The Quest for the Dream: The Development of Civil Rights and Human Relations in Modern America
by ROCHE, John P
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- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1963. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.75cm); dark green cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; grayish-green topstain; dustjacket; xii,308pp. Topstain dulled, lower corners tapped (though still sharp), with some offsetting to pastedowns; Very Good+. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $5.95), with some modest wear to extremities, and a tear to lower rear flap fold; Very Good+. Volume documenting "the extraordinary advances since 1913 in the attitudes of the law, the Federal government, and - most vitally - the public itself toward the rights and basic liberties of minority and nonconformist groups within the United States" (from front flap). Contents cover the roles of the Anti-Defamation League, the ACLU, NAACP, and Supreme Court in the struggle against far right groups.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44758
- Title
- The Quest for the Dream: The Development of Civil Rights and Human Relations in Modern America
- Author
- ROCHE, John P
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Bookseller catalogs
- Social History; Civil Rights;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Good+
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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