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Covenant House: Lifeline to the Street (Inscribed by Bruce Ritter)
by Bruce Ritter
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 038524214X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385242141
- Seller
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Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This is a Social Issue Hardback from 1987. It is a red cloth spine on a gray board in Very Good condition with a Very Good jacket. 1st Edition. Inscribed by Bruce Ritter on half - title page. This book has some light wear but still nice. The cover is clean and the pages are tight & clean. Nice edges. Some spine end wear. The jacket with price is clean & bright. 245 pages. #20711-1223
Synopsis
Rev. Bruce Ritter (1927-1999) was a Roman Catholic Priest and Franciscan Friar. After teaching theology at Manhattan College in the Bronx, he founded Covenant House in New York City, the largest, privately funded Agency in America that provides help for needy youth.
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- Bookseller
- Glenn David Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020711
- Title
- Covenant House: Lifeline to the Street (Inscribed by Bruce Ritter)
- Author
- Bruce Ritter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 038524214X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385242141
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1987
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Glenn David Books
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About Glenn David Books
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