Common Ground - Lot of Five Issues: Spring Summer Autumn 1943, Autumn 1944, Winter 1945 in Original Envelopes Addressed to Hunt, Idaho Minidoka Relocation Center
Published by Common Council for American Unity, New York, 1945
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Magazine / Periodical
- Used
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA
AbeBooks seller since May 1, 2020
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 250.00
Quantity: 1 available
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8vo. Pp. 120 (vol. III nos. 3, 4); 112 (vol. III no. 5, vol. V nos. 1, 2.) Each issue illustrated with a pp. 8 section of b&w gravure photo reproductions plus ink drawings in the text. Two-color printed wrappers saddle stapled. Minimal toning or foxing to edges, else crisp and bright. With two original manila mailing envelopes addressed to Mr. Robert Ikeda at 28 - 4 - A in Hunt, Idaho, the Minidoka Relocation Center where West Coast Japanese Americans were imprisoned. Literary periodical of the Council established in 1940 to, in part, "overcome intolerance and discrimination because of foreign birth or descent, race or nationality." With articles by Woody Guthrie, Pearl S. Buck, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Archibald MacLeish and others.Several articles grapple with the imprisonment of Japanese Americans: a report on the December 1942 incident at Manzanar Relocation Center and a letter from its director Ralph Merritt in Vol. III no. 3. and a five-article symposium in no. 4. The envelopes make this collection specially poignant.…
Seller Inventory # 8970
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Common Ground - Lot of Five Issues: Spring Summer Autumn 1943, Autumn 1944, Winter 1945 in Original Envelopes Addressed to Hunt, Idaho Minidoka Relocation Center
- Author
- ANDERSON, M. Margaret (editor) with Woody Guthrie, Pearl S. Buck, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Archibald MacLeish, et al. (contributors)
- Publisher
- Common Council for American Unity, New York
- Publication year
- 1945
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Dust jacket
- Good+ (envelopes)
- Binding
- Stiff printed wrappers
- Illustrator
- Kurt Werth, Bernardine Custer, David Fredenthal illustrations
- Edition
- First Editions.
- Seller catalogs
- Judaica, Literature, Politics -- US
Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA
Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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| Item | 5 to 14 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 3.50 | US$ 14.75 |
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Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long’s historical and bibliophilic interests. Our store is located in downtown Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood and is open seven days a week. In our on-going effort to provide a diversified inventory, we are acquiring fine and unusual books. From incunabula to 20th Century literature, from journals of voyages to autograph letters, no book or manuscript is beyond our purview. We would be delighted to consider all printed or written materials. Discretion is our hallmark. Long Brothers adheres to a strict code of professional conduct. We take pride in our customer service.…
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HOUSE OF LONG LLC LONG BROTHERS FINE AND RARE BOOKS % JEFFREY JOSEPH LONG SOLE MBR
400 Occidental Ave. S.
Seattle, WA U.S.A. 98104
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Orders from residents of Washington State subject to 10.1% sales tax.
All books are packed and shipped within 24 hours of receipt of order. Every book is professionally packaged in a heavy cardboard box and shipped via US Postal Service, fully insured. Shipping rates are $3.50 per book; an additional $1 for every book thereafter. Sets and oversized volumes might require additional postage – indication of such will be noted in the book description. Those orders ship at cost, as do international orders, for which shipping will be determined per sale. Other shipping modes are available per arrangement. Institutions will be billed per requirements.
Long Brothers adheres to a strict code of professional conduct as outlined by the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America. We take pride in our customer service.
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All books are shipped well-packed in cardboard boxes. Domestic US orders priced at $3.50 per order. Insurance for sales $75 and above included. International shipping expense is at cost, to be offered prior as a condition of sale -- buyer may choose to decline transaction if international shipping is too expensive, once that's determined.