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USA: A.J. Publishing, 1975. Book. Good. Hardcover. Revised. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 224 pages of reproductions of great black and white election ads. The ads are "... interesting, novel and (we trust) something that you can adapt for use in your own area." - from Editor's note. Usual library markings. Tight library binding. A quality copy..

London: Evans Brothers. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. 0704100266 . 220 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Great eye-catching dust jacket art. Discusses "deceptions, physical feints involving men and machines, faked papers, maps and photos designed to harass, puzzle and trick the enemy into making a false move, or no move at all." - from dust jacket. Author was an active participant in such activities during the second world war. Average wear and soiling to book.. Binding intact. Above-average wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound reference copy of this fascinating work.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Propaganda Misinformation Disinformation News Media Military .

New York: Simon and Schuster and T.B. Harms Company. Good in Good dust jacket. 1965. First Printing. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author upon front free endpaper. 849 pages including index and black and white photographic plates. "... Author is the pioneer who did more than anyone else to establish the principles, practices and ethics of public relations... Mr. Bernays describes the many national movements, social beliefs, trends, fashions and fads that have resulted from his carefully planned public relations activities. He reveals the secrets, the techniques, the causes and consequences of his glamorous, crucial, yet little understood profession... A fascinating inside account of the men, the events and the ideas that have been at the center of America's history in the twentieth century." - from dust jacket. Light wear to book. Binding sound. Few drops of soiling to fore-edge. Infrequent underlining and marginal lines. Average wear and soiling to price-clipped… Read More

USA: Newstrack, 1984. Audio Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. "Public relations Counsel Edward L. Bernays was the advisor of presidents from Coolidge through Eisehhower, and his clients included the United States Government." - from case. Narrated by Merwin Smith. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Bibliographic references: Larson 3, Cole p.27..

U.S.A.: Praeger, 1970. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 316 pages. Published in cooperation with The Emergency Committee for Reappraisal of U.S. Overseas Policies and Programs, and The Overseas Press Club Foundation, Edward R. Murrow Memorial Fund. In light of the communications revolution of the last fifty years, this work addresses the urgent need for the U.S. Overseas Information Agency (USIA) to "be brought into line with changed political conditions, the new techniques of communication, and the findings of social scientists." - from Preface. Moderate wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. A sound copy..

Halifax, NS, Canada: Fernwood Publishing Company, Limited, 1995. Book. Fair. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Some high-lighting in chapter seven. 2" red stain on rear cover has soaked in 2 pages. Spine is leaning. Price sticker on rear cover. Explains how the news media represents crime. Crime news focuses on the sensational and unusual, quite often reinforcing biases and stereotypes. Thus a fear of crime is created which is out of proportion to the actual risk of victimization..

New York: Boni and Liveright. Good. 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. "Sets down the broad principles that govern the new profession of public relations counsel. This profession in a few years has developed from the status of circus agent to what is obviously an important position in the conduct of the world's affairs." - Foreword. Bernays was a nephew of Sigmund Freud and in recent years has come to be known as 'The Father of Spin'. In his 1965 autobiography, 'Biography of an Idea', Bernays wrote "Goebbels [...] was using my book Crystallizing Public Opinion as a basis for his destructive campaign against the Jews of Germany. This shocked me." viii, [3], 12-218 pp. Sections include: Scope and Functions; The Group and Herd; Technique and Method; Ethical Relations. Prior owner's signature upon front free endpaper otherwise contents unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear and spotting to original navy cloth. Rubbing to gilt lettering upon… Read More

Canada: Self-Published, 1998. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 177 pages. "Being a compendium of columns from the writer the New Democratic Party government of B.C. (British Columbia) and its Human Rights Commission tried to silence, and his fight against censorship." - subtitle. Author was one of the strongest crusaders for free speech in Canadian history. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy..

Ontario, ON, Canada: Ottawa Citizen, The. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969890885 . 460 pages. Index. Map endpapers. "In this very special collection of excerpts from the finest journalism produced by the Ottawa Citizen over 160 years, you will be taken on a journey from 1845 to the present day, from the flowery prose of the earliest editions, to the leaner writing of modern times. Illustrations, editorials, feature stories and advertisements will bring back fond memories, broaden understanding of Ottawa's roots and provide plenty of food for thought and fodder for conversation." - from dust jacket. Numerous reproductions of illustrations, primarily in black and white. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A beautiful copy. Gift quality.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Each Morning Bright : 160 Years of Selected Readings from the Ottawa Citizen,… Read More

Norman, OK, U.S.A.: University of Oklahoma Press. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1956. Second Printing. Hardcover. Second printing of the 1955 first edition. pp. viii, 246. Index. "A well-planned public relations program, says Edward L. Bernays, U.S. Publicist Number 1, is executed in accordance with scientific principles. This book is based on the findings of social scientists, whose dispassionate approach and methods may be likened to those of the engineering professions... A systematic presentation of the principal organizational problems in any public relations undertaking." - dust jacket. Unmarked with moderate wear to publisher's navy blue cloth brilliantly lettered in silver along backstrip. Tight and square. One-inch opening to fore-edge of pages 45-48. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A public relations classic. 8.7" x 5.5". Larson 8.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Spin Control, Media… Read More

Canada: Douglas & McIntyre (Educational) Ltd., 2011. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 334 pages. Footnotes, bibliography and index. Black and white reproductions of photos. "Explores the realities of media censorship in the context of the tension between government, free-market media, and those deputized to act on behalf of the public good. The first examination of Canadian wartime news control to use the massive files of the censors to fill in the historical gaps and answer major questions about Canada's war effort." - dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket progected in Brodart. A quality copy of this fascinating and controversial history..

