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In Their Own Words; A History of the American Negro: 1865-1916
by Meltzer, Milton, [Ed.]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company [1965], 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [4], v-vi, [4], 180, [2] pp. Yellow cloth with black lettering on the front board and spine; orange topstain. Price of $4.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with several in-text drawings and a few in-text photographs. A history of the American Black experience from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of the twentieth century. The second book in a three-volume series, volume one began at 1619 and volume three ends in 1966. Topstain somewhat faded; jacket shows a few traces of edge wear including a tiny closed tear to the rear panel.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000010929
- Title
- In Their Own Words; A History of the American Negro: 1865-1916
- Author
- Meltzer, Milton, [Ed.]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell Company [1965]
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
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