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Amazing Grace : The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation
by Kozol, Jonathan
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0517799995
- ISBN 13
- 9780517799994
- Seller
-
Evanston, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Crown, 1995. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by author on the half title page. A wonderful copy of Kozol's book about the harships of growing up in the South Bronx. This is a first printing. Fine in a near fine jacket. Light rubbing, something was paper-clipped to front of jacket at one point.
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Every person in the United States should read this book. Every school should assign it .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001225
- Title
- Amazing Grace : The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation
- Author
- Kozol, Jonathan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0517799995
- ISBN 13
- 9780517799994
- Publisher
- Crown
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"- 9&fr
- Keywords
- POOR CHILDREN WITH SOCIAL DISABILITIES
- Bookseller catalogs
- General Nonfiction; Signed Books; Sociology;
- X weight
- 0 lbs
Terms of Sale
Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or is damaged in transit.
About the Seller
Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
Biblio member since 2019
Evanston, Illinois
About Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
Sleepyside Books specializes in Modern First Editions, Rare Children's titles and Juvenile Series. It is run by two long-time collectors who place great importance on quality, value and condition. We have much inventory that has not yet been cataloged (especially the juvenile series books) so please call or email if you're looking for something special!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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