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The Big House: Life Inside a Supermax Security Prison
by Bruton, Jim
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0896580393
- ISBN 13
- 9780896580398
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Stillwater, Minnesota: Voyageur Press, 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Clean first edition, first printing in unclipped dust jacket. Clean bright color illustrated glossy cover; no bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Clean illustrated endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 192 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, not price clipped, very light surface wear; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A starkly honest book about life in a super max security prison in Minnesota, by a warden who worked there from 1996-2001..
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31836
- Title
- The Big House: Life Inside a Supermax Security Prison
- Author
- Bruton, Jim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0896580393
- ISBN 13
- 9780896580398
- Publisher
- Voyageur Press
- Place of Publication
- Stillwater, Minnesota
- Date Published
- 2004
- LCCN
- 2004003489
- Keywords
- TRUE CRIME, CORRECTIONS, MINNESOTA PRISONS, CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, OAK PARK HEIGHTS, FIRST EDITION, JAMES H. BRUTON, HIGH SECURITY PRISON, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, SOCIOLOGY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Society; true crime;
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About the Seller
Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
Biblio member since 2003
Stanley, New York
About Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Price Clipped
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- New
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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