Mcphaul John J (16 results)

Paperback. 005 very good Photo cover. paperback.

Mass Market. Condition: Good For Age. No Jacket. First Edition. This book is in good condition with only very minor edge wear and some creasing on the spine. Size: Mass Market.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Partial price sticker left on front cover. Spotting on front and back cover. Crease on back corner cover around 1.5 inches long. Spine has some creasing as well.

Paperback. 005 very good -fine, reading crease Photo cover. paperback.

Condition: Good. Good condition. (Illinois, Chicago, journalism) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Paperback. 005 near fine, unread Photo cover. paperback.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Square solid copy with light wear on covers. "Book is the colorful picture of this fantastic, turbulent city, and seen and told by an all star cast of writers and reporters.".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Condition: many markings, not obtrusive. x library wrapped in plastic that has been.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A history of "the world's most fascinating working press, its origins, its outrageous audacity, its jesters and geniuses." One of best histories of Chicago or any other journalism ever published. With index and rare photographs. A fine, clean and unmarked copy. …

Presumed first edition (no direct statement provided). 489 pages. Hardcover: H 21.5cm x L 14.5cm. White dust jacket lightly soiled and rubbed; faint toning to spine; a few nicks and minor tears at edges with light creasing at spine ends; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Black cloth; vibrant gilt stamping to spine with heel lightly bumped. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding retains some crispness. A near fine copy in a very good+ dust jacket. Uncommon biography of little-known but notorious New York and Chicago mobster John "Papa Johnny" Torrio who was Al Capone's mentor. ISBN 0870000969. …

HARDCOVER. Condition: NEAR FINE IN VERY GOOD+ D.J. FIRST EDITION. A HISTORY/MEMOIR OF CHICAGO JOURNALISM BOOK IS ABOUT FINE WITH MODEST SURFACE ABRASION AT CORNERS AND TOP OF THE SPINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. IS HAS SMALL BIT OF LOSS TO THE TOP CORNERS OF THE FRONT PANEL, DUST SOIL TO THE WHITE AREAS OF PANELS, SHORT SCRATCH TO THE FRONT PANEL, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. 1st Edition. sm 8 vo, ix + 308 pp. -Black and white colored boards, titles in black against the upper white. Interior clean, no markings, etc. front and top edges darkened by age and handling. DUST JACKET is chipped with short tears along top and botom edges. Worn by handling, not price-clipped ($5.95). two sections of bound-in black and white photos. (illustrator).…

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. THIS FABLED BOOK ABOUT JOURNALISM IN CHICAGO PORTRAYS ALL OF THE TRICKS OF THE TRADE, THE TRICKSTERS AND THEIR ACTIONS THAT GAVE CHICAGI JOURNALISM ITS SOMETIMES RAUCKUS AND RIBALD REPUTATION. THIS BOOK TELLS ALL FROM JOHN WENTWORTH AND CHICAGO'S FIRST NEWSPAPE UNTIL UP TO THE TIME OF THE BOOK'S PUBLICATION IN 1962. THE TALES ABOUT CHICAGO'S RUCKUS NEWSPAPER REPORTERS AND ESPECIALLY THE CHICAGO NEWSPAPER'S OWNERS, EDITORS AND THEIR COMPETOTIVE ACTIVITY. THERE ARE SEVENTEEN CHAPTERS AND TWO SECTIONS OF THIRTY-ONE B/W PHOTOGRAPHS OF MANY OF THE MOST NOTABLE CHARACYERS AND EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO JOURNALISM. THE AUTHOR WAS INVOLVED IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE NEWSPAPER BUSINESS FROM 1923 UNTIL THE PUBLICATION OF THIS BEST SELLING BOOK. THE BOOK IS ENTERTAING AS WELL AS ENLICHTENING. THERE IS A SEVEN PAGE INDEX THAT ALLOWS EASY ACCESS TO FABLED CHICAGO EVENTS AND THEIR NEWSPAPER REPORTS, TRUE OR FALSE, AND THE HISTORY OF THE NEWSPAPERS, REPORTERS AND EDITORS THAT PORTRAY THE EVENTS. THERE IS A SMALL 1/4" FLAP AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE'S DUST JACKET. THE CONTENTS OF THE BOOK ARE IN NEAR FINE CONDITION.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. 1st Edition. sm 8 vo, ix + 308 pp. Black and white colored boards, titles in black against the upper white All edges clean and "white." Interior very clean, no markings. Covers clean and bright. shelfwear on bottom edge. DUST JACKET is worn at corners, rubbing a light soil esp. on back panel, No rips or chips, not price-clipped ($5.95). Very nice First Edition copy. two sections of bound-in black and white photos. (illustrator).…