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Stratton, Leslie . OLD PRIEST'S PHILOSOPHY (signed)
NY 1927 Privately Printed. Copy No. 231. Octavo., frontis, hardcover. *Signed by Stratton, who was a writer for the Coney Island Times. VG, cover lightly soiled. (a12297)
$27.00Ross, Kip. PRESS PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE FREELANCE
1941 Little Technical Library Ziff Davis. Hardcover. 12mo., 122pp., illustrations, boards. VG++ no faults, no owner marks. In Good DJ , worn but no chips and only short closed tears. (a12981)
$22.00Temas contemporaneos. 2 ISSUES: INFILTRACION COMUNISTA EN LA PRESA (#176) and ETICA Y TEORIA ECONOMICA (#158)
2 small pamphlets. wraps. 23p. 16p. Published in Mexico by Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales y Economicas. #176 by Mario Barrera Junio 1969. # 158G. Carl Wiegand. Dec 1967. 12mo. Both Near Fine. Pair: (a15528)
$23.00 Barton, Cyrus . DEFENCE OF CYRUS BARTON AGAINST THE ATTACKS OF HON. ISAAC HILL UPON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW-HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT AND STATE GAZETTE
New Hampshire Patriot Extra Sept 7, 1840. 8vo., 16pp., original printed stringbound wraps. Good. (a15772)
$39.00 Arthur, William R. and R. Crosman . THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS
NY 1928-1st ed, 2nd impression McGraw. "A text and case book for use in schools of Journalism and a Deskbook for Newspaper workers." 8vo., 374pp., index. Fine, no DJ. (a15929)
$35.00Lee, James Melvin (pref). JAMES LUBY JOURNALIST (first edition)
Washington 1930 first edition. Ransdell. Hardcover. Longtime journalist for New York Sun. Hardcover. Octavo, 135pp., portrait frontis, cloth. Publisher's bookplate. VG, light wear. (original book not remake). (a17526)
$27.00Wilson, Albert Frederick (intro) Charle TRoot, E A Simmons et al. LECTURES IN THE FORUM IN INDUSTRIAL JOURNALISM AT NYU 1915
NY 1915 Advertising and Selling Magazine. 130pp. Contributors include: Root "History and Development of Industrial Journalism", Simmons, James H McGraw "Reasons for Trade and Technical Papers", H M Swetland, John A Hill "Technical Paper and the manufacturer", W H Taylor, W H Ukers and John clyde Oswald The Making of a Trade Paper." VG hinges not cracked; binding very secure. no dj. no owner marks. (a18950)
$33.00Richner, Edmund. WALTER BISSEGGER CHEFREDAKTOR DER NEUEN ZURCHER ZEITUNG VON 1885 BIS 1915
Zurich 1983 first edition. Neue Zurcher Zeitung. Hardcover. Sm4to., 127pp. In German. Bissegger was chief director of New Zurich Times 1895-1915. Fine in Good DJ. (a20640)
$35.00 Tyler, Ronnie C. . JOSEPH WADE HAMPTON EDITOR AND INDIVIDUALIST
El Paso 1969 Texas Western Press. Southwestern Studies Monograph No. 23. Octavo, 39pp., wraps. North Carolina Journalist who emigrated to Texas in the 1840's. Good. (a21055)
$22.00Nassau County New York. NEWS
Hardcover octavo. no place, no date, c. 1942. A testimonial volume in honor of James E. Stiles of Rockville Center, L.I., publisher of the Nassau Daily Review-Star. This was a Nassau County newspaper established in 1921. The Testimonial Dinner was held at the Garden City Hotel on May 6, 1942. Green cloth with title in gilt on front panel. octavo hardcover. 69pp., photos. Fine in VG , slightly worn DJ - the dj is apanoramic photo illustration of all the diners sitting at tables at the ceremonial dinner. (a22155)
$45.00 McGarry, Rochard . THE SUBTLE SLANT
Boone 1994 1st Parkway. A cross-linguistic discourse analysis model for evaluating interethnic conflict in the press. 8vo., 195pp., index. Near Fine, no DJ. (a22915)
$35.00 Alsop, Joseph . TYPED LETTER SIGNED
Typed letter October 1982 signed by Alsop: 'Thank you for your letter and enclosure. Alas, however, your letter is incomprehensible to me and it is a matter of principle for me to do nothing about autographs in any case. Fine, bright and clean except for one small stray mark from ballpoint pen. (a23938)
$25.00 Reedy, George E. . TYPED LETTER SIGNED
Typed letter signed by Reedy, who was Professor of Journalism at Marquette University. Good, some slight soiling and curling on one edge of letter. (a23939)
$30.00 Pepper, William M. Jr. . DICTIONARY OF NEWSPAPER AND PRINTING TERMS ENGLISH-SPANISH, SPANISH-ENGLISH; DICCIONARIO DE TERMINOS PERIODISTICOS Y GRAFICOS
NY 1959 1st Columbia University. Hardcover. Octavo, 344pp., green cloth. Good, spine faded, no DJ. No ownership marks. (a25240)
$35.00 Wallace, Ernest . CHARLES DE MORSE
