AMERICA GROWS UP : A HISTORY FOR PETER
by Johnson, Gerald W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus / Good Plus
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Good Plus. Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6.25 in., pp. 223. Gray boards with blue title to front and spine. Very light shelfwear to edges. Discrete university de-accension stamp to front pastedown; otherwise unmarked and tight. Light rubbing to dustjacket edges and back of dustjacket; creases to top/bottom of dustjacket spine. Chip to rear bottom dustjacket corner. Protected in mylar. Gerald White Johnson (1890 - 1980) was a journalist, editor, essayist, historian, biographer, and novelist. Over his career spanning more than seven decades, he was known for being "one of the most eloquent spokespersons for America's adversary culture." Johnson was an editorial writer for the Baltimore "Sunpapers" for nearly 20 years, a weekly columnist for The New Republic for 26 years, and the author of more than 30 books on American culture and politics.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87026
- Title
- AMERICA GROWS UP : A HISTORY FOR PETER
- Author
- Johnson, Gerald W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus / Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Morrow and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1960
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...