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Mcluhan, Marshall

The Gutenberg Galaxy - The Making of Typographic Man

University of Toronto Press / Glenbow-Alberta Institute, 1968

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Year of publication
1968
Place of printing
USA
Author
Mcluhan, Marshall
Publishers
University of Toronto Press / Glenbow-Alberta Institute
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Edition
Reprint
Keyword
Media Communications Literacy Literature News Media
Binding description
J H Fair Hardcover
State of preservation
Fair
Languages
English
Binding
Hardcover
First edition
No

Description

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. Book