1985 Wright reprint of 1943 ed. Pioneer statesman and father of Texas journalism. 271pp. Owner signed and blind stamp. Near Fine, no DJ. (a25526)
$30.00Villiers, Frederic. VILLIERS HIS FIVE DECADES OF ADVENTURE (2 VOLUMES, COMPLETE) (ORIGINAL PRINTINGS, NOT MODERN REPRINTS)
London 1921 Hutchinson. Autobiography of war artist and correspondent. 2 volumes. Hardcovers. Octavos, 316pp., 338pp., blue cloth Two bookplates in each volume. VG, light cover wear, no DJs. 2 volumes. (a25672)
$55.00 Gil De Muro, Eduaro T. . ALFREDO ALEXANDER JORDAN - BIOGRAFIA HEROICA DE UN PERIODISTA BOLIVIANO (signed)
No place, 1977. In Spanish. 8vo., 277pp., index, wraps. **Inscribed and signed by Gil Del Muro. Inscribed and signed by Carlos Alexander, with a typed letter signed by Carlos Alexander laid in the book. Near VG light cover wear. (a26841)
$39.00 Nafziger, Ralph O. . INTERNATIONAL NEWS AND THE PRESS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
NY 1940 1st. Lg.8vo., 193pp., index. Owner signed on rear blank flyleaf. VG, some soiling on edge.. (a28738)
$75.00 Blumberg, Nathan B. . ONE-PARTY PRESS? COVERAGE OF THE 1952 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN IN 35 DAILY NEWSPAPERS
Lincoln 1954 1st University of Nebraska Press. 8vo., 91pp. Fine in near VG DJ. (a29690)
$45.00 Lauth, Lou Jr (editor) . THE WORKING PRESS OF THE NATION VOLUME 1 NEWSPAPER AND ALLIED SERVICES DIRECTORY 1970 EDITION
Chicago 1970 National Research Bureau. Lists all newspapers, newsreel services, etc, in the US giving location, owner, staff members and some basic facts about each paper. 8vo., 579pp. Owner signed. Good, some staining on rear cover, corners a bit worn, no DJ. (a32254)
$50.00Konczal, Michael and Gerald Flannery. DEFAMATION LAW IN LOUISIANA, 1800-1988
1989 1st edition. University Press of America. red cloth octavo., 149pp, hardcover. Fine, no DJ. (a3251)
$89.00 Bennett, Charles O. . FACTS WITHOUT OPINION FIFTY YEARS OF THE AUDIT CIRCULATION BUREAU
Chicago 1965. 8vo., 277pp., illus. , boards. VG, no DJ. (a32731)
$35.00 Orozco, Eloy R. . A TRIBUTE TO MY SON ELOY R. OROZCO, JR. HIS WORKS
Coral Gables 1977. No. 441/1000. Signed by Eloy. 4to., about 450pp., photo illus. Cuban refugee, journalist, died in accident at age 26. VG in worn DJ. (a33077)
$55.00Clough, William Andrews. HELEN AND BILL'S WORLD CRUISE
New Bedford 1938 2nd. Reynolds. hardcover octavo., 151pp., photo illus. end paper maps. Journalist's travel memoir. VG plus. no dj. no owner marks. (a37847)
$28.00 Drewry, John E. (editor) . ATTAINING GOALS VIA BETTER COMMUNICATIONS
Athens 1960. Bulletin of the University of Georgia, Vol. LXI September 1, 1960 Number 2. Press, Radio, Television, Periodicals, Public Relations, and Advertising as Seen through Institutes and Special Occasions of the Henry W. Grady School of Journalism. 8vo., 201pp., wraps. VG. (a38059)
$42.00Herget, Marion Watkins. THE WATKINS YEARS (signed)
1981 Herald-Progress. 16mo., 176pp., wraps. **Inscribed presentation copy signed by Herget. VG. Rare. Memoir of author's childhood by journalist and co-publisher of the Hanover County (Va) Herald Progress. (a38712)
$49.00 Davis, Lenwood G. . A HISTORY OF JOURNALISM IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY: A PRELIMINARYSURVEY
Monticello (Illinois)1975. Council of Planning Libraries, Exchange Bibliography 862. 4to., 35pp., mimeo, bound in later transparent plastic. Ex library, with bookplate, discard stamp and label on front, a few stamps on page, large chip on rear wrap. Good. (a42985)
$45.00 Zousmer, Steven . TV NEWS OFF-CAMERA AN INSIDER'S GUIDE TO NEWSWRITING AND NEWSPEOPLE
Ann Arbor 1990 University of Michigan. ISBN 0-472-09372-X. Octavo, 203pp., hardcover. Fine, no DJ. (a44201)
$35.00 Kent, Ruth Kimball . THE LANGUAGE OF JOURNALISM A GLOSSARY OF PRINT-COMMUNICATIONS TERMS
1970 1st Kent. 8vo., 186pp., hardcover. Fine, no DJ. (a45033)
$27.00 (palestine) . JOURNALISM UNDER OCCUPATION: ISRAEL'S REGULATION OF THE PALESTINIAN PRESS
NY 1988. October 1988. 8vo., 224pp., wraps. Much ink notation throughout . Owner signed. Good. (a45653)
$35.00 Duniway, Clyde Augustus . THE DEVELOPMENT OF FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IN MASSACHUSETTS
1969 Burt Franklin reprint of original 1905 ed. 8vo., 202pp., hardcover. Fine. (a45966)
$25.00 Richards, Augustus L. . TIME OUT OF JOINT IN DEMONSTRATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF SUBSIDY ADVERTISING UPON THE AMERICAN PRESS
NY 1942. Includes A Study of Five Recent Wrecks of Time, Numbers of August 31, September 7, 14, 21 and 28 , 1942. 8vo., 36pp., wraps. VG, light wear. (a46269)
