Carmichael Rodick (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Near Fine dust jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1977. 7.5" wide by 9.75" tall. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. No chips or tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. A study of "bad taste" in urban life, particularly in the North of England during the first half of the 20th century. Looks at some of the ways suburban dwellers can assert their "identity against encroaching respectability." From the Dust Jacket: "The main theme of their book is the extraordinary quality to be found in the leisure culture of the major cities: a popular aesthetic, made up of scraps and pieces of dead styles, clichà d ornaments and plundered pastiche, revamped and revitalized with startling vulgar vitality. The authors believe that this language of the commonplace, often called 'bad taste,' may reveal far more about the true nature of modern society." . First Printing of the First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Common Factors/Vulgar Factions This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

HC. 152pp ISBN 0710085923 WATER STAIN ON REAR BOARD UNDER DUSTJACKET The main theme of this book is the extraordinary quality to be found in the leisure culture of the major cities: a popular aesthetic, made up of scraps and pieces of dead styles, cliched ornament and plundered pastiche, revamped and revitalised with startling vulgar vitality. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) water stain rear board. B&W illustrations (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Softcover, oblong 8 1/4 by 9 1/2 inches, 245 pages, illustrated. Covers have only very slight wear and the pages are clean.

Small quarto hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Moderate age and reading wear. 152 pages. No internal inscriptions. No torn or missing pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Sociology & Culture; ISBN: 0710085923. ISBN/EAN: 9780710085924. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55734. …

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. EXTREMELY SCARCE Treble Signed oversize paperback, published by Deakin University, 1984. 191pp. Signed by all three authors without personal inscriptions to title page. Ssome creasing to spine & covers, light tanning to pages. Good rare signed copy. Signed by Author(s). book.…