About this title: Lewis Mumford (1895-1990) was an American historian of technology and science. Particularly noted for his study of cities and urban architecture, he had a tremendously broad career as a writer that also included a period as an influential literary critic. Mumford's earliest books in the field of literary criticism have had a lasting impact on contemporary American literary criticism. The Golden Day contributed to a resurgence in scholarly research on the work of 1850's American transcendentalist authors and Herman Melville: A Study of His Life and Vision effectively launched a revival in the ...
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Description: Fair. 0670001120 PLEASE NOTE: POOR CONDITION BUT ACCEPTABLE READING COPY. Cover is very worn. Notes and highlighting throughout. Pages worn, tanned with age, some bent page corners. No dust jacket. Text is legible. Not ex-library. USPS tracking number provided for U.S. orders. read more
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 9 by 6 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00228 pages) illustrated lang=english accessory: no accessory (Paperback ) read more
Description: *Helping and promoting global literacy since 1961* 315 pp., original decorated boards with cloth backstrip (hardcover), very good. read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: BiblioLife
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780554396125ISBN:0554396122
Description: BRAND NEW HARDCOVER. 9.21 by 6 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00244 pages) lang=english accessory: no accessory (Hardcover ) read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: BiblioLife
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780554303093ISBN:0554303094
Description: BRAND NEW HARDCOVER. 10 by 7 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00244 pages) large print edition lang=english accessory: no accessory (Hardcover ) read more
Description: Fair. 0766127907 Textbook Student edition. CD NOT INCLUDED. Light dirt, wear, wrinkling, or creasing on cover and spine. Good binding. NO apparent loose pages. NO apparent missing pages. Moderate to heavy writing and highlighting. Stickers on the covers. May have unnoticed missing pages, as this is a USED book and pages get lost easily. aw. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date Published: 1962-04-19
ISBN-13:9780670001125ISBN:0670001120
Description: Very Good. 1970 6th Printing Viking Press (NY) Compass Trade Paperback; text clean/UNMARKED; paper just starting to lightly tan w/age; color cover mild surface rubbing/minimal edge wear w/corner bends; spine strong + uncreased w/age wrinkles; NOT x-library; No remainder mark; Not book club; 316 pages + 4 preliminary pgs; preface; 12 chapters/94 subsections; chronology of utopias; brief author info; wrap-around color cover design by Robert Jonas; "These utopias which rise above the sea of man's ... read more
"Concerning himself with utopias of escape and utopias of reconstruction, Lewis Mumford takes a hard look at the utopian dreams that people have had throughout the ages. Mumford holds these stories up against our own world and shows that there really are no simple solutions without work and effort. Anything else is just day-dreaming."
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