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Middletown; A Study in American Culture
by Lynd, Robert S.; Lynd, Helen Merrell
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1937. Later Printing, copyright page states 1927, but most likely a 1937 printing, as rear flap has blurb for the follow up book "Middletown in Transition", which was first published in 1937. A classic in American sociology, and uncommon in any printing in collectible condition. Book is Near Fine, prior owner book plate front paste down, hidden by front flap, in Very Good dust wrapper, spine sunned to pale blue, light edge wear, and front flap price clipped. . Later Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
The first of two classic studies that examined the daily life of a typical small american city-in actuality, Muncie, Indiana-in the mid-1920s, using the approach of social anthropology. Of enduring interest to students of SOCIOLOGY (740), these works inspired an acclaimed six-part television series. Foreword by Clark Wissler; Index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005305
- Title
- Middletown; A Study in American Culture
- Author
- Lynd, Robert S.; Lynd, Helen Merrell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sociology;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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