New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book and Jacket in Very Good Condition. A landmark account of homelessness in America, with case studies, tales of poverty and failure. Hirsch goes back two hundred years to the earliest helping hands between neighbors up through today's network of welfare programs, shelters and treatment centers. Binding of tan half cloth with red titles, light green paper-wrapped boards, sunned along top edge of front board and lightly rubbed on the bottom edges, clean and unmarked Binding tight and solid and square. Internals in Fine Condition-- clean, no markings, no creases. Purple/red/black/gold Jacket is rubbed with just slight wrinkling of spine head and heel, unclipped. 420 pages with Notes and Bibliography. 9.25 x 6.25 inches. Ticknor & Fields, New York, 1989.

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Bookseller: The Parnassus BookShop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 014945
Title: Songs from the Alley
Author: Hirsch, Kathleen
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0899194885
ISBN 13: 9780899194882
Publisher: Ticknor & Fields
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1989
Size: 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
Keywords: HOMELESSNESS HOMELESS WOMEN, BOSTON BUREAUOCRACY
X weight: 0 oz

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