The Closing of the American Mind
by Bloom, Allan
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0671479903
- ISBN 13
- 9780671479909
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Inscribed by Bloom on one of the front endpapers. Very Good in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($18.95), some scratches and small stains on the surface. Quarter white buckram with green paper on the boards, bumped at the corners, faded at the edges. Square, front hinge loose presumably from being signed, firmly bound otherwise, some stains at the top edge, clean internally. A true first printing of Bloom's surprise best-selling novel that bemoans the loss of reason in favor of "creativity." A scarce first made scarcer by the inscription.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5765
- Title
- The Closing of the American Mind
- Author
- Bloom, Allan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0671479903
- ISBN 13
- 9780671479909
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- Politics, American Studies, Sociology, Education, College, Higher Education, Reason, Conservatism, Conservative
Terms of Sale
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All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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Woodstock, Illinois
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Inscribed
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- Edges
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- Fine
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.