$25.00 Chafee, Zechariah Jr. . POSSIBLE NEW REMEDIES FOR ERRORS IN THE PRESS
Cambridge 1947. In the Harvard Law Review. 8vo., 43pp., wraps. Single article in whole issue of this journal. Good, small chip at head of spine, small closed tear at top left on front, light wear. (a46711a)
$45.00 Mencken. Adler, Betty (comp.) . H. L. M. THE MENCKEN BIBLIOGRAPHY
Baltimore 1961 1st Johns Hopkins. 8vo., 367pp., index, hardcover. Institution stamp on fore-edges. VG in Good DJ (plain), some scuffing. (a47798)
$35.00 Stearns, Bertha-Monica . EARLY WESTERN MAGAZINES FOR LADIES
1931. Offprint from the Valley Historical review, Vol. XVIII, No. 3, December 1931. Lg.8vo., pp.319-330, wraps. University Library stamp on front. VG. (a48876)
$28.00 (journalism) . SPEAKING OF NEWSPAPERS WHAT YOUR ADVERTISERS AND PROSPECTS WANT TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR NEWSPAPER
NY 1946 Printers Ink. A report based on personal interviews with Printers' Ink readers. 4to., 83pp., photo illustrations, metal spiralbound orinted cardboard wraps. Good, light wear, light toning overall. Scarce. (a49171)
$75.00 (military journalism) . ARMED FORCES INFORMATION SCHOOL PRESS FOLDER
Fort Slocum 1951. 4to., wraps. Near Good, wraps a bit browned and worn. (a49172)
$28.00 Swindler, William F. PhD . PROBLEMS OF LAW IN JOURNALISM
NY 1955 first edition Macmillan. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 551pp., cloth. Near Fine, no DJ.No ownership marks. (a49177)
$34.00 Paine, Fred K. . BOOKS MOST VALUABLE TO ASPIRING PHOTOJOURNALISTS - A POLL OF 23 LEADERS (signed)
1965. Possibly only copy made of original research notes. 4to., about 60pp., bound in stiff paper folder with mounted paper label on front. **Typed letter signed by Paine explaining and presenting the work is laid in. Letter is addressed Arthur Rothstein at Look Magazine. VG. (a49934)
$55.00 Phillips, H. I. . WHAT CAME OUT OF THE CAMERA WHEN MY FACE WENT IN
No date, no place given but presented to 'Anne E. Proctor with love and best wishes of Herbert I. Jackson May 1925.' Appears to be sole copy of this book ever made. Mildly humorous story based on driver's license photograph (photo reproduced at beginning of story.) Story seems to have been printed once then cut up into small sections and glued (very professionally, very flat and tightly) to the pages (rectos only except for one verso.) 8vo., 23pp., (page numbers written in pencil by hand), neat black ink border drawn around each page's text, red cloth with mounted red leather spine label. Near Fine. Rare. (a50029)
$270.00 Dana, Charles A. . ORIGINAL SIGNED MANUSCRIPT LETTER WRITTEN TO E. N. DICKERSON
Manuscript letter in ink on both sides of 5x7 inch piece of paper. Date line "New York Nov 1, 1864". Letter asks Dickerson to help a recent Rensselaer Polytechnic grad named A. E. Desverrine find a job as a civil engineer. Dana, 1819-1897, was editor of NY Tribune, Assistant Secretary of War (1863-64), owner and editoy of NY Sun and co-editor of New American Cyclopaedia. VG. (a51265)
$75.00 Dana, Charles A. . ORIGINAL SIGNED MANUSCRIPT LETTER WRITTEN TO GENERAL HAWLEY
Manuscript letter in ink on two sides of 8x10 inch New York Sun letterhead folded in half. Date line New York Jan 23, 1877. Letter asks Hawley to consider a proposal in connection with the late Centennial Exhibition that will be shown to him by Mr. De Montainville and Mr. Sternheim. Dana, 1819-1897, was editor of New York Tribune, Assistant Secretary of War (1863-64) , owner and editoy of New York and co-editor of New American Cyclopaedia. Some later ink notation on blank rear of letter about the letter. VG. (a51266)
$65.00 Stone, William Leete . ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT SIGNED LETTER
Written on two sides of 8x10 inch page folded in half. No date given (19thc) Letter written to Dr. O'Callaghan and asks for information about the meaning of the Indian name of a Mr. William Johnson - Warraghiaghy. Stone, 1835-1908, was a New York journalist and historian. Answer to question is written on rear of letter. Good, small dime size chip on front page (in blank portion, not affecting text.) (a51268)
$50.00 Roeh, Itzhak . THE RHETORIC OF NEWS IN THE ISRAEL RADIO SOME IMPLICATIONS OF LANGUAGE AND STYLE FOR NEWSTELLING
Bochum 1982 Brockmeyer. Sm.8vo., 202pp., wraps. Owner signed. VG. (a52079)
$45.00Mulrooney, C. J.. RECOLLECTIONS THE STORY OF THE JAMES MURPHY FAMILY AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH THE MINNESOTA TRIBUNE COMPANY AND RELATED EVENTS
