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January SALE! All books in Anthropology, Automotive, Aviation, Education, Equestrian, Games & Hobbies, Gardening, Geography, Humor, Hunting & Fishing, Journalism, Medicine, Nature, Political Science, Psychology, Railroads, Science & Technology, Sports, and Women's Studies sections priced at $125 and under are 50% off for the month of January.
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The Washington Post, 1977. Paper Wrappers. Folio. Stiff white paper wrappers with red title to front wrapper and to spine. Minor wear to edges of wrappers. Damp stain to bottom half of front wrapper but does not effect the interior. Clean interior with illustrations. Unpaginated. JOUR/050406. very Good-. More
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Item #17780
ISBN: 088475006X
Manchester: Carcanet Press, Limited, (1990). Hardcover. 8vo. Fine in near fine orange and white illustrated dust jacket with black title to front and spine panels. Pristine interior. 212 pages. Journalism. JOU111151. Fine / Near Fine. More
Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 2017. Hardcover. First Edition. This book "tells the dramatic stories of the journalists who covered World War I for the American public. Dubbs draws on personal accounts from contemporary newspaper and magazine articles and books to convey the experiences of the journalists of World War I, from the western front to the Balkans to the Paris Peace Conference" (jacket). Fine in grey cloth boards with gilt title to spine. In white illustrated jacket with grey spine titled in white. Clean and bright. 294 pages. WWI/060517. Fine / Fine. More
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Item #31219
ISBN: 9780803285743
New York: Viking, 1961. Hardcover. 8vo. Very good+ in very good blue, white and orange illustrated dust jacket with white title to front and spine panel. Orange has faded to brown. Minor edgewear to dust jacket. 314 pages. Journalism. JOU110291. Very Good+ / Very Good. More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1961. Hardcover. 8vo. Light brown cloth covered boards with black title to spine. Slight bumping to head of spine. Pristine interior. Beige and grey dust jacket with black title to front and spine panels. Wear to jacket includes minor rubbing, minor creasing to top edge, and minor browning to spine. Index, 384 pages. Journalism. JOUR/022211. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. More
Washington DC: Center of Military History / Government Printing Office, 1996. Hardcover. Interesting Presentation Copy. Inscribed, "For Barry Zorthian With the deepest thanks for your support and assistance over the years! William Hammond January 8 1997. This book and its predecessor covering 1962-68 analyze the factors that shaped the way in which the U.S. government and the military related to the press during the Vietnam War. Barry Zorthian was the highly esteemed U.S. spokesman to the media in Vietnam during the 1960s. Hammond was a historian with the U.S. Army Center of Military History. Bound in dark brown cloth with military insignia in gilt to cover and title and author in gilt to spine. In pictorial dust jacket with chips and small tears along edges. Near fine in very good dj. 659 pages including index. VIET/011013. Near Fine. More
Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, [1998]. Hardcover. Nice presentation copy. Inscribed "For Barry Zorthian With deepest appreciation for all you've done! William Hammond 6 December 1998."The author was a senior historian at the U.S. Army's Center of Military History. In this book he analyzes how the relations between the media and the military evolved during the Vietnam War from one of shared views to a state of animosity and mistrust. Barry Zorthian was the U.S. spokesman to the media during the 1960s in Saigon. He remained a trusted and well-regarded figure during his tenure there. Bound in black cloth with title and author in green to spine. In pictorial dust jacket with photograph of soldier next to helicopter on front. Fine in near fine dust jacket. 362 pages. Fine. More
New York: Prometheus Books, 2015. Hardcover. New in white paper covered boards with red title to spine. In white dust jacket with red and blue title to spine and front panels. Clean and bright. 479 pages. WWII/032316. Fine / Fine. More
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Item #29103
ISBN: 9781633881044
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1962. Hardcover. Very good in a very good dust jacket.Dj spine is very faded; some edgewear. The story of journalists in the borderlands of E. Europe and especially Asia. Maps and 2 sections of photos. China, Journalism. CHINA/7192. Very Good. More
London: Verso, (1997). Hardcover. Fine in fine illustrated dust jacket with white title to spine. Interior like new. 230 pages. Journalism. JOUR/5283. Fine / Fine. More
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Item #4557
ISBN: 1859848826
New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, (1990). Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Fine in near fine illustrated dust jacket with brown title to front and spine panels. Fading to spine panel. PRistine interior with many photographic illustrations. 369 pages. Journalism. JOU1/3082. Fine / Near Fine. More
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Item #12784
ISBN: 0374135533
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1971). Hardcover. 1st ed. 8vo. Fine orange cloth & gilt boards in very good off white and blue dust jacket. Minor fading to spine panel. Interior in lovely condition. 241 pages. Journalism. JOUR/3033. Fine / Very Good. More
Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1966. Hardcover. Fine/turquoise cloth/edited by William H. Nolte Journalism. JOU610121. Fine. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. Hardcover. First Edition. Very good in dark blue boards with gilt title to spine. Previous owner's name in red pen on front endpage; otherwise, the interior is clean. 293 pages. Maryland. MAR4/2142. Very Good. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1967. Hardcover. Vg/Vg Dj Journalism. JOU110081. Very Good. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2017. Hardcover. From the jacket: Moseley's broad and intimate history draws on newly unearthed material to offer a comprehensive accout both of the war and the abundance of individual stories and overlooked experiences...which capture the drama as it was lived by reporters on the front lines of history. Bound in brown cloth and in pictorial dust jacket with red and white title and author to spine and front cover. In fine condition save for tiny chip in word "reporting" on front cover. Includes photographs. 421 pages. Fine. More
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Item #32491
ISBN: 9780300224665
New York: Macmillan, 1926. Hardcover. 8vo. Very good in blue cloth covered boards with embossed title to front board and gilt title to spine. Slight fading to spine and minor bumping to foot of spine. Minor browning to end pages and foxing to edges of text block. Previous owner's name on front pastedown. 340 pages. Journalism. JOU1/02281. Very Good. More
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1937. Hardcover. First edition orange boards in very good plus condition; slight fraying at top of spine. Gilt titling on front board and spine; deckle edge paper, index, interior clean and bright, 337 pp. Journalism. JOURN/2053. Very Good +. More
Pasadena, CA: Published By the Author, Upton Sinclair. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. SECOND EDITION. 12mo. In original paper wrappers with slight yellowing to wrappers. Small open tear to bottom corner of front wrap, slight staining to spots of front wrapper. Some dog ears to bottom corner of first 20 pages cooresponding to the tear in front cover else clean and bright. A self published work of Upton Sinclair. 445pages. JOUR/040304. Very Good. More