A Social History of the American Family from Colonial Times to the Present 2 vols: V I: Colonial Period V II: From Independence through The Civil War
by Calhoun, Arthur W
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Glendale, California: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1917. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Large Octavo. V. I, 348 pp, 20 chapters with sparse footnotes, bibliography. V II: 390 pp, Introduction, 14 chapters with footnotes. Bibliography. No Index. 6.5" x 9.6" marron cloth boards, faded but easily legible spine titles, filt top edge. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, paper well-preserved. Light exterior wear even all around, interiors Near Fine. .
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009399
- Title
- A Social History of the American Family from Colonial Times to the Present 2 vols: V I: Colonial Period V II: From Independence through The Civil War
- Author
- Calhoun, Arthur W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Arthur H. Clark Company
- Place of Publication
- Glendale, California
- Date Published
- 1917
- Size
- Large Octavo
- Keywords
- Marriage - Children - Women's subordination - home life - lifestyles - courtship
- Bookseller catalogs
- SOCIOLOGY; U. S. HISTORY;
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West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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