Marks Herbert S (8 results)

Condition: New.

1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xx, 396 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. Notes: "Appendix A: Report of the Committee on Analysis of Pre-election Polls and Forecasts": pages 290-315. Subjects: Presidents United States Election 1948; Public opinion polls; Politics, Practical; Social psychology; United States Presidents Election. 1 Kg.…

1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xx, 396 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. Notes: "Appendix A: Report of the Committee on Analysis of Pre-election Polls and Forecasts": pages 290-315. Subjects: Presidents United States Election 1948; Public opinion polls; Politics, Practical; Social psychology; United States Presidents Election. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. pp.xx, 396 pages, with 39 tables and 4 figures, a very good plus hardback, publisher's original dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine, from a uk university library.

Staple-bound pamphlet; original printed wraps; pp 23-42. Toning and light soil to covers; internally fine. Offprint from the Stanford Law Review, Vol. 1 No. 1 (November 1948).

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Good-VG. 1st ed. Grey printed card cover. Issued as Bulletin 60. xx+396; library donation label verso front cover - no other library markings, inscribed top front endpaper 'To Professor Pear/ with best regards/ Herbert Hyman', front gutter incipiently opening towards top but in no immediate danger, outer corners all slightly curled outwards at either end of textblock, otherwise clean, tight and unmarked bar a few brown flecks; covers fairly clean but corners slightly rubbed, browning/sun-fading to spine and top edges, tiny rather compressed ink inscrip.top front corner 'Prof Pear/from Herbert Hyman' in same hand (presumably Hyman's) as internal inscription, bottom and front edge region of spine dark stained, top front joint slightly splitting and top spine chipped, this has been sealed with translucent archival tear repair tape but remains rather unsightly. Despite faults this just about warrants a G-VG rating. Very scarce account of the 1948 Presidential election which is famous for being wrongly called for Dewey (consistently with most pre-election polls) until the early hours of the morning after when it became clear that Truman had in fact won. The discrepancy was very much a focus and indeed stimulus for this report. Inscribed by a co-author.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Grey stiff paper wraps with a glued binding. Spine and narrow (1/2") strip at top of front are slightly faded. Black lettering on cover. Book is tight and square, despite format and size (396pp, 9" x 6") with no markings or flaws inside or out. A fantastic piece of history - of course the 1948 presidential election in the USA was famous for getting it wrong- predicting complete with headlines in the papers a Dewey win over Truman. The discrepancy was very much a focus and indeed stimulus for this report. Bulletin #60 from the Social Science Research Council. Quite Scarce.…