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McLuhan Hot & Cool. A Primer for the Understanding of & a Critical Symposium with a Rebuttal by McLuhan
by McLUHAN, Marshall. Edited by Gerald Emanuel Stern
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Tamworth, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
23.5 cm x 16 cm, pink cloth boards backed in violet cloth, pp. [xxxii], 312. Signed presentation inscription: from McLuhan to Kurt Swinton, dated in the year of publication. Swinton was a Canadian publishing figure who worked for The Encyclopedia Brittanica. Includes contributions by Susan Sontag, Tom Wolfe, Frank Kermode, A. Alvarez, Raymond Williams, Christopher Ricks, George Steiner, Harley Parker, and others. Swinton's attractive bookplate opposite half title, else near fine, in a sun-faded dust jacket, with a fingernail sized chip to the head of the spine, and some light edge wear.
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- Bookseller
- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20190
- Title
- McLuhan Hot & Cool. A Primer for the Understanding of & a Critical Symposium with a Rebuttal by McLuhan
- Author
- McLUHAN, Marshall. Edited by Gerald Emanuel Stern
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: The Dial Press, Inc., 1967. First edition.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- media communications philosophy philosopher canadian
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About the Seller
Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Tamworth, Ontario
About Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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- Fine
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- 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....
- Cloth
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