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American Communities: Brief Sketches of Economy, Zoar, Bethel, Aurora, Amana, Icaria, The Shakers, Oneida, Wallingford, and the Brotherhood of the New Life
por [UTOPIAN THOUGHT] HINDS, William Alfred
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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Oneida: Office of the American Socialist, 1878. First edition. Octavo (22.5cm). Publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt on spine and front cover; 176pp; frontis, [2] inserted leaves of plates (wood engravings). Verso of final text leaf contains advertisements for two other Oneida publications. Mild external rubbing, touch of wear at base of spine, still a tight, straight, Very Good to Near Fine copy, nicely preserved. A standard sourcebook on American utopias, including notes on many communities which do not receive much mention elsewhere. There was a simultaneous issue in wrappers; expanded editions were issued in 1902 and 1908. The first edition is somewhat uncommon, especially in nice condition. HOWES H503.
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- Livreiro
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 25943
- Título
- American Communities: Brief Sketches of Economy, Zoar, Bethel, Aurora, Amana, Icaria, The Shakers, Oneida, Wallingford, and the Brotherhood of the New Life
- Autor
- [UTOPIAN THOUGHT] HINDS, William Alfred
- Estado do livro
- Usado
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First edition
- Editorial
- Office of the American Socialist
- Local de publicação
- Oneida
- Data de publicação
- 1878
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Utopian Thought; Christian Socialism; Communism; Utopian Literature;
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Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
Sobre Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Leaves
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- Rubbing
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- Verso
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
