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Letter to the Alumni
by Hersey, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0394468430
- ISBN 13
- 9780394468433
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394468430 . New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. First Edition (stated), 8vo. 145,[5]pp. Blue cloth, top edges orange, near fine condition; dj very good (price-clipped, slightly worn). Written upon leaving Yale after five years as Master of Pierson College, recalling how Yale survived its dangerous Mayday crisis, an early symptom of country-wide polarization, and urging each alumnus to rediscover its youth and its best self. Absent this rediscovery, he envisions more violence and the death of liberty now enjoyed.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 150 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale A. Sorenson (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12448
- Title
- Letter to the Alumni
- Author
- Hersey, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394468430
- ISBN 13
- 9780394468433
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- 0394468430, Connecticut, Americana, Local History, Education, Activism
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dale A. Sorenson
Biblio member since 2015
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Dale A. Sorenson
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