Search Results: Social Histories from Black Cat Hill Books

Gardena, CA Privately Printed, 1974. Hardcover Edition Limited to Fifty copies [1974]. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Edition Limited to Fifty copies [1974]. Very Good in Good+ DJ: Book shows light wear to extremities; faint soiling at top edge. Binding square and secure; text clean. Dustwrapper shows several, short, closed tears; very faint dampstaining at head of backstrip; moderate rubbing and soiling; small scuff at front face; unclipped; mylar-protected. Despite its several flaws, remains quite presentable. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 200pp. Foreward by Lester A. Kirkendal. Hardback with DJ. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

New York, NY G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1967. Hardcover First Edition [1967]; Third Printing. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows indications of very light use: minimal shelving wear; the tinted top edge may be very lightly sun-blanched (we haven't a second copy for comparison); the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses. notations, marks, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. The DJ shows only mild rubbing; the price is intact, but has been partially scratched out and a small price written directly below it on the inside flap; mylar-protected. Overall, a handsome copy: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. (8.6 x 6.1 x 1.5 inches). 352 pages. Weight: 1 pound, 6.8 ounces. First Edition [1967]; Third Printing. Hardback with DJ. Contains more than 60 essays regarding and reviewing the moral attitudes, habits, manners and peculiarities of Americans.

Chico, CA Scholars Press, 1982. Hardcover First Edition [1982], unstated. Very Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: just the barest hint of rubbing to the extremities; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. No longer absolutely pristine, but remains very close to 'As New'. 8vo. (8.75 x 5.75 x 0.7 inches). ix, 196 pages. Weight: 12.6 ounces. American Academy of Religion Academy Series 38. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.  

New York, NY New American Library: Mentor Books, 1963. Mass Market Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use: light wear to extremities; pages lightly tanned, due to aging; tasteful rubber-stamped "M" inside front cover; crease near upper front corner tip; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. Mass Market Paperback.

Garden City, NY Doubleday & Company: Doubleday Projections Books, 1970. Paperback First Ed thus, later printing. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to the wrapper covers; there is a rough patch near the bottom edge of the front panel [perhaps due to a former owner's removing the price]; binding square, but shows a couple of faint creases at the back strip, and remains secure; text clean. No longer pristine, but remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 336pp. First Ed thus, later printing. Trade Paperback. William Craddack was a participant observer during a time wracked with change and birth. A minor character playing out his life in what begins as a backwater town of the movement. The window he provides us is not ornate with suppositions. It is only an aluminum slide window so common in homes in the San Jose area in the 1960's and 70's William Craddack is a… Read More

New York, NY Random House: Vintage, 2004. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: binding shows a bit of spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; barely discernible rubbing; else flawless; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 347pp. Trade Paperback.  

Minneapolis, MN University Of Minnesota Press, 1992. Paperback Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing; the top corner of the front end paper has been clipped. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 99pp. Academic Press Paperback.

New York, NY Random House, 1993. Hardcover First Edition (1993); Second Printing. SIGNED and dated "March 1994" BY THE AUTHOR: Very Near Fine in Very Good + to Near Fine DJ: The Book shows a tiny, very faint smudge to the upper fore-edge; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single imperfection. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually "As New". The DJ shows a small area of faint soiling to the bottom of the front 'hinge'; a couple of very faint creases to the head and heel of the backstrip; the price is intact; mylar-protected. Close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 x 1.15 inches).… Read More

New York, NY HarperCollins: HarperSanFrancisco, 2003. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; a couple of barely discernible scratches where "autographed copy" sticker has been removed; tiny nick at upper rear corner tip; price intact; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 307pp. Hardback with DJ. Why do teenagers use drugs, what happens to them when they do, and what can we do about it? Venturing into uncharted territory, mother and award-winning journalist Meredith Maran takes us inside teenagers' hearts, minds, and central nervous systems to explore the causes and consequences of our nation's drug crisis. In these pages we get to know the kids, the parents, the therapists, and the drug treatment programs at their best and worst. We're face-to-face with… Read More

New York, NY W. W. Norton & Company, 1997. Paperback First Edition Thus (1997); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1997); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the faintest shelf-soiling to the bottom edge of the text block; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, showing only a single unobtrusive flaw. Bright and Clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.25 x 0.8 inches). 300 pages. Language: English. Weight: 12.5 ounces. Trade Paperback.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Da Kine, 1985. Paperback Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities, with some wear and short tears at the head of the backstrip; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, lightly used copy, showing only the noted imperfections. Not far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (11 x 8.5 x 0.25 inches). 99 pages. Profusely illustrated with duotone collage. Language: English. Weight: 8 ounces.Paperback: Staple-bound Wraps.

