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The Southern Mystique
$425.00
Zinn, Howard
New York: Knopf, 1964. First edition.
Signed by the author to the title page. Nice copy, nearly fine, in very good dust wrapper, priced ($4.95) to front flap, spine tanned and slightly chipped at top, few small edge tears.
Signed copies of this title are uncommon.
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