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THE GOOD SOCIETY. The Humane Agenda. Signed by John Kenneth Galbraith.
by Galbraith, John Kenneth
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Poor condition
- ISBN 10
- 0395713285
- ISBN 13
- 9780395713280
- Seller
-
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996. Book. Poor condition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Octavo (8vo). viii, 152 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding with heavy shelfwear, including what appears to be teeth marks on one corner. No dustjacket. Signed and inscribed on the front endpaper by the author "The Reuss' [Henry S. Reuss] ...the best for all was...[signed] John G. 1996." First edition..
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- Bookseller
- Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011548
- Title
- THE GOOD SOCIETY. The Humane Agenda. Signed by John Kenneth Galbraith.
- Author
- Galbraith, John Kenneth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor condition
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0395713285
- ISBN 13
- 9780395713280
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1996
- Size
- Octavo (8vo)
Terms of Sale
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
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About the Seller
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Biblio member since 2003
Chicago, Illinois
About Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
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- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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