A Class by Themselves: The Untold Story of the Great Southern Families
de Stadiem, William
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0517537354
- ISBN 13
- 9780517537350
- Librería
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Sobre este artículo
Crown Publishers, Inc, New York, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover (1/2 Cloth 3/4 Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. acknowledgements, introduction by author, selected bibliography and index. The text is illustrated with two inserts of 16 pages each, of black-and-white photography and illustrations. 1/4 beige coloured cloth covered back strip with gilt coloured titles. 3/4 green coloured boards with a self embossed decoration. Illustrated dustwrapper with pale orange and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black-and-white photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. "Spanning three centuries, including the present, A Class by Themselves contrast the genteel, quasi-European Old South in the decades preceding this Civil War with the rough-hewn, industrial New South of the postwar years, emphasising the difficulties faced by the New South and attention it affected as it tried to emulate the past glory of the original founding families." -- from front fold over panel blurb. Major Southern families are looked at in detail. Rubbing to the book corners and back strip corners. Offset tanning and faint foxing to the endpapers with age toning of the text block edges. Rubbing of the dustwrapper panels with a small split to the top edge of the front panel. Full Number Line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4], V - X, [2], 276 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Sociology & Culture; United States; History. ISBN: 0517537354. ISBN/EAN: 9780517537350. Inventory No: 0121112. . 9780517537350
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- Librería
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 0121112
- Título
- A Class by Themselves: The Untold Story of the Great Southern Families
- Autor
- Stadiem, William
- Ilustrador
- Photographic and Illustrations
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hardcover (1/2 Cloth 3/4 Boards)
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Condition
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0517537354
- ISBN 13
- 9780517537350
- Editorial
- Crown Publishers, Inc
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1980
- Palabras clave
- BZDB2 History, sociology and culture  southern states United states, aristocracy, confederacy, families Sociology & Culture; United States; History. Photographic and Illustrations Unbranded ISBN: 0517537354 EAN: 9780517537350 Stadiem, W
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
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