The American Sexual Tragedy
by Ellis, Albert
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good+
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Twayne Publishing, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good+. Twayne Publishing, 1954; no later printings indicated; 288pp. From the collection of Phillip W. Pillsbury, former chairman emeritus of the Pillsbury Company and a grandson of the co-founder, Charles Alfred Pillsbury, with his bookplate on the blank front end page. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; light wear to edges of dark gray cloth boards, silver titling remains bold; pen markings throughout text/margins of book's first half. Moderate amount of wear to edges of clipped dust jacket, fraying over spine ends, a few small chips and closed tears; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 308135
- Title
- The American Sexual Tragedy
- Author
- Ellis, Albert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Twayne Publishing
- Date Published
- 1954
- Weight
- 1.44 lbs
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The Book House in Dinkytown
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
About The Book House in Dinkytown
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