deadlines monkeyshines fabled world chicago de mcphaul john (6 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Black lettering on white & black covers in a white pictorial dust jacket. 8vo, 308pp. The pictorial dust jacket cover has a 4" long archival tape repaired tear.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. THIS FABLED BOOK ABOUT JOURNALISM IN CHICAGO PORTRAYS ALL OF THE TRICKS OF THE TRADE, THE TRICKSTERS AND THEIR ACTIONS THAT GAVE CHICAGI JOURNALISM ITS SOMETIMES RAUCKUS AND RIBALD REPUTATION. THIS BOOK TELLS ALL FROM JOHN WENTWORTH AND CHICAGO'S FIRST NEWSPAPE UNTIL UP TO THE TIME OF THE BOOK'S PUBLICATION IN 1962. THE TALES ABOUT CHICAGO'S RUCKUS NEWSPAPER REPORTERS AND ESPECIALLY THE CHICAGO NEWSPAPER'S OWNERS, EDITORS AND THEIR COMPETOTIVE ACTIVITY. THERE ARE SEVENTEEN CHAPTERS AND TWO SECTIONS OF THIRTY-ONE B/W PHOTOGRAPHS OF MANY OF THE MOST NOTABLE CHARACYERS AND EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO JOURNALISM. THE AUTHOR WAS INVOLVED IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE NEWSPAPER BUSINESS FROM 1923 UNTIL THE PUBLICATION OF THIS BEST SELLING BOOK. THE BOOK IS ENTERTAING AS WELL AS ENLICHTENING. THERE IS A SEVEN PAGE INDEX THAT ALLOWS EASY ACCESS TO FABLED CHICAGO EVENTS AND THEIR NEWSPAPER REPORTS, TRUE OR FALSE, AND THE HISTORY OF THE NEWSPAPERS, REPORTERS AND EDITORS THAT PORTRAY THE EVENTS. THERE IS A SMALL 1/4" FLAP AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE'S DUST JACKET. THE CONTENTS OF THE BOOK ARE IN NEAR FINE CONDITION.

HARDCOVER. Etat : NEAR FINE IN VERY GOOD+ D.J. FIRST EDITION. A HISTORY/MEMOIR OF CHICAGO JOURNALISM BOOK IS ABOUT FINE WITH MODEST SURFACE ABRASION AT CORNERS AND TOP OF THE SPINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. IS HAS SMALL BIT OF LOSS TO THE TOP CORNERS OF THE FRONT PANEL, DUST SOIL TO THE WHITE AREAS OF PANELS, SHORT SCRATCH TO THE FRONT PANEL, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. First Edition. A history of "the world's most fascinating working press, its origins, its outrageous audacity, its jesters and geniuses." One of best histories of Chicago or any other journalism ever published. With index and rare photographs. A fine, clean and unmarked copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good -. Etat de la jaquette : Good Plus. two sections of bound-in black and white photos. (illustrateur). 1st Edition. sm 8 vo, ix + 308 pp. -Black and white colored boards, titles in black against the upper white. Interior clean, no markings, etc. front and top edges darkened by age and handling. DUST JACKET is chipped with short tears along top and botom edges. Worn by handling, not price-clipped ($5.95).

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Good Plus. two sections of bound-in black and white photos. (illustrateur). 1st Edition. sm 8 vo, ix + 308 pp. Black and white colored boards, titles in black against the upper white All edges clean and "white." Interior very clean, no markings. Covers clean and bright. shelfwear on bottom edge. DUST JACKET is worn at corners, rubbing a light soil esp. on back panel, No rips or chips, not price-clipped ($5.95). Very nice First Edition copy.