Uses Of Literacy

Fair Lawn, NJ: Essential Books, 1957. First American edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Orange cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, not illustrated. Book has hint of wear to edges of boards, binding tight, text clean and unmarked but gently toned throughout. DJ has mild toning to spine, hint of rubbing, now in archival mylar.

Paperback. Very Good.

(Middlesex): Penguin Books in association with Chatto and Windus, 1960. Softcover. Good. Reprint. 326pp. Mass market paperback Pages age-toned, owner's address label and name and address penned on title page, inscription on half-title, lamination lifting on spine, corners creased, about very good. Pelican Books, A431.

Penguin, UK, 1971. Paperback. Book Condition: Good. Moderate reading wear. Some underlining. Very clean interior..

Middlesex, England: Penguin, 1966. 384 toned pages. From back: "Mass literacy has opened new worlds to new readers...Have the magazines, books, and films 'for the million' proved on balance a social benefit or a social danger?" Edgewear and minor chipping to head and heel of spine, toned pages with tanned borders. Quotes are for illustrative… Read more about this item

A. M`Lean & Sons; Dunkeld., 1857. First printing. . Hard. Good+. 16mo. 6 1/3".. Beautifully illustrated with b/w tissue-guarded plates of engravings.. Good+. Publishers green decoratively embossed cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine and gilt crest to front. Covers lightly rubbed and dust marked. Neatly penned ownership inscription to free front endpaper verso. All edges gilt.… Read more about this item

Middlesex, UK: Penguin Books, 1958 First Penguin printing. The spine has some light creasing, text is tanned. Very Good.

Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1959. Reprint. Hardcover. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; viii, 326 pages ; 18 cm. Subjects; Working class Great Britain. Recreation Great Britain. Great Britain Intellectual life.

Middlesex: Penguin, 1984. Paperback. pp. 384. 8vo. Light shelfwear, age toning; good.

Penguin, 1992-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 0.7874 in x 7.6378 in x 4.9606 in. Unread. Fold mark on front cover top and bottom corner tip and first couple of pages almost have a fold mark. Binding is tight.

Penguin, 1962. Paperback. Acceptable. 1962. Reprinted. 384 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Penguin Pelican, 1958. Paperback. Good. 1958. First edition thus. 326 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking… Read more about this item

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books in association with Chatto&Windus, 1968. 1st Edition. Softcover. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Minor browning to the pages. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 384 pages; 18 cm. Subjects: Working class Great Britain. Books and reading. Working class Great Britain History 20th century. Popular culture Great Britain History 20th century. Recreation Great Britain.… Read more about this item

London: Penguin, 1963 Book. Very Good. Pbk. Reprint. Vintage early Penguin. Masterly survey of British popular culture after WWII- scholarly but literate and readable. "... a broad, detailed and perceptive description of a large section of the community - its culture, its habits, its traditions. Mass literacy has opened up new worlds to new readers. How far has it… Read more about this item

Penguin, 1992. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Boston Beacon Press, 1957-01-01. paperback. Good. 8x5x0. Good condition.No marking/highlighting.Cover and pages may show some wear.Not Satisfied? Contact us to get a refund.

Penguin Books, Limited. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback / softback. New. When a society becomes more affluent, does it lose other values? Are the skills that education and literacy gave millions wasted on consuming pop culture? Do the media coerce us into a world of the superficial and the material - or can they be a force for good? This book asks these questions.

Boston: Beacon Press, 1966. Trade Paperback . Very Good. Octavo with foxing/dust stains to textblock edges. 2nd