Packard, Vance
by The Hidden Persuaders
- Used
- first
- Condition
- very good. 276pp. bright orange cloth with gilt lettering on spine, underlining in text for first 70pp., clean thereafter./good. some scuffing and chipping at bottom of spine including small closed tear, slight fading on spine, not price clipped ($4.0
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
McKay, 1957. first edition. hardcover. very good. 276pp. bright orange cloth with gilt lettering on spine, underlining in text for first 70pp., clean thereafter./good. some scuffing and chipping at bottom of spine including small closed tear, slight fading on spine, not price clipped ($4.00). Vance Packard's classic book about media manipulation exploring advertisers' use of consumer motivational research, subliminal tactics and depth psychology to create desire for products.
Rare first edition (1957, no further printing dates listed on copyright page) of this work that sold more than a million copies. #00050.
Rare first edition (1957, no further printing dates listed on copyright page) of this work that sold more than a million copies. #00050.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58
- Title
- Packard, Vance
- Author
- The Hidden Persuaders
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good. 276pp. bright orange cloth with gilt lettering on spine, underlining in text for first 70pp., clean thereafter.
- Jacket Condition
- good. some scuffing and chipping at bottom of spine including small closed tear, slight fading on spine, not price clipped ($4.0
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- McKay
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- advertising, journalism, nonfiction, first edition
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Matthew's Books LLC
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About Matthew's Books LLC
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