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Widen the Prison Gates:Writing from Jails April 1970-December 1972
by Berrigan, Philip
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- VG-
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Touchstone/Simon and Schuster, 1973. First Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. VG-. The other half of the infamous activist priest pair of brothers who were pursued by the FBI for their anti-war actions. This book represents his writings & journal entries that he made while incarcerated in Lewisburg Penitentiary & other jails. The First Trade Paperback Edition, First Printing, from 1973, in colorful wrappers with photo of the author to front cover. 261 pages. Condition is VG-: completely clean & unmarked inside, pages mildly tanned, binding strong & straight. Slight pockmarking to exterior fore edge pages, remainder swipe to bottom outside edges, modest edgewear Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023396
- Title
- Widen the Prison Gates:Writing from Jails April 1970-December 1972
- Author
- Berrigan, Philip
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Touchstone/Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- CATHOLIC PRIESTS POLITICS POLITICAL VIOLENCE SIXTIES 1960S PEACE ACTIVISM RESISTANCE PACIFIST ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT vietnam war imprisonment incarceration prison
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography-Biography-Journals-Letters; Military Studies/War;
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La Mesa, California
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