1978 1st MTC. 8vo., 197pp., 2 large foldout genealogy charts of Murphy and McGraw families., photo illustrations, hardcover. Fine, no DJ. AS NEW, unread. (a52081)
$29.00 McNally, William J. . TALE OF AN ASSIGNMENT BEING A HISTORY OF MINNESOTA TRIBUNE COMPANY FROM FEBRUARY 14, 1940 TO MAY 31, 1956
1956 MTC Properties. 8vo., 182pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Fone, no DJ. (a52088)
$39.00 Kitchen, Helen (editor) . THE PRESS IN AFRICA
Washington 1956 Ruth sloan Associates. 4to., 96pp., charts, hardcover. Business library stamp on titlepage, spine numbers removed. Glue stains on front end papers and a few red pencil on just one text page. Good, light wear. Scarce. (a53527)
$70.00 Wile, Frederic William . NEWS IS WHERE YOU FIND IT FORTY YEARS' REPORTING AT HOME AND ABROAD
Indianapolis 1939 1st Bobbs Merrill. Hardcover. Octavo, 505pp., illustrations, index, cloth. Signed and briefly inscribed by Wile. VG, very slight stain on rear board in Good DJ, a bit worn and frayed. (a53939)
$25.00 King, Ethel M. . REFLECTIONS OF REEDY A BIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM MARION REEDY OF REEDY'S MIRROR
Brooklyn 1961 1st Rickard. Missouri journalist. Hardcover. Octavo, 144pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a54378)
$29.00 Mallory, Walter H. . POLITICAL HANDBOOK OF THE WORLD PARLIAMENTS, PARTIES AND PRESS AS OF JANUARY 1, 1948
NY 1948 1st Harper. Council on Foreign Relations. Sm.4to., 214pp., hardcover. Ink numbers at heel of spine, a ownership stamps on endpapers and on title page. VG, no DJ. (a54764)
$24.00 Mallory, Walter H. and Joseph Barber . POLITICAL HANDBOOK OF THE WORLD PARLIAMENTS, PARTIES AND PRESS AS OF JANUARY 1, 1953
NY 19531st Harper. Council on Foreign Relations. Sm.4to., 233pp., hardcover. Ink numbers at heel of spine, a ownership stamps on endpapers and on title page. VG, no DJ. (a54765)
$24.00 Mallory, Walter H. . POLITICAL HANDBOOK OF THE WORLD PARLIAMENTS, PARTIES AND PRESS AS OF JANUARY 1, 1933
NY 1933 1st Harper. Council on Foreign Relations. Sm.4to., 200pp., hardcover. Ink numbers at heel of spine, a ownership stamps on endpapers and on title page. VG, no DJ. (a54766)
$24.00 Mallory, Walter H. . POLITICAL HANDBOOK OF THE WORLD PARLIAMENTS, PARTIES AND PRESS AS OF JANUARY 1, 1928
NY 1928 1st Harper. Council on Foreign Relations. Sm.4to., 192pp., hardcover. Ink numbers at heel of spine, a ownership stamps on endpapers and on title page. VG, no DJ. (a54767)
$24.00 (providence) . HALF A CENTURY WITH THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: BEING A RECORD OF THE EVENTS AND ASSOCIATES CONNECTED WITH THE PAST FIFTY YEARS OF THE LIFE OF HENRY R. DAVIS, SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY
Providence 1904. Privately printed. Lg.8vo., 235pp., photo illustrations, boards. Inscribed and signed by H. R. Davis to Daniel Goodwin. Top edge gilt. Bookplate of Rhode Island historian Wilfred Harold Munro, and signed by him on the title page. Owner signature and date (Richard Brown Baker, February 6, 1939) on the front free blank. Near Fine. (a54984)
$20.00Diamond, Beatrice. AN EPISODE IN AMERICAN JOURNALISM: A HISTORY OF DAVID FROTHINGHAM AND HIS LONG ISLAND HERALD
Port Washington 1964. 8vo., 116pp., original hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. (a55365)
$24.00Llaverias, Joaquin. CONTRIBUCION A LA HISTORIA DE LA PRENSA PERIODICA - TOMO 1
La Habana 1957 Publicaciones del Archivo Nacional de Cuba XLVII. In Spanish. Sm4to., 433p., index, original wraps. Original cover remounted on later wraps. no owner marks. Text lightly , evenly toned. VG. (a5588)
$75.00 Gilder, Rosamond (editor) . LETTERS OF RICHARD WATSON GILDER
Boston 1916 1st Houghton. Hardcover. Octavo, 515pp., photo illustrations, index, original gilt decorated cloth.Top edge gilt. VG. (a57809)
$20.00 Bigelow, John . RETROSPECTIONS OF AN ACTIVE LIFE ( 3 VOLUMES)
NY 1909 Baker & Taylor. 3 volumes. Sm.4to., 645pp., 607pp., 684pp., original hardcovers. Top edges gilt. Faint Institution name stamps on fore-edges, small number stamp at lower blank margin of one page in each volume, plain label at heel of each spine. Good, inner hinges cracking, light wear. 3 volumes. (a58237)
$60.00 Stokes, Harold Phellps . SIMEON STRUNSKY'S AMERICA 'TOPICS OF THE TIMES' 1933-1947
NY 1956 1st. 8vo., 136pp., mounted photo illustrations of Simeon Strunsky as frontis, original gilt printed hardcover. Presentation copy with signed manuscript note from Bob Strunsky pinned on front end paper.Light foxing on end papers. VG, no DJ. (a58265)
