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The Decline of American Liberalism.
by EKIRCH, Arthur A., Jr
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Longmans, Green and Company,, 1955. First edition, first printing, of the author's iconoclastic study of the liberal tradition in the United States. In Decline, Ekirch (1915-2000) contends that the American conception of freedom, far from developing alongside the young country, was in fact undermined from the start by the nationalism of the American Revolution. Octavo. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Light bumping and rubbing to extremities, faint damp stains to head of various leaves; moderate sunning, slight creasing, and nicks to jacket spine and edges, damp staining and several spots to rear panel, unclipped, with overprice sticker on front flap: a very good copy in good jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 168124
- Title
- The Decline of American Liberalism.
- Author
- EKIRCH, Arthur A., Jr
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: Longmans, Green and Company,
- Date Published
- 1955
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Rubbing
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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