Click for full-size.
THE MACHINE IN THE GARDEN: Technology and the Pastoral Ideal in America
by Leo Marx
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/NA
- Seller
-
Waterville, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Hardcover in green cloth blind-stamped with leaf pattern boards and green lettering on spine. Tight binding Unmarked text. No DJ. Previous owner's name on FEP. Some soiling to boards. Blue streaking on outer side edge. First edition of Marx's classic critical study of the sentimental and utopian uses of the pastoral in American literature and culture. Marx's Machine, expanded from his earlier Harvard thesis, concentrates on the writings of the major literary figures of the 19th and early 20th centuries - Twain, Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Thoreau, Fitzgerald - as well as the political uses to which an inherited European pastoral idyllic ideal was put by Thomas Jefferson, among other gentlemen farmers. A foundational work in the field of American Studies. 8'' x 5.25''. Illustrated with black and white plates. 392 pages. Literature Political Pastoral American Studies 031924
Reviews
On Jul 25 2011, Susanry said:
I discovered this book as an American Studies student in the early 70's. It explains in detail the decline of the quality of life in America as technology and the loss of the centralized family lost grounds with the coming of heavy industry. A prophetic book in its time - I as a college librarian I frequently recommend it to those who want to understand this aspect of lifestyle in the USA and in emerging Third World cultures.
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- RE-BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230751
- Title
- THE MACHINE IN THE GARDEN
- Author
- Leo Marx
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover in green cloth blind-stamped with leaf pattern boards and green lettering on spine
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- NA
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition with same date
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Pages
- 392
- Size
- 8'' x 5.25''
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Literature Political Pastoral American Studies 031924
Terms of Sale
RE-BOOKS
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
RE-BOOKS
Biblio member since 2008
Waterville, Maine
About RE-BOOKS
Year-round: Monday by chance or appointment; Tuesday 10-5; Wednesday by Chance or Appointment; Thursday - Saturday 10-5; Sunday by Chance or Appointment. Please call if traveling from afar. Used books for all appetites, consisting of a large variety of collectible contemporary and past-period hardcovers and paperbacks. Refresh your imagination; read books from RE-BOOKS. Now in our 28th year of business!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Frequently asked questions
Positive Representation Matters
Books transmit cultural values and can shape the views of society. Learn more about the history of American literature in Collecting Children’s Literature by Writers and Educators of the Harlem Renaissance.
Collecting P. T. Barnum
P. T. Barnum was not only one of the founders of modern day circus performance, he was also the author of the second most printed book of the 19th century. Learn about collecting P. T. Barnum books and ephemera here.
