New York: Reinhold Publishing Co., 1946. 254pp. Green cloth, black spine label, gilt lettering. 47 Black and white plates, 25 tables, 13 grapsh. Exlib stamps,serial number, tape remnants on the covers and endpapers,otherwise an internally clean, unmarked copy. Unclipped pictorial jacket has tape ghosts only on the inner flaps, some wear to the edges. A thorough examination of low-cost housing and its problems in postwar America, 1940's. The author's thesis is that healthy and responsible citizenship is dependent on adequate living accomodations for the masses.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good-. Small Quarto.

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Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 034033
Title: Housing and Citizenship.....A Study of Low-Cost Housing
Author: Gray, George Herbert
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very good-
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Reinhold Publishing Co.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1946
Size: Small Quarto
Keywords: Low-cost Housing 1940's Architecture United States

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The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.

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