WHITE TOWERS.
by Hirshorn, Paul; and Izenour, Steven
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, MA and London, U.K.: MIT Press, (2007)., (2007).. Very good. - Small quarto [9-1/4 inches high by 8-3/8 inches wide], black cloth in a dust wrapper. There is a small area of light rubbing to the rear cover. There is minor soiling to the spine of the dust jacket. x, [1] leaf, 189 & [1] pages. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Near fine. <p>With a new preface by Paul Hirshorn.<p>"The photographs in this classic book not only trace the evolution of a restaurant chain, they record an iconography of a part of the American built environment that no longer exists." [From the dust wrapper copy].
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35293
- Title
- WHITE TOWERS.
- Author
- Hirshorn, Paul; and Izenour, Steven
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cambridge, MA and London, U.K.: MIT Press, (2007).
- Date Published
- (2007).
- Keywords
- ARCHITECTURE; URBAN ARCHITECTURE; FAST FOOD CHAIN; HAMBURGER FRANCHISE; RESTAURANT CHAIN; WHITE TOWERS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PAUL HIRSHORN; STEVEN IZENOUR.
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Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- New
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