Search Results: Media from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Grove Press, 2005. Hardcover First Ed USA, First Printing indicated. First Ed USA, First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows former bookseller's rubber-stamped insignia at front flyleaf; else flawless; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; else flawless; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 438pp. Hardback with DJ. A TV channel that offends EVERYBODY must be doing something right. Since its quiet appearance in 1996, Al-Jazeera has continuously added viewers. It wasn't long before TVs in Europe and North America were tuning in to the one station that seemed to speak with a plausible Arab voice. What immediately distinguished this from other Arabic news and discussion programmes was its willingness to broadcast everybody's views. Although funded by the Emir of Qatar, Al-Jazerra… Read More

New York, NY New Press, 2007. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show only minor indications of use. Book shows light shelfwear; single page dog-eared; binding shows the slightest lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows moderate rubbing; price unclipped. Overall, close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 282pp. Hardback with DJ. How is it, the author asks, that every new communications technology, from radio to cable television, is hailed as the one that will make the media more democratic and then is almost immediately subverted (or perhaps perverted) by politics and big business? Chester, a longtime critic of media commercialization, explores how the newest technological breakthroughs, the digital media, could spell further disaster. Do we really want television sets that monitor what we watch? Or an Internet that knows what… Read More

Boulder, CO The Perseus Group: Westview Press, 2000. Hardcover First Edition [2000]; First Printing indicatedby a complete number line. First Edition [2000]; First Printing indicated. Fine in Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. The DJ is unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.75 x 0.75 inches). xiii, 149 pages. Weight: 12.8 ounces. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Italica Press, Inc. , 1995. Paperback First Ed USA, First Printing indicated. First Ed USA, First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use; just a hint of wear to extremities; mild rubbing; very faint crease at backstrip; binding shows very slight spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 302pp. Translated and with an Introduction by Peter N. Pedroni. Trade Paperback. Following the literary conceit of Paolo Volponi, this book should be read as a three act play. The first act concerns Count Oddino , his two aunts and his paramour Dirce. The second act concerns the Spanish anachist, Vives and her long time lover Gaspare Subissoni. The third act concerns the Iago-like chauffeur-taxi driver Giocino Giocondini and his interplay with the other characters. This is not to imply that there are three sections chronologically arranged since… Read More

Minneapolis, MN University of Minnesota Press, 1992. Paperback Five pages show HI-LIGHTING. Else, Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 234pp. Studies in Classical Philology. Cultural Politics Series, Volume 4. University Press Paperback. This is a must-read for students of and experts in Spanish and Latin American Studies. I used it as a primary source in my doctoral dissertation in the field.

New York, NY Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows light shelfwear and the binding shows slight spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows mild rubbing only; else flawless; price nunclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, remains a lightly used, tightly bound copy in an excellent DJ and with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 230pp. Hardback with DJ.

Jefferson, NC McFarland and Company, Publishers, 1993. Hardcover First Edition [1993], unstated. Very Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: shows the very mildest wear to the corner tips; else flawless. The binding is square and perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.15 x 0.7 inches). xii, 196 pages. Weight: 16.4 ounces. First Edition [1993], unstated. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. Television Series Revivals is a compilation of information on the various mutations original series have undergone since cancellation.

New York, NY Crescent Books, 1981. Hardcover Reprint Edition [1981]; First Printing Thus indicated by a complete letter sequence. The true first edition was published by Abrams in 1977. Reprint Edition [1981]; First Printing Thus indicated by a complete letter sequence. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows indications of careful use: noticeable spine lean; else only minimal shelving wear; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. The DJ shows only mild rubbing; several tiny nicks and closed tears at the outside edges; unclipped. Overall, despite some flaws, major and minor, remains a handsome copy: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Folio. (12.25 x 8.95 x 1.15 inches). 247 pages. Twenty-four pages of colorf photographs. Otherwise, profusely illustrated in black & white. Weight: 2 pounds, 15.7 ounces. The true first edition was published by Abrams… Read More