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Black in Selma; The Uncommon Life of J.L. Chestnut, Jr.
by Chestnut, J.L.; Cass, Julia
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Publisher's compliments card laid-in, with handwriting presumably belonging to Jonathan Galassi. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($22.95), toned at the flaps. Quarter blue cloth with blue paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A biography of the Southern legal giant that also serves as a history of the Civil Rights Movement.
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- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9259
- Title
- Black in Selma; The Uncommon Life of J.L. Chestnut, Jr.
- Author
- Chestnut, J.L.; Cass, Julia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Civil Rights, Selma, Freedom March, Edmund Pettus Bridge, 20th Century History, American History, Black History
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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- First Edition
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