New York, NY: Farrar Straus Giroux (1982) 390 pp. Original black cloth covers, very bright and clean. Tiny, faint dampstains to foredge of text block. DJ lightly soiled w/ light edge wear; spine a bit sunned. Price clipped. Illust. w/ b/w photos.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+ to Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 24654NY
Title: THIS WAS HARLEM: A Cultural Portrait, 1900-1950
Author: Anderson, Jervis
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+ to Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Printing
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Keywords: AMERICANA NEW YORK STATE HISTORY NY DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL HARLEM HISTORY 1900 1950 CIVILIZATION AFRICAN AMERICANS BLACK HISTORY RACIAL HISTORY ETHNIC HISTORY ETHNOLOGY SOCIAL HISTORY SOCIOLOGY SOCIAL SCIENCE AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENE
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Established in 1992, we are family owned and operated. We strive to provide excellent customer service and our inventory is hand picked for the best quality and subject matter. Our diverse inventory of used, rare and out of print books, as well as ephemera, covers most areas of interest and favors more the uncommon or unusual titles.

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Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.