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Whole Earth Catalog - January, 1971 by [ENVIRONMENTALISM] [DIY] [BRAND, Stewart] - 1971

by [ENVIRONMENTALISM] [DIY] [BRAND, Stewart]

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Whole Earth Catalog - January, 1971 by [ENVIRONMENTALISM] [DIY] [BRAND, Stewart] - 1971

Whole Earth Catalog - January, 1971

by [ENVIRONMENTALISM] [DIY] [BRAND, Stewart]

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Menlo Park, CA: Portola Institute, Inc, 1971. First Edition. Tabloid (36.5cm); original newprint wrappers, stapled; 48pp; illus. Light toning and dustiness to wrappers, tiny creases to upper corners, with contemporary mailing label on rear wrapper; Very Good+. Early issue of this counterculture magazine/catalog, focused on self-sufficiency, ecology, and the DIY ethos. The long-running publication was the brainchild of Stewart Brand, which ran from September, 1968 off and on until 1998. "The Whole Earth Catalog functions as an evaluation and access device. With it, the user should know better what is worth getting and where and how to do the getting. An item is listed in the catalog if it is deemed: 1) Useful as a tool; 2) Relevant to independent education; 3) High quality or low cost; 4) Easily available by mail" (July, 1970 ed, p.3).
  • Bookseller Lorne Bair Rare Books US (US)
  • Book Condition Used
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition First Edition
  • Publisher Portola Institute, Inc
  • Place of Publication Menlo Park, CA
  • Date Published 1971

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WHOLE EARTH CATALOG: ACCESS TO TOOLS. SPRING 1970

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Menlo Park, California: Portola Institute, 1970. 144pp. 14 1/2" x 10 3/4". Moderate wear with a tear on the front cover and yellowing of the paper. The staple binding is coming loose from the cover. Inside pages are tight. Name written and crossed out on page 1, top corner. The photograph on the cover, courtesty of Lick Observatory, shows the M-31 Andromeda galaxy, which is considered similiar to our own in structure and size. An American counterculture catalog published by Stewart Brand. Although the catalog lists all sorts of products for sale, the catalog themselves did not sell any of the products. The vendors and prices were listed alongside the items.
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