Harlem: The Making of a Ghetto. Negro New York, 1890-1930

Chronicles how Harlem, an area that began as a "pleasant & pastoral upper- & middle-class suburb of Manhattan,' declined into "an appalling Negro slum within 40 years,'' set against the discriminatory real estate practices & policies & cultural conditions of the time. Orig. published in hardcover in 1963, this is the First Trade Paperback Edition from Harper & Row, 1968, in 258 pages with extensive Notes & Index in rear, black-&-white photos interspersed throughout text. Condition is VG: completely clean & unmarked inside, but marred by a hole punch from front cover through the outer margins of the first 25 pages. Else pages off-white & unmarked, binding strong & straight. Very mild spine crease & slight rubbing to extremities, light red stamp to exterior fore edge. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day

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Publisher: Harper Torchbooks

Year: 1968

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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