Parting the Waters : America in the King Years 1954-63
by Branch, Taylor
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0671687425
- ISBN 13
- 9780671687427
- Seller
-
Staten Island, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Large octavo paperback. 1064 pages. Bibliographical References, Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with black and white photographs. First Touchstone paperback edition, first printing thus with full number line. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Remainder stripe on bottom edge. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A square, tight and internally unmarked copy. A good or better copy. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017811
- Title
- Parting the Waters : America in the King Years 1954-63
- Author
- Branch, Taylor
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0671687425
- ISBN 13
- 9780671687427
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Afro-American Civil Rights Movements, Martin Luther King, American History
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
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