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Published by Random House Inc, 1981
ISBN 10: 0394707761ISBN 13: 9780394707761
Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book.
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Published by Random House / Rand McNally, New York, NY / Hammond, IN, 1981
ISBN 10: 0394739515ISBN 13: 9780394739519
Seller: Books by White/Walnut Valley Books, Winfield, KS, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Random House / Rand McNally, New York, NY / Hammond, IN. 1981. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; light page toning; edge and tip wear/bumping; slight fore edge curling. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 608 pp Folio. This book was an American counterculture product catalog published by Stewart Brand several times a year between 1968 and 1972, and occasionally thereafter, until 1998. It listed and reviewed a wide range of products (clothing, books, tools, machines, seeds, etc.), but did not sell any of the products directly. Instead, the vendor's contact information was listed alongside the item and its review. "In his 2005 Stanford University commencement speech, Steve Jobs compared The Whole Earth Catalog to "a sort of Google in paperback form, before Google came along." Advertising/magazine order forms are still bound into book. A clean presentable copy. No International Shipping. Priority mailing will require additional postage. Price includes addition postage for media mailing.
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Published by Random House Inc November 1981, 1981
ISBN 10: 0394707761ISBN 13: 9780394707761
Seller: 2nd Act Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Novelty. Condition: Used - very good. No Jacket. Publisher: Rand McNally, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1981 Used - Very Good. Second Edition, First Printing, 1981, ISBN 0394707761. Clean copy, no writing or markings in text. Solid and square, no loose pages. Pictorial wrappers with a picture of the earth on the front and back, 608 pp. Page edges age darkened. The wrappers are mildly edge worn.
Published by POINT / Random House, New York, NY, 1980
ISBN 10: 0394739515ISBN 13: 9780394739519
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. This is a folio sized book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The top front corner has a couple of light creases. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there is generalized light toning throughout. Articles include: There Ain't no Graceful Way: Urination and Defecation in Zero- G, by Russell Schweickart, The Hydrologic Cycle, The Man who Planted Trees and Grew Happiness, by Jean Giono, The Hoedads, by J. D. Smith, The Highly Evolved Toolbox by J. Baldwin, Inventors' Services: Some Really Work by Alan Kalker, Blasting by Keith Britton, The Four Illusions of Money by Michael Phillips, Raspberry and Andora Freeman, Street Performing by Ray Jason, Shramadana Giving Energy by Joanna Rogers Macy, and more. "Using the most basic typesetting and page-layout tools, Brand and his colleagues created the first issue of The Whole Earth Catalog in 1968. In subsequent issues, its production values gradually improved. Its outsize pages measured 11×14 inches (28×36 cm). Later editions were more than an inch thick. The early editions were published by the Portola Institute, headed by Richard Raymond. The so-called Last Whole Earth Catalog (June 1971) won the first U. S. National Book Award in category Contemporary Affairs. It was the first time a catalog had ever won such an award. Brand's intent with the catalog was to provide education and "access to tools" so a reader could "find his own inspiration, shape his own environment, and share his adventure with whoever is interested." " (from Wikipedia).
Published by POINT Random House, 1980
ISBN 10: 0394739515ISBN 13: 9780394739519
Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Stated 1st edition, 1st printing, October 1980. Good+/very good- paperback copy, from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Spine has some gentle creases, binding remains sound and sturdy. One of the pull-out card forms is completely intact, the other is missing one of the envelopes and the other is included but unattached. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.
Oversized / Paper Back Ed. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Fully Illustrated (illustrator). Large Over-sized softcover, Good with some wear. Giant book. Paperback : soft cover edition in good to better condition, a typical used book with slight wear to edges and spine. Overall good / nice copy of this fondly popular title. Out of country, requires extra postage, weighs over 6 pounds. Book.
Published by Pub 1981, Interior Clean and Unmarked, 1981
Seller: GREAT PACIFIC BOOKS, Ventura, CA, U.S.A.
Oversized / Soft Cover. Condition: Good Clean Cond. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Fully Illustrated (illustrator). Oversized Paperback : soft cover edition in good or better condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great gift for the fan / reader in your life. The Whole Earth Catalog is an American counterculture catalog published by Stewart Brand between 1968 and 1972, and occasionally thereafter, until 1998. Although the WECs listed all sorts of products for sale (clothing, books, tools, machines, seeds things useful for a creative or self-sustainable lifestyle) the Whole Earth Catalogs themselves did not sell any of the products. Instead the vendors and their prices were listed right alongside with the items. This led to a need for the Catalogs to be frequently updated. The Next Whole Earth Catalog ) was published; it was so well received that it was updated. Cover photo: Madagascar & Southern Africa from orbit by Apollo 17; more emphasis on space travel / Excerpts from The Rising Sun Neighborhood Newsletter by Anne Herbert serialized. Ron Jones' account of the Third Wave experiment. This book weighs 6.5 pounds. Requires extra posstage. Book.
Published by Pub 1981, Clean and Unmarked Text, 1981
Seller: GREAT PACIFIC BOOKS, Ventura, CA, U.S.A.
Fully Illustrated (illustrator). Some Cover Scuff. Oversized Giant Paperback : soft cover edition in good or better condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great gift for the fan / reader in your life. An amazing plethera of useful and practical knowledge. A guide to all the wonderful things a human needs and wants. Oversized, requires extra postage outside of USA. Book weighs 6.5 pounds. Book.
Published by Pub 1981, Giant Tome, Clean Text, 1981
Seller: GREAT PACIFIC BOOKS, Ventura, CA, U.S.A.
Soft Cover / Pictorial Binding. Condition: Good Clean Cond. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Fully Illustrated (illustrator). Oversized Paperback : soft cover edition in good or better condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great gift for the fan / reader in your life. Book weighs 6.5 pounds, measures 14.5 x 11 x 2 inches. It is a very large book. About this book / Origin : The title Whole Earth Catalog came from a previous project of Stewart Brand. In 1966, he initiated a public campaign to have NASA release the then-rumored satellite photo of the sphere of Earth as seen from space, the first image of the "Whole Earth." He thought the image might be a powerful symbol, evoking a sense of shared destiny and adaptive strategies from people. The Stanford-educated Brand, a biologist with strong artistic and social interests, believed that there was a groundswell of commitment to thoroughly renovating American industrial society along ecologically and socially just lines, whatever they might prove to be.Function: The WHOLE EARTH CATALOG functions as an evaluation and access device. With it, the user should know better what is worth getting and where and how to do the getting. An item is listed in the CATALOG if it is deemed: 1. Useful as a tool, 2. Relevant to independent education, 3. High quality or low cost, 4. Not already common knowledge, 5. Easily available by mail. CATALOG listings are continually revised according to the experience and suggestions of CATALOG users and staff. Purpose: We are as gods and might as well get good at it. So far, remotely done power and glory as via government, big business, formal education, church has succeeded to the point where gross defects obscure actual gains. In response to this dilemma and to these gains a realm of intimate, personal power is developing power of the individual to conduct his own education, find his own inspiration, shape his own environment, and share his adventure with whoever is interested. Tools that aid this process are sought and promoted by the WHOLE EARTH CATALOG. Book.
Condition: Fine. Number of pages: 608p. Size: 37cm.
Condition: Fine. Number of pages: 608p. Size: 37cm.