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The Un-Americans by Bessie, Alvah - 1957

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The Un-Americans by Bessie, Alvah - 1957

The Un-Americans

by Bessie, Alvah

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New York: Cameron Associates, Inc.. 1957. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine in near fine price-clipped dust jacket with tiny chip at head of front flap fold and wrinkles on bottom edge.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 383 pp .
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  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used
  • Edition First Edition; First Printing
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Cameron Associates, Inc.
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1957
  • Keywords Radical, Mccarthyism

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The un-Americans

by Alvah Bessie

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The Un-Americans

by Bessie, Alvah

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Newspaper clipping taped to ffep, else fine in nearly fine dj
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New York: Cameron Associates. Newspaper clipping taped to ffep, else fine in nearly fine dj. 1957. 1st. hardcover�����. 8vo, Poor quality paper browned as usual .
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The Un-Americans: A Novel

by Bessie, Alvah

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New York: Cameron Associates, 1957. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Good. Slightly smaller book, maroon cloth, quotation from Captain John Parker at Battle of Lexington on title page, on reverse a quotation from Frederick Douglass, dedicated to men who died in first and last battle of Spanish Civil War. 383 browned pages. DJ beneath mylar has dark red background with illustration of Capitol Building and guerilla fighter on front, sketch of Bessie on back by Hugo Gilbert. DJ has slight surface wear to front tips, tiny nick at top front edge nearer spine, very slight wear at 1/4" of bottom front edge nearer spine, tiny tear and slight wear at spine top left and right edge, very slight wear at spine bottom left and right edge, microtear and micronick with crease at top back edge, tiny light brown stain at bottom back right. Good+ DJ/Fine+ book.
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The un-Americans

by BESSIE, Alvah

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New York: Cameron Associates, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Hardcover and dustwrapper rubbed at spine ends and corners, book pages browned, dustwrapper has tape repair at spine ends, dustwrapper soiled and worn. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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The un-Americans

The un-Americans

by Bessie, Alvah

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New York: Cameron Associates, 1957. Hardcover. 383p., paper browned, slightly edgeworn, first edition, dust jacket with minor closed tears. Novel about the red scare and HUAC.
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The un-Americans

by Alvah Bessie

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New York: Cameron Associates, Inc., 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo. Scarce novel by radical American author who was blacklisted among the Hollywood Ten during the McCarthy era, Pages lightly toned as usual (publisher used cheaper stock, so its is almost impossible to find a pristine copy). Otherwise a bright, clean, unmarked copy.
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The UN-AMERICANS

by Bessie, Alvah

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Cameron Associates, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good. Nice nea copy, clean and unmarked in like jacket showing several closed tears from under fresh mylar. Laid in is contemporaneous publishers one-page folded newsletter discussing the book and its author.
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The un-Americans

by BESSIE, Alvah

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New York: Cameron Associates, 1957. Hardcover. 8vo. Red paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 383pp. Very good/very good. Jacket slightly edgeworn; text block moderately age toned throughout, especially along the edges. Tight, decent first edition.
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The Un-Americans

by Alvah Bessie

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Cameron Assoc. hard cover. good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Good, hard cover book with torn dust jacket, first edition, sunned/tanned, cover worn and fraying, 383 pages, 8vo.
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The Un-Americans

by BESSIE, ALVAH

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Good
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1st Edition
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1957. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good . In Good Dustwrapper. 8vo. - First Edition, first impression - Covers a little rubbed w/ spine ends bumped - Edges of text block tanned w/ top edge foxed and ends pulled - Some offsetting and foxing to endpapers - Dustwrapper worn and chipped w/ numerous small tears to edges - Wrapper rear rubbed and marked - Book ow/ solid, clean and tight 383 pages
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