Mar 10, 2011 - Sale 2239

Sale 2239 - Lot 272

Price Realized: $ 720
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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
DU BOIS, W. E. B. The Philadelphia Negro, a Social Study. Large folding chart; xx, [1]-520, viii pages. Small 4to, later full cloth, re-cased with printed spine label; extremities lightly rubbed. Philadelphia, 1899

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rare first editionof Du Bois's landmark study. Remains to date one of the best resources on Philadelphia's black population, many of whom were free. This study was part of the Publications of the University of Pennsylvania.