New York, NY Random House: Vintage, 1975. Paperback First Edition Thus [1975], so stated. The hardcover edition was published in the previous year by Random House.  First Edition Thus [1975], so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of sunning to the ochre-toned background field of the backstrip (the titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible); the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership marks, inscirptions, or labels. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, but must have been some sort of bookstore cut-out, as there is a hole-punch near the upper corner of the front panel. NOT a Book-Club or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.1 x 4.3 x 1 inches). xiii, 271 pages. Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces. The hardcover edition was published in the previous year by Random House. Mass Market Paperback. 

New York, NY Random House: Pantheon Books, 1981. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows barely discernible indications of shelving at the bottom edge of the boards; several faint flecks of foxing at the top and bottom of the quarter cloth at the top and bottom edges; binding shows the slightest lean, while remaining perfectly secure; else flawless; text clean. DJ price faint toning to the white background field of the rear panel; mild rubbing; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 239pp. Hardback with DJ. In this timely book William Ryan, author of Blaming the Victim, analyzes how and why the "vulnerable majority" of Americans, though "created equal," lives under the permanent and shaming threat of inequality. While noting that we formally exalt equality in such documents as the… Read More

London, UK Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd., 1956. Hardcover First Edition (1956); Fourth Printing (1971). Fine in Very Good+ to Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no discernible imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The Dustwrapper shows very light wear to extremities and a small superficial scar at the upper corner of fhe front panel where a price sticker has been removed; else flawless; unclipped; mylar-protected. Close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 5.75 x 1.15 inches). ix, 253 pages. Indexes. Edited by Ernest Manheim and Paul Kecskemeti. Foreward by the author.… Read More

London, UK Hutchinson Radius, 1989. Hardcover First Edition [1989]; So Stated. First Edition [1989]; So Stated. Very Good+: shows very light shelving wear to the lower extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to the pourous weave paper over board panels; former owner's name and date at the front free endpaper. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and cosmetic imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.75 x 1.25 inches). vii, 325 pages. Language: English. Weight: 19.32 ounces. Cream boards with a gilt medallion at the front panel and green quarter cloth with gilt titles at the backstrip. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

New York, NY New American Library: Mentor Books, 1964. Paperback First Edition Thus, so stated. First Edition Thus, so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; there is a faint crease at the backstrip, but this appears to be a production flaw rather than a sign of use; mildest rubbing; a faint, superficial scratch at the middle of the rear panel; foxing at the top edge; the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging. The binding shows barely discernible lean, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 256pp. Mentor Books Paperback No. MT568. Mass Market Paperback. Lewis Mumford (1895 - 1990) was an American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and literary critic. Particularly noted for his study of cities and urban architecture, he had a broad career as a writer. Mumford was influenced by the work of Scottish theorist Sir… Read More

New York, NY New American Library: Signet Books, 1968. Paperback First Ed; First Printing, so stated. First Ed; First Printing, so stated. Good in Wraps: shows indications of moderate use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and considerable soiling to wrapper covers. Dampstaining at the lower outside edge of the last fifty pages or so. The pages have tanned quite a bit, due to aging. Stamped "Berard Library Private Collection" at the front end paper. A tightly bound copy showing moderate wear and some soiling, but with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 222pp. Mass Market Paperback.

New Haven, CT Yale University Press, 1994. Paperback First Edition Thus (1994), Second Printing (1999). Good+ in Wraps: shows light wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the panels; a couple of stress creases to the backstrip; the sewn binding leans, but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A serviceable reading copy showing light wear. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches). 264 pages. Language: English. Weight: 12.2 ounces. First Edition Thus (1994), Second Printing (1999). University Press Paperback.

Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press, 1997. Hardcover Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: shows just a hint of wear at the corner tips; the hinges are very slightly sprung and the boards are ever so slightly bowed. Else flawless. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 496pp.Hardback: Lacks DJ. This book contains the oral testimony of victims of pornography, spoken on the record for the first time in history. Speaking at hearings on a groundbreaking antipornography civil rights law, women offer eloquent witness to the devastation pornography has caused in their lives. Supported by social science experts and authorities on rape, battery, and prostitution, discounted and opposed by free speech advocates and absolutists, their riveting testimony articulates the centrality of pornography to sexual abuse and inequity today. At issue in these hearings is a law conceived and drafted by Andrea Dworkin and… Read More

West Hartford, CT Kumarian Press, 1999. Paperback First Ed; First Printing, so stated. First Ed; First Printing, so stated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 275pp. University Press Paperback. It gives a timely and close-up look at both the structural causes of poverty and its human consequences. Jan Knippers Black integrates graphic detail with descriptions of larger trends. She has a good conceptual grasp of global trends and is not shy about directly linking poverty to the policies of corporations, national governments, and international financial institutions. Inequality in the Global Village is well written and organized in a way that will appeal to caring citizens.