THE DISASTER LOBBY Prophets of Ecological Doom and Other Absurdities
Published by Follett ( 1973 ), Chicago, 1973
- First Edition
- Used
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Thomas J. Joyce And Company
AbeBooks seller since March 25, 2011
Condition: Used
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Octavo, 294 pages, black cloth; some pencilled glossing. NOTE: the dust jacket features a startling photograph of a man holding a pair of scissors and apparently attempting to cut off his own nose! Chapter One and Two cover Rachel Carson's SILENT SPRING. The rest continues as a controversial expose of the catastrophe-minded do-gooders of the Sixties and early Seventies who, through ignorance, exaggeration, and extremism, have wheadled or threatened lawmakers and the public into making new laws, new rules, and new guidelines to govern what must - or must not - be made. sold, bought, and used in the United States.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- THE DISASTER LOBBY Prophets of Ecological Doom and Other Absurdities
- Author
- GRAYSON, Melvin J.; Thomasd R. Shepherd, Jr.
- Publisher
- Follett ( 1973 ), Chicago
- Publication year
- 1973
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- consumerism, environmentalism, pollution, rachel carson, silent spring
Thomas J. Joyce And Company
Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since March 25, 2011
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| Item | 5 to 14 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
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| First item | US$ 7.00 | US$ 16.00 |
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Joyce And Company, established 1975, works out of an office near Chicago's Loop. There are usually 15