$35.00 Littlefield, Daniel F. Jr. . ALEX POSEY : CREEK POET, JOURNALIST, AND HUMORIST (AMERICAN INDIAN LIVES SERIES). ISBN: 0 8032 2899 6
1992 University of Nebraska. ISBN: 0 8032 2899 6. Lg.8vo., 330pp., index, hardcover. Near Fine, a few spots on endpapers, in Near Fine DJ, light soiling, light rubbing. (a58395)
$20.00 Kirk, Betty . COVERING THE MEXICAN FRONT THE BATTLE OF EUROPE VERSUS AMERICA
Norman 1942 University of Oklahoma. Author Mexican correspondent for the London Times, the Christian Science Monitor and the Washington Post. 8vo., 367pp., photo illustrations, index, cloth. VG in Good DJ. (a6140)
$20.00 (journalism) . KELLOGG'S LISTS 1953 FAMILY WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS OF THE BETTER CLASS
Chicago 1895 Kellogg. Printed by De Vinne Press. Lists newspapers. Octavo, 25 pages of photo portrait illustrations (examples of early composite photograph) of various groups of men including: piano and organ makers, agricultural seed dealers, passenger agents, advertisers of noted health remedies, makers of boots and shoes, publishers, etc, 15pp., of advertisements, original colorful wraps. VG, light wear. (a63959)
$35.00 (juvenile) . HARRY WILSON THE NEWSBOY
Philadelphia 1851 American Sunday School Union. 16mo., 87pp., frontis, original brown cloth. Good, worn and stained, front end paper gone, some soiling in text.Binding secure. no ownership marks. (a65035)
$25.00 Scripps, James E. . FIVE MONTHS ABROAD, OR, THE OBSERVATIONS OF EXPERIENCES OF AN EDITOR IN EUROPE
Detroit 1882 1st Dickerson. Travel by Editor of the Detroit Evening News with his wife and daughter throught Europe. Octavo, 458pp., a few illustrations, original green cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Good, inner hinges cracked. (a65986)
$29.00 Barlow, Rev. William . CONSIDERATIONS ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE PRESS, AS A MEANS OF DIFFUSING THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH WITH A PLAN OF A SOCIETY AND THE DRAFT OF A PROPOSED CONSTITUTION ADAPTED TO THAT OBJECT
Charleston 1826 Sebring. Octavo, 16pp., removed from volume and rebound in later wraps. Good. (a66581)
$45.00Adams, Florence Bannard. FANNY FERN OR A PAIR OF FLAMING SHOES
New Jersey 1966 Adams. Brief biography of First Woman Columnist, Sara Payson Willis who was born in Portland, Maine, 1811 and became a well-known journalist in mide 1850s. Octavo, 30pp., frontis portrait, wraps. VG+, light foxing on end papers. (a67922)
$39.00 Giffin, Frederick C. (editor) Mary Marcy . THE TONGUE OF ANGELS THE MARY MARCY READER. ISBN 0-941664-91-0 (HARDCOVER)
Selinsgrove 1988 1st Susquehanna University Press. ISBN 0-941664-91-0. Marcy, 1877-1922, was managing editor of International Socialist Review. Octavo, 186pp., hardcover. Fine in VG, DJ, a bit rubbed. (a68290)
$34.00 Giffin, Frederick C. (editor) Mary Marcy . THE TONGUE OF ANGELS THE MARY MARCY READER. ISBN 0-941664-91-0
Selinsgrove 1988 1st Susquehanna University Press. ISBN 0-941664-91-0. Marcy, 1877-1922, was managing editor of International Socialist Review. Octavo, 186pp., hardcover. Near Fine in Near VG DJ, stained. (a69583)
$32.00 Hanazonao, Kanesada . JOURNALISM IN JAPAN AND ITS EARLY PIONEERS
Osaka (1926) Mainichi. Osaka Shuppan-Sha. Octavo, 82pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Copy of John Bakeless (his signature and name stamps on cover and end paper. Good, spine and cover unevenly browned and lightly worn. Scarce (a69616)
$234.00 Vail, R. W. G. . THE ULSTER COUNTY GAZETTE AND ITS ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING
NY 1931 NYPL. Sm.4to., 35pp., illustrations, wraps. Good, faint water stain on top right corner throughout. Journalism bibliography. (a70276)
$30.00 Rostenberg, Leona . ROBERT STEPHENS: MESSENGER OF THE PRESS, AN EPISODE IN 17TH-CENTURY CENSORSHIP
1955. Article at pp. 131-152 in Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America. Included in a complete issue with several additional articles. Octavo, original printed wraps. VG. (a70626b)
$25.00 (business) . BIRTH OF AN ARTICLE , STEP-BY-STEP ACCOUNT WITH EXHIBITS SHOWING HOW AN ARTICLE WAS PREPARED AND PROCESSED FOR PRODUCT ENGINEERING
NY c. 1965 American Business Press. Lg.4to., 45 leaves (rectos only), photo illustrations, plastic spiral binding. VG, crease on rear cover. (a71555)
$39.00 (american machinist) . STUDY NUMBER THREE: AMERICAN MACHINIST - THE CONTINUING STUDY OF BUSINESS PAPERS
