HISPANIC U.S.A.: Breaking the Melting Pot
by Weyr, Thomas
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/Near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0060390662
- ISBN 13
- 9780060390662
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Row, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to Hugh Hefner on the front flyleaf: "Dear Mr. Hefner: This is a long way from Playboy and 'Reaching for Paradise' but I thought you might enjoy reading it - and perhaps having Playboy review it. My very best wishes, Thomas Weyr". Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the Hugh M. Hefner Foundation. Weyr also wrote "Reaching for Paradise: The Playboy Vision of America" (1978). Octavo. Paperclip indentation to the top of the front flyleaf, with some light yellowing to the dust jacket; else near fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 68915
- Title
- HISPANIC U.S.A.: Breaking the Melting Pot
- Author
- Weyr, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060390662
- ISBN 13
- 9780060390662
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Ethnic Studies, Hispanic Americans, Latinos, Chicanos, Immigration, Latin America, Mexico, Playboy, Hugh Hefner
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