Frontispiece image of Walt Whitman, ten additional images/photographs of buildings and paintings. Printed on thick paper stock. Mumford (1895-1990) was an American historian, sociologist and literary critic. His sixth book, a beautiful copy of this scarce first edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books Northwest (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1997
- Title
- The Brown Decades
- Author
- Lewis Mumford
- Format/Binding
- Brown cloth with light brown lettering on spine, top edges stained red
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing first edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1931
- Pages
- 266
- Size
- 5 1/2" x 8"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mumford, American Social History, American Architecture History
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