NY 1950. Conducted by the Advertising Research Foundation in cooperation with the Associated Business Publications. Lg.4to., 192pp., illustrations, wraps. Good, cover a bit worn and soiled;. (a71556)
$35.00(journalism). PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 1952 FRONT PAGES
NY c. 1952 The Wright Co. The purpose of this...book is to present the election news coverage from the standpoint of typography, layout, appearance to the publishers, editors, ...managers..(etc. ) of American newspapers. 4to., 256pp. (front pages from American newpapers), stiff pictorial wraps with metal spiral binding. VG. (a71602)
$42.00 Mexico . EL PAIS
No date but 1912 from text. Mazagine advertising the newspaper El Pais with many of its articles from previous few years. Much information about freedom of the press in Mexico in pre WWI period. Cover title reads: El Triunfo del la Prensa Honrada. 4to, full page illustrations on front cover of news boys and men in railroad car reaching for newspapers in red and black. Good, leaves bext browned, worn, split at spine and very frayed on all edges, some internal spotting. (a7169)
$90.00Wiener, Joel H.. INNOVATORS AND PREACHERS THE ROLE OF THE EDITOR IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND
CT 1985 1st Greenwood. ISBN 0-313-24164-3. Hardcover. Octavo, 335pp., cloth. Publisher's review slip laid in (ink from this has rubbed off slightly on end papers.) Fine, as New. (a74680)
$45.00 Hind, R. J. . HENRY LABOUCHERE AND THE EMPIRE 1880-1905
1972 Athlone Press. Hardcover. Octavo, 271pp., index, cloth. Fine in VG DJ, tine chip at heel of spine, some rubbing. (a75164)
$25.00 Lanoue, David J. and Peter R. Schrott . THE JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE - THE HISTORY, IMPACT AND PROSPECTS OF AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES
NY 1991 1st Greenwood. ISBN 0-313-27248-4. Octavo, 173pp., cloth. Fine. As new. (a75264)
$52.00 Esquenazi-Mayo, Roberto (comp.) . A SURVEY OF CUBAN REVISTAS 1902 - 1958
Washington 1993 1st Library of Congress. In English, with annotations. Hardcover. 4to., 112pp., red cloth. Very light non-circulating library stamps, no spine numbers, no pocket. o/w Near Fine, no dj. (a76408)
$65.00 Russell, Charles Edward . THE SHIFTING SCENES
NY 1914 George H. Doran. Hardcover. Octavo, 311pp., gilt printed cloth. VG, light wear. (a76939)
$25.00 Eyre, Lincoln . RUSSIA ANALYZED
NY 1920 World. Eyre was Staff Correspondent of the New York World. Large octavo, 66pp., frontis illustrations of Eyre, original wraps. VG. (a78217)
$22.00 Buckley, William F. . AN EVENING WITH NATIONAL REVIEW: SOME MEMORABLE ARTICLES FROM THE FIRST FIVE YEARS (signed)
NY 1960 1st National Review. Article writers range from Dorothy Sayers, Russell Kirk, Whittaker Chambers, Medford Evans. Hardcover. 4to., 108pp., red cloth. ***Presentation copy, inscribed and signed to Harold McLachlan by William F. Buckley. VG plus, very tiny breaks in cover cloth, no DJ. (a78372)
$65.00 Spector, Ivan (editor) Mitchell Daniloff and Leslie T. Longwell (assistants) . SOVIET PRESS TRANSLATIONS VOLUME I NOS. 1-5 (OCTOBER 31-DECMBER 31 1946)
1946 Far Eastern Institute University of Washington. 5 issues, the complete year for Volume 1, 1946, bound in one volume with original front wraps included. 4to., about 25 leaves per issue (mimeos on rectos only), black buckram with gilt spine lettering. University bookplate and stamp on front of wrap of each issue-no other markings. Near Fine. Scarce. (a78374)
$275.00 Bertier de Sauvigny, Guillaume de . THE AMERICAN PRESS AND THE FALL OF NAPOLEON IN 1814
1954. Single article at pp. 337-376 in one complete issue of Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Several additional articles in issue as well. 4to., original printed wraps. VG. (a78412)
$35.00 (Ottendorfer, Oswald) . ZUR ERINNERUNG AN OSWALD OTTENDORFER 1900 - IN MEMORIAM
1900. Brief biography, eulogies, condolences for Ottendorfer, 1826-1900, a German American journalist mostly involved with the New Yorker Staats-Zeitung. Two business cards laid in and a folded poster about his death. In German. 4to., 80pp., (3), full page portrait of Ottendorfer, leather coverted wraps. Good, wraps worn and warped. Scarce. (a78981)
$100.00 Stevens, George A. . NEW YORK TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NO. 6 STUDY OF A MODERN TRADE UNION AND ITS PREDECESSORS
Albany 1913 1st Lyon. Hardcover. Large octavo, 717pp., photo illustrations, index, cloth. Owner name stamped twice on blank end pages. VG. (a7986)
