A Social History of the American Family: from Colonial Times to the Present (Three Volumes)
by Calhoun, Arthur W
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland: The Arthur H. Clark Company. Very Good+. 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Three hardcover volumes complete (1917, 1918, 1919). First editions in original red cloth boards. Gilt spine lettering, bright, fraying to spine ends. Rough-cut pages. Volume One is in Very Good condition with damp staining to spine and interior pages. Volumes two and three are in Very Good + condition with bright, clean pages. No marks of any kind in any of the volumes. Volume two has a small errata sheet pasted in on contents page. Volume One covers the Colonial period (348 pp. ) . Volume Two covers From Independence Through the Civil War (390 pp. ) . Volume Three covers Since the Civil War (411 pp. Including an index for all three volumes) . A handsome set and an invaluable historical reference to American family life. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .
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- Bookseller
- KULTURAs books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50011
- Title
- A Social History of the American Family: from Colonial Times to the Present (Three Volumes)
- Author
- Calhoun, Arthur W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Arthur H. Clark Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland
- Date Published
- 1917
- Keywords
- American Life. Everyday Life. Colonial America. American Family Life.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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