The Visible Poor: Homelessness in the United States.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. xi + 235pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers
New York: Random House, 2012. xxii, 256 pages. 8vo, tan and white boards, d.w. (lightly edgeworn). New York: Random House, (2012). Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
London, 1899-1900; Map showing Places of Religious Worship, Public Elementary Schools, and Houses Licensed for the Sale of Intoxicating Drinks
London: Stanford's Geographical Establishment, 1902. Map. Color lithograph. Image size 26" x 36 3/4", page size 27" x 40 1/4". Iconic map which was included in the final series of three of Charles Booth's "Life and Labour of the People of London." The last series was a conclusion of the previous two. This particular map was intended to highlight the hierarchy of social influences in London, showing an overwhelming number of houses that sell alcohol as compared to schools and..... More
Hidden Survivors, Portraits of Poor Jews in America.
190pp., 8vo, boards, d.w. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, (1980). Very good. More
Poverty, by America
New York: Crown, 2023. xii, 284 pages. 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Crown, (2023). Fine in a fine dust wrapper. More
Homes and Hospitals: or Two Phases of Woman's Work, as Exhibited in the Labor of
Boston: American Tract, 1873. 336pp. plus ads, 8vo, red cloth; ownership signature title page, spine and outer margins of front cover darkened, foot of spine lightly worn. Boston: American Tract Society, 1873. A very good copy of this scarce title. More
Not a Crime to be Poor: The Criminalization of Poverty in America
New York: New Press, 2017. xix + 293 pages, short 8vo, blue boards, d.w. New York: The New Press, (2017). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The New Politics of Inequality
New York: Norton, 1984. 287 pages. 8vo, burgundy cloth-backed boards, d.w. (spine a bit toned). New York: Norton, (1984). First edition. Very good(+) in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Poverty and Compassion: The Moral Imagination of the Late Victorians.
New York: Knopf, 1991. xii + 475pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; some minor penciling in margins, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. First edition. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Poverty and Compassion: The Moral Imagination of the Late Victorians.
New York: Knopf, 1991. xii, 475 pages. 8vo, red cloth-backed boards, d.w., deckled edges. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Slum as a Way of Life: A Study of Coping Behavior in an Urban Environment
Quezon City: University of the Philippines, 1975. xiii, 203 pages. Slim 8vo, green cloth with gold lettering, d.w. (sunned at edges, edgeworn). Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press, 1975. Ownership signature at flyleaf. Very good in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
The Dispossessed: America's Underclasses from the Civil War to the Present.
New York: Basic Books, 1992. Illustrated in black and white. xiii, 399 pages. 8vo, burgundy cloth-backed boards, d.w. (soiled, long closed tear at rear). New York: Basic Books, (1992). Slightly cocked, some discoloration at outer edge of text block, internally clean. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Dispossessed; America's Underclasses from the Civil War to the Present.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. soiled, otherwise very good). (N.Y.): Basic Books, (1992). More
Rachel and Her Children: Homeless Families in America
New York: Crown, 1988. ix, 261 pages. 8vo, gray cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Crown Publishers, (1988). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation.
New York: Crown, 1995. 286 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Crown, (1995). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Lives of children who grew up in poverty in the South Bronx. More
City People: Dispatches from the Urban Battlefront
New York: Macmillan, 1975. viii + 184 pages. Black cloth backed blue-black boards, d.w. (tiny chips to edges). New York: Macmillan, (1975). First edition. Some rubbing to bottom forecorner of front cover, sunning to spine. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Signed by Barbara Lamont. More
Poverty, Yesterday and Today.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Thomas Crowell, (1973). vg. More
La Vida: A Puerto Rican Family in the Culture of Poverty -- San Juan and New York
New York: Random House, 1966. lv, 669 pages. Tall 8vo, red cloth backed boards, d.w. (minor edgewear). New York: Random House, (1966). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
La Vida: A Puerto Rican Family in The Culture of Poverty--San Juan and New York
New York: Random House, 1966. lx + 669 pages, 8vo, two-toned cloth, rubbed. New York: Random House, (1966). A very good copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More
Why Americans Don't Vote
New York: Pantheon, 1988. xvii + 325 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; small bit of damage to upper edge of rear cover and dust wrapper, does not effect text. New York: Pantheon, (1988). First edition. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
The Black Man's Portion: History, Demography and Living Conditions in the Native Locations of East London Cape Providence.
Illus., charts, 170pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. (spine chipped, large tear on back) Oxford UP: Cape Town, 1961. A very good(+) copy in a poor d.w. More
The New American Ghetto.
New Brunswick: Rutgers, 1995. Numerous photographic illustrations in color and in black & white. 235 pages, square 4to, black cloth, d.w. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, (1995). First Edition. Fine in fine dust wrapper. More
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