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UNITED WORLD. The Road to International Peace.
by Nearing, Scott
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good/near very good
- Seller
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Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Mays Landing, New Jersey: Open Road Press, Inc., (c. 1944). first edition. hardcover. Very good/near very good. Octavo, blue cloth covers with gilt titles. Titles on spine somewhat rubbed.Dust jacket has a couple of small closed tears, head and foot of spine has some chipping, a little dicoloration on spone. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper.042407A " An impressive analysis of the forces that inevitably produce wars and a concrete, constructive suggestion as to the forces and procedures best calculated to achieve permanent global peace through an organized, collective world order." --from the dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000018510
- Title
- UNITED WORLD. The Road to International Peace.
- Author
- Nearing, Scott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- near very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Open Road Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Mays Landing, New Jersey
- Date Published
- (c. 1944)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Alkahest Books
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Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
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- Octavo
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- New
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
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