London: John Murray Publishers, Limited. Good in Good dust jacket. 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. 260 pages. Index. List of main sources. Black and white photographic plates. Organizational chart of the German Broadcasting Company (RRG) in 1942 and its links to the Ministry of Propaganda. Organizational chart of the Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda in 1942. "The first complete account of the gigantic propaganda organization of the Third Reich. Reveals and describes: The inner workings of the Nazi propaganda organization; The network of Party speakers; The German radio's war effort; The Nazi press system; The German stage and screen in 1942; Propaganda for the armed forces; The men in control. Access to unique German documentary material and an intimate knowledge of German wartime broadcasting and of the Nazi press have enabled the authors to paint a full-length picture of Hitler's political warfare machine." - dust jacket. Printed to wartime… Read More

USA: University of Toronto Press / Glenbow-Alberta Institute. Fair in Fair dust jacket. 1968. Reprint. Hardcover. Reprint of the 1962 first edition. 293 [1] pages. Bibliographic Index. Index of Chapter Glosses. "Concerned with that association of cultural and political events which, from the origins of phonetic literacy to the development of typography, have shaped the Western individual and society. The translation of tribal man into his Western form is shown to have occurred by the agency of phonetic literacy alone." - form dust jacket. Markings to contents in pencil and ink. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. Binding tight. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound reference copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Media Communications Literacy .

USA: Morrow/Avon, 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 218 pages. Leaving few bones interred, author reveals what really happened when he was called on to advise the high, the mighty and the fallen. Contents clean and unmarked. Light wear to book. Heavy wear to dust jacket. Overall a nice copy..

Canada: TC, 2008. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. 174 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated in black and white and colour with wonderful archival photos. "Traces the evolution of Victoria, British Columbia as well as the Times Colonist newspaper ...not only about the news but also about the community as a whole. It is about a newspaper's relationship with its readers, which can reflect or challenge the social outlook of time." - from dust jacket. Remainder dot to bottom edge of text, otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy..

Toronto: Natural Heritage/Natural History Inc.. Good. 1987. First Edition. Paperback. 0920474446 . In the second world war "young people from this nation left the comforts and security of home and family to enter into what proved to be a long and sustained struggle in a cause that threatened the freedom and stability of the entire world. Canada's youth found itself on strange foreign shores, cut off from friends and loved ones. As days turned into months an months into years, the hunger for news became insatiable. There was no complacency here. The usual, the ordinary, the commonplace were eagerly gobbled up as individuals desperately strove to keep in touch. News from home, news of victory, news of pending successes boosted morale, offered encouragement and made the daily routine of war a little more bearable. Those who assumed responsibility for directing, searchiing out and producing the news for Canada's Armed Forces will probably never know the extent to which their… Read More

USA: The S.S. McClure Co., 1903. Book. Illus. by Varian, George; Schoonover, Frank E.. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very rare copy of this, the first appearance of chapter seven, The Crisis of 1878, of Ida Tarbell's ground-breaking History of the Standard Oil Company. This feature of 16 pages includes photos of: the company's tank farm at Olean, NY; John L. McKinney; Torpedoed oil wells with side-flow and upright flow; A.J. Cassatt; M.N. Allen; a 25,000 oil tank on fire; and a one-page illustration of the hanging in effigy of "Buck" McCandless. With this work, Tarbell invented what we know today as investigative journalism. She was motivated to expose the methods of J.D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil as she felt he had unfairly damaged her father's oil business. The New York University Department of Journalism ranked this study as the fifth best work of 20th-century American journalism. Also contained in… Read More

USA: The S.S. McClure Co., 1904. Book. Illus. by Burns, M.J.. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very rare copy of this, the first appearance of A Modern War For Independence, Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Ida Tarbell's ground-breaking History of the Standard Oil Company. This 18-page chapter deals with the united opposition of producers which developed against J.D. Rockefeller's heavy-handed dominance of their industry. Illustrated with photos of A.D. Wood, Lewis Emery Jr., Thomas W. Phillips, Peter Theobald, E.H. Jennings, David Kirk, Michael Murphy, James W. Lee, Hugh King, and Clarence Walker. With this work, Tarbell invented what is known today as investigative journalism. She was motivated to expose the methods of J.D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil as she felt he had unfairly damaged her father's oil business. The New York University Department of Journalism ranked this study as the fifth best work of 20th-century… Read More

USA: The S.S. McClure Co., 1904. Book. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very rare copy of this, the first appearance of Cutting to Kill, Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Ida Tarbell's ground-breaking History of the Standard Oil Company. This 14-page chapter deals with J.D. Rockefeller's fervent desire to learn every detail of the oil trade, to be able to reach its remotest point, to control even its weakest factor - as this was his ideal of doing business. Illustrated with facsimiles of documents. With this work, Tarbell invented what we know today as investigative journalism. She was motivated to expose the methods of J.D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil as she felt he had unfairly damaged her father's oil business. The New York University Department of Journalism ranked this study as the fifth best work of 20th-century American journalism. Also included is an intersting article by Ray Stannard Baker which examines the corner in… Read More

USA: The S.S. McClure Co., 1903. Book. Illus. by Varian, George. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very rare copy of this, the first appearance of The War on the Rebate, Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Ida Tarbell's ground-breaking History of the Standard Oil Company. This 14-page chapter includes a one-page illustration of J.D. Rockefeller by George Varian, plus photos of William C. Scofield, Daniel Shurmer, John Teagle, George Rice, and Benjamin Butler. This chapter deals with organized espionage, the Scofield-Shurmer-Teagle Case, and related matters. With this work, Tarbell invented what we know today as investigative journalism. She was motivated to expose the methods of J.D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil as she felt he had unfairly damaged her father's oil business. The New York University Department of Journalism ranked this study as the fifth best work of 20th-century American journalism. Also contained in this issue is an… Read More