The Gutenberg Galaxy
by Marshall McLuhan
- Used
- Acceptable
- Paperback
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
University of Toronto Press. Paperback. Acceptable. Softcover reprint from 1968. Cover is scuffed. Edges of front and back covers are scuffed, bumped and worn. Upper right corner cover is creased and dog-eared with the thin plastic film over cover slightly peeling back. Back cover is creased, bumped and scuffed. Covers are yellowed and faded. Page block is dirty; interior pages and covers are yellowed. Page 5 has one sentence underlined in pen, otherwise pages are unmarked. Pages at the front and back of book are dog-eared and creased. Book tends to fall open at page 25, however the binding is still fairly tight.
Synopsis
The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man is a book by Marshall McLuhan, in which he analyzes the effects of mass media, especially the printing press, on European culture and human consciousness.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quirky Used Books & More (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 220509001
- Title
- The Gutenberg Galaxy
- Author
- Marshall McLuhan
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Weight
- 0.06 lbs
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.