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New York: David McKay Company, Inc, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 1962 First Edition. Hardcover. Good. DJ. Dust jacket in fair with small holes to front & back flap. Inscribed by author on title page. 291p.

New York: David McKay Co., 1962. Book. Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 291 pages. Illustrated with vintage black and white photographs. Stated first edition. Book shows minimal foxing, reserved to end-papers and two margins, not affecting text or pictures. Dust-jacket is lightly age toned and chipped on rear panel and shows several white spots to spine. A square, sound and internally unmarked copy in a complete pictorial dust-jacket. Good+ in a good dust-jacket..

Stated first edition.
The book is in very good condition but the dust jacket is in poor condition. I saved the jacket just in case someone wants it. The pages are unmarked and the binding is tight.

McKay Co, 1962. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

McKay Co, 1962T. hardcover. Good. 1.0000 9.0000 6.0000.

McKay Co, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. CLEAN COVER AND CONTENT PAGES. New protective mylar applied to dust jacket before shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

McKay Co, 1962T. hardcover. Good. 1.0000 9.0000 6.0000.

McKay Co, 1962T. hardcover. Good. 1.0000 9.0000 6.0000.

D. McKay, 1962-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. Signed. Signed and dated by the author with an inscription to previous owner on half title page. Dust jacket has staining and chipping, wrapped in mylar cover. Inscribed by the editor to the owner.

McKay Co, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: McKay Co, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Book bumped on corners, dustwrapper lightly chipped along edges, dustwrapper lightly browned on back cover. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: David McKay, 1962. Stated First edition. HC w DJ. PC VG+/VG. Brown cloth, gilt spine titling bright, slight bow to boards, light wear, unmarked, clean, binding sound. Unclipped DJ ($5.95) light edgewear, soiling to rear, in protector. B/W illustrations. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.

New York: David McKay Company, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Signed by Author. First-hand accounts of the evolution of one of America's favorite cities. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound in brick-red cloth covers, with sharp and distinct lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn but for some chipping along top edge, protected by a plastic coat. Bookplate of Tom Champion inside front flap. SIGNED by Oscar Lewis (1914 - 1970), an uber-famous American anthropologist best known for his ethnographies of urban-living and slum-dwellers and for his "Culture of Poverty" argument, both an adaptation to and a reaction of the poor and disenfranchised to their positions in class-stratified societies. xi [1], 2-291 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy… Read More

NEW YORK: DAVID McKAY. VG/G FAINT EDGEWEAR. SMALL INK STAINS AT FRONT OF DJ. Pages: 291. . 1962. 1ST EDITION. HARDCOVER.. DJ PRICE-CLIPPED, EDGEWORN, A FEW SMALL CHIPS & TEARS. ALL TEXT CLEAN, BINDING TIGHT. .

NEW YORK: DAVID McKAY. VG/G+ INSCRIBED TO PREV. OWNER & SIGNED BY OSCAR LEWIS. Pages: 291. . 1962. 1ST EDITION. HARDCOVER.. DJ PRICE-CLIPPED, EDGEWORN WITH A FEW TINY CHIPS. ALL TEXT CLEAN, BINDING TIGHT. DJ IN MYLAR WRAP. .

New York: David McKay Company, Inc, 1962. First. Fine/Near Fine. A fine copy in brown cloth with gilt titles on spine Inscribed by author on half title to George E Steinmetz, a well-known California collector No other marks or damage at all Unclipped DJ has very slight edge wear Oscar Lewis (1914 â€" 1970) was an American anthropologist He is best known for his vivid depictions of the lives of slum dwellers and his argument that a cross-generational culture of poverty transcends national boundaries Lewis contended that the cultural similarities occurred because they were "common adaptations to common problems" and that "the culture of poverty is both an adaptation and a reaction of the poor classes to their marginal position in a class-stratified, highly individualistic, capitalistic society" He won the 1967 US National Book Award in Science, Philosophy and Religion for La vida: a Puerto Rican family in the culture of poverty--San Juan and New York 291 pp.

New York: David McKay Company, Inc, 1962. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. J.O.H Cosgrave II, Illust. [6.25x9.25in] Brick-red cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Dust jacket has colorful illustration by J. O'H Cosgrave II of San Francisco California street scene with cable cars in late 1800's, red, green and black lettering on front and spine, pen and ink illustration of Oscar Lewis on back cover; xi, 291 pp., 16 images and illustrations; Minor shelf wear to dust jacket on edges and corners, spine slightly darken with wear to top and bottom, some age toning to back with closed tear. Oscar Lewis (1893-1992) was a writer on the history of the American West and California and major figure in San Francisco and the Book Club of California. This book is edited by Lewis from first hand accounts, with his notes and commentary, on the growth of San Francisco from the founding in 1776 in Yerba Buena cove as a remote outpost of Spain, the take over by Americans and the impact of… Read More

New York: David McKay Company, Inc, 1962. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. J.O.H Cosgrave II, Illust. , signed [6.25x9.25"] Brick-red cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Dust jacket has colorful illustration by J. O'H Cosgrave II of San Francisco California street scene with cable cars in late 1800's, red, green and black lettering on front and spine, pen and ink illustration of Oscar Lewis on back cover; xi, 291 pp., 16 images and illustrations; Inscription to A. R. Franklin signed by Oscar Lewis, undated on half title page; Minor shelf wear to dust jacket on edges and corners, spine darken with wear to top and bottom, some age toning to back with closed tear and chip to bottom near spine. Oscar Lewis (1893-1992) was a writer on the history of the American West and California and major figure in San Francisco and the Book Club of California. This book is edited by Lewis from first hand accounts, with his notes and commentary, on the growth of San Francisco from the… Read More

Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.