The Old World in the New: The Significance of Past and Present Immigration to the American People
by Edward Alsworth
- Used
- Good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Ridgeley, West Virginia, United States
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About This Item
327 pp. Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding. Covers and spine are faded and age-toned. Previous owner's name is on the front free end paper. Foxing present on the front free end papers and title page. Numerous photographs throughout. This volume is a solid copy. "The ships were small and crowded, the cabins close, and the voyage required from six to ten weeks. 'Betwixt decks,' writes a colonist, 'there can hardlie a man fetch his breath by reason there ariseth such a funke in the night that it causeth putrifacation of the blood and breedeth disease much like the plague.' ' p. 17.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grampy's Bookcase (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- bc301288
- Title
- The Old World in the New
- Author
- Edward Alsworth
- Format/Binding
- Blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Century Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1914
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- U.S. Immigration
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Grampy's Bookcase
Biblio member since 2018
Ridgeley, West Virginia
About Grampy's Bookcase
A private collector with over three thousand quality used books. Many books are quite old and cover many topics, particularly history and related social sciences. Included is a large collection of early and mid 20th century books on the history of the labor movement and socialist party in the United States. After a lifetime of collecting, looking for good homes for these prized editions.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....