Myrdal, Gunnar; Sterner, Richard ; Rose, Arnold M.

AN AMERICAN DILEMMA: THE NEGRO PROBLEM AND MODERN DEMOCRACY [TWO VOLUMES]

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1944. First Editions, First Printings. Octavos, 2 volumes; G-/G-; spines brown with beige titling; dust jackets protected with a mylar coverings, price of volume 1 torn, price of volume 2 uncut, an old mylar covering adhesive attached to the interior of the center of the spines, causing some closed tears; jackets toned, splitting along front hinge of volume 2, consistent chipping and wear; name sticker to cover of volume 1; significant worming to both volumes, volume 1 with multiple holes through front cover of jacket through a pinprick on page 74, rear cover with two small holes through a pinprick on page 493, most damage to flaps and pastedowns; volume 2 with multiple holes through front cover of jacket through a pinprick on page 826, rear cover and pastedown; JR consignment; shelved case 1.

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Shelved Dupont Bookstore

Price: $800

NOTES

An American Dilemma is a painstakingly detailed analysis of American race relations by Swedish economist Gunnar Myrdal. It was incredibly influential and was cited in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case "in general".;