The Mechanical Bride; Folklore of Industrial Man
by McLuhan, Marshall
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Vanguard Press, Inc, 1951. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good in an about Very Good jacket, unclipped ($12.50, generally rubbed and with creases and a few closed tears. Black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, clean internally A limited edition of McLuhan's "famous 'underground' work" about modern media and communication.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9799
- Title
- The Mechanical Bride; Folklore of Industrial Man
- Author
- McLuhan, Marshall
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- The Vanguard Press, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- Media, Media Studies, American Studies, Culture, Tarzan, Superman, Television, Mass Media, Postmodernism, Advertising, Propaganda
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
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