The Crack In The Picture Window by Keats, John - 1957 first thus

Ballantine Books, Inc, Houghton Mfflin Company, 1956. Not Stated Presumed First Thus. Trade Paperback. Very Good-/No Jacket. 159 pages. Red and blue lettering on the spine, pictorial front cover. Minor creasing to the cover, with the beginnings of a tear on the upper spine edge. Previous Owner's name stamped on the first page. A very good copy of this early social critiques of suburban sprawl, by an ex-Washington DC reporter -- 'an angry, brilliantly funny but deadly serious report about the housing developments that are blighting the landscape and souls of America's suburbs. The new suburban slums, by concentrating young couples of similar background, income bracket, and outlook in rows of inadequate houses, have made a stultifying unnatural community. The frustrated residents, anchored to their tiny yards by their colossal mortgages, seek desperately for some form of self-expression. They try to amuse themselves with the wonderful gadgets of our civilization, but the easy credit is hard to pay and… Read More

Ballantine Books. New York: Ballantine Books, Inc. , 1957 first thus. 233 , very good - fine, reading crease, , paperback,

New York: Ballantine Books, 1956. Edition Not Stated . Soft cover. Very Good-. Kindler, Don. Light wear to wraps, 1/4" tear to top and bottom spine. Text near fine.

Ballantine Books. New York: Ballantine Books, Inc. , 1957 first thus. 233 , almost near fine, slight wear at the top of the spine, , paperback,

Paperback / softback. New.

Ballantine Books. New York: Ballantine Books, Inc. , 1957 first thus. 233 , near fine,unread, , paperback,

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.