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Lot 75:
Description
20 Misc. Books on Newspapers and the Press including The Art of Newspaper Making by Charles A. Dana c. 1895 1st Edition; America Goes to Press by Laurence Green c. 1936 1st Edition; Luce and his Empire by W.A. Swanberg c. 1972 in original dust jacket; Modern Newspaper Production by Allan Woods c. 1963; scarce Editing the Day’s News by George c. Bastian c. 1923 1st Edition; 2 copies of History of the New York Times 1851-1921 by Elmer Davis c. 1921; AP – The Story of News by Oliver Gramling c. 1940; American Tabloid – A Novel by James Ellroy c. 1995 in original dust jacket; Park Row by Allen Churchill c. 1958; Headlines of my Life by Arthur Christiansen c. 1961; Citizen Hurst by W. A. Swanberg c. 1961: Magazines in the United States by James Playsted Wood c. 1949; The Disappearing Daily by Oswald Garrison Villard c. 1944; News from the Past 1805-1887 Compiled by Yvonne Ffrench c. 1934 in original dust jacket; Freedom of Information by Herbert Brucker c. 1949; A Gentleman of the Press by Floyd S. Chambers c. 1969; Newspaper Designing by John E. Allen c. 1947; The Story of the New York Times 1851-1951 by Meyer Berger c. 1951; and Weekly Newspaper Makeup and Typography by Thomas F. Barnhart c. 1949. Combined lot measures approximately 13" x 13.5" x 9 1/2"
Condition: Condition Good to Very Good. Some soiling, toning and wear to covers consistent with use and age. The Art of Newspaper Making has loss to spine head and tail, wear to edges and joints; America Goes to Press has loss to spine and joints; Editing the Days News – loss to spine and wear to edges; History of the New York Times 1851-1921 spilt hinge but intact, wear to spine; Citizen Hearst loss to spine and cover. Please see photos.
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