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Daughters of Joy, Sisters of Mercy; Prostitutes in the American West 1865-90
by Anne M. Butler
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0252011392
- ISBN 13
- 9780252011399
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1985 University of Illinois Press, Urbana, IL. 1985. Hardcover. 2nd Printing by line number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight scuff on tail. DJ: Near Fine; small edge bump on lower rear. Brown cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on spine. 179 pp 8vo. This book is about the prostitutes of the post-Civil War West. The author details the destitute lives of these nearly anonymous women and how they were an essential element in the development of the West's emerging institutions and served as a means for maintaining authority and a lure for economic development. A clean pristine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004863
- Title
- Daughters of Joy, Sisters of Mercy; Prostitutes in the American West 1865-90
- Author
- Anne M. Butler
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0252011392
- ISBN 13
- 9780252011399
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Place of Publication
- Urbana, IL
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- prostitution, prostitution in the Old West, mining camps, cow towns, fallen angels, soiled doves, queens of the night, whores, brothels, saloons, cribs, American Frontier, dancehall girls, camp girls, pimps, whorehouses,
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
Glossary
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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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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