$35.00 original photograph . ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH CABINET CARD OF TWO GENTLEMEN AND THEIR NEWSPAPER - THE CHAMPLAIN COUNSELOR - PROPPED UP ON A LECTERN BETWEEN THEM c. 1895
Photo measures 5-1/2 x 4 inches and is mounted on heavy stock card with the photographer's name below image R. E. Bertherman. Pencilled note on verso say this Champlain Counselor, Clinton County. Presumably the two men are the principal figures in this local paper-the one man is holding a notepad and pencil poised above is no doubt a writer. Bertherman was active in Barre, Vermont, as a photographer in the 1890s. The Champlain Counselor was published by H. M. Mott (he might be one of figures in the photo) from 1883 until early 1900s in Champlain, Clinton county, New York. VG plus. (a80060)
$39.00 Lemley, John . AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOHN LEMLEY, EDITOR OF THE ZION'S WATCHMAN WITH EIGHTEEN YEARS' EXPERIENCE AS EDITOR AND PUBLIC SPEAKER (ORIGINAL BOOK, NOT A REPRINT)
Albany 1885-6 1st Lemley. Hardcover. Small octavo, 400pp., frontis portrait of Lemley with tissue, cloth. Owner signed. Good, cover worn, cloth very faded. (a80724)
$25.00 Huntley, Stanley . SPOOPENDYKE SKETCHES
Brooklyn 1899 1st Eagle. "The humorous productions of the late Stanley Huntley compiled from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle." Brooklyn humor. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 224pp., index, green cloth. Good, leaves browned, inner hinges cracked. Scarce. (a80932)
$90.00 Edwin Alden & Bros . EDWIN ALDEN & BRO.'S AMERICAN NEWSPAPER CATALOGUE 1884 (ORIGINAL EDITION, NOT A MODERN REPRINT)
Cincinnati 1884 1st Alden. Hardcover. 4to., 900pp., includes lists of all newspapers and magazines published in the US and Canada, ...population of cities, towns, coutines and states, ..etc., cloth. Good, cover a bit worn, inner hinges cracking. Scarce. (a81679)
$155.00 Yates, Norris W. . WILLIAM T. PORTER AND THE SPIRIT OF THE TIMES: A STUDY OF THE BIG BEAR SCHOOL OF HUMOR
Baton Rouge 1957 1st Louisiana State. Hardcover. Octavo, 222pp., cloth. VG plus, no DJ. (a81718)
$24.00 Rowell, George P. and Co. . AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS DIRECTORY 1889
NY 1889 1st Rowell. Hardcov er. Large octavo, 1536pp., frontis portrait of Rowell (with tissue), illustrations, original dark green cloth with gilt emblem and lettering with black trim. VG, light wear. (a81847)
$40.00Mitchell, Broadus. FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED A CRITIC OF THE OLD SOUTH
1968 Russell & Russell. Reissue of original 1924 edition. Red cloth. Hardcover. Octavo, 158pp., red cloth. Near Fine, no DJ. no owner marks. (a82250)
$44.00 Slauson, Allan B. (comp.) . A CHECKLIST OF AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Washington 1901 1st GPO. Lg.4to.,,292 leaves (rectos only), red cloth. Good, cover moderately worn, corners bumped. (a82357)
$75.00Fairman, Leroy. THE STORY OF ST. NICHOLAS - ITS ORIGIN, ITS HISTORY, ITS PLACE IN AMERICAN PERIODICAL LITERATURE, AND ITS IMPORTANCE AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM (original typescript)
New York 1921 1st Century. 4to., 57 leaves, original typescript with printing on rectos only bound in red cloth with gilt lettering. Copy signed by W. F. Clarke, the Editor of the journal St. Nicholas. Possibly unique copy? "This Copy belongs to W. F. Clarke", presumably written my Clarke, is handwritten on front end paper. VG. (a82400)
$160.00 Acheson, Sam . 35,000 DAYS IN TEXAS A HISTORY OF THE DALLAS NEWS AND ITS FORBEARS
New York 1938 1st Macmillan. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 337pp., red cloth with gilt lettering on front. VG, light foxing of end papers, no DJ. (a82450)
$35.00 Greenblatt, Saul . AN EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNT OF THE WORK OF THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON BUREAU
1940 University of Missouri. Typescript carbon of Masters Degree Thesis, University of Missouri, 1940. Hardcover. Lg.4to., 293 leaves (rectos only), cloth with gilt spine lettering. VG. Scarce. (a82834)
$275.00 Baker, Richard Terrill . A HISTORY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
NY 1954 First edition, Columbia University. From series, The Bicentennial History of Columbia University. Hardcover. Sm.4to., photo illustrations, cloth. Fine in Good plus DJ, light wear, light soiling, one small chip. (a82861)
$77.00Zimmermann, Walter. DIE ENGLISCHE PRESSE ZUM AUSBRUCH DES WELTKRIEGES
Charlottenburg 1928 First edition Verlag Hockschule und Ausland. In German. Hardcover. Small octavo, 269pp., 3/4 blue cloth with paper covered boards. VG. Scarce. (a83030)
$85.00 (women) . REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE FOR LEADERS OF WOMEN'S CLUBS OF SIX STATES WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE INSTITUTE
New York 1930 Tribune. Hotel Astor. October 28-30 1930. Octavo, 153pp., numerous photo portraits, index, original printed wraps. Good plus, light cover wear. (a83876)
$75.00 McCabe, Joseph . EMANCIPATION OF MODERN LIFE AND LETTERS
Girard 1937 Haldeman-Julius. Well-known atheist looks at atheism in modern theatre, literature and journalism. The ABC Library of Living Knowledge No. 7. Small octavo, wraps. Good, text browned. (a8583x)
$22.00 Paine, R. F. . ED AND BOB (signed)
San Diego 1933 first edition Frye & Smith. About newspaper journalism - Ed and Bob began their careers with the Cleveland Press. "Ed" is Edward W. Scripps and "Bob" is Robert F Paine. Hardcover. 12mo., 63p., blue-green cloth with gilt lettering. **Signed presentation copy from Paine dated 1933, San Francisco. Good, cover cloth quite rubbed, pale glue stain inside rear board, no DJ. (a86069)
$50.00 Mairet, Philip . A. R. ORAGE A MEMOIR
London 1936 J. Dent 1st edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 132p., frontis photo illustration of Orage, photo illustrations, index, original gilt printed blue cloth. Owner bookplate. VG, cover a bit rubbed, light foxing, no DJ. (a86138)
$40.00Jones, Leslie Ronald. COLLECTION OF 27 ORIGINAL GLASS SLIDE NEGATIVES AND 25 PHOTOGRAPH PRINTS OF THESE NEGATIVES
Leslie Jones, 1886-1967, worked as a photographer for the Herald-Traveler in Boston for 39 years from 1917 to 1956. This is a collection of 27 original glass photograph negatives, 5x4 inches. There are also 25 positive photograph prints of the glass slides included. The photographs are of Aimee Semple McPhersen vigorously preaching In Boston Garden October 12, 1931, King and Queen of Belgium in Boston in 1919, President and Mrs. Coolidge in Andover in June 1928, The Coolidges in Marshfield Mass, Lindbergh, Hoover, more. One photo is of a photographer with a camera near his face - appears to be a portrait of Jones at work. Some photos are identified, a few are dated but most have no date or subject given. Housed in Kodak film box also 5 x 4 inches. VG. (a87155)
$395.00 Kurzweil, Edith . FULL CIRCLE - A MEMOIR (signed)
New Brunswick 2007 First edition Transaction. ISBN 1-412806623. Introduction by Walter Laqueur. Hardcover. Octavo, 287p., cloth. **Signed by Edith Kurzweil. Liife of "a woman who has been at the centre of intellecutal and political life." (jacke) Recommended reading! Fine in Fine DJ. (a87451)
$42.00Lowell, Juiet. BELLES-LETTRES LALLAPALOOZAS FROM THE MORNING MAIL
Illustrated by Soglow. NY 1953-4th Simon and Schuster. 127p.Good-cover worn and a bit spotted and rubbed; paper spine label slightly chipped on edges.Text VG. (a8790)
$23.00 Gras, Jacqueline . SITUATION DE LA PRESSE DANS LES ETATS DE L'UNION AFRICAINE ET MAGACHE, EN GUINEE, AU MALI, AU TOGO
Paris 1963 first edition La Doucmentation Francaise. Travaux et Recherches. In French. 4to., 175p., later wraps. Two internal library stamps - one on title page and one on final page - no other library marks. VG, text lightly toned. Scarce. (a88065)
$85.00 L' Argus de la Presse . NOMENCLATURE DES JOURNAUX REVUES, PERIODIQUES FRANCAIS PARAISSANT EN FRANCE ET EN LANGUE FRANCIASE A L'ETRANGER - GRANDE GUERRE 1914 15-16-17
Paris mai 1917 first edition L' Argus. Hardcover. In French. Octavo, 271p., front wrap rebound in red library buckram. Ex-university library, Good. Scarce. (a88075)
$125.00 Metinides, Enrique; texts by Geoff Dyer, Nestor Garcia Canclini, Gabirel Kuri . ENRIQUE METINIDES
2003 first edition Ridinghouse. ISBN 0-9541710-4-7. Hardcover. Text in Spanish and English. Oblong 4to., 134p., color photography, pictorial boards. Metinides photography makes scenes of diasaster and pain into works of beauty. Fine. No jacket issued. No markings. (a88229)
$395.00 Guard, William J. . SOUL OF PARIS
1914 Sun Printing. Ten Months in the French Capital during the War of 1914. Random Notes of an American Newpaper Man. 8vo., 149pp., wraps. Good, some cover wear, chips and stains. (a9713a)
$23.00 Bloom, Edward A. . 'LABORS OF THE LEARNED': NEOCLASSICAL BOOK REVIEWING AIMS AND TECHNIQUES (signed)
1957. Offprint from Studies in Philology, LIV, 4, October 1957. 8vo., pp.537-563, stapled. ** signed by Bloom on the first page. In plain wraps. Near Fine. (k1145)
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