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KOB; Goddard's Magic Mast; 50 Years of Pioneer Broadcasting
by Ann M. Velia
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Las Cruces, NM: New Mexico State University, 1972 New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM. 1972. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; lightly bumped tail; small splash on textblock fore edge. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($6.95); light wear to head, tail, and tips; light wear to spine and rear gutter. Burgundy boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 195 pp 8vo. Ralph Goddard came to NM A&MA College in 1914 and began what was to become a prestigious engineering department. In 1920 he got a transmitter and built it into one of the most powerful and influential radio stations in the nation. KOB eventually moved to Albuquerque and continues the broadcasting tradition of Dr. Goddard. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009517
- Title
- KOB; Goddard's Magic Mast; 50 Years of Pioneer Broadcasting
- Author
- Ann M. Velia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- New Mexico State University
- Place of Publication
- Las Cruces, NM
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- radio, radio stations, New Mexico Agriculture and Mechanical Arts College, New Mexico State University, KOB radio station, Las Cruces NM, Albuquerque NM, Hubbard Broadcasting , Ralph Goddard, Engineering Department, Goddard Hall, Engineering Building,
- Bookseller catalogs
- New Mexico Related; Biographies;
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- First Edition
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- Tight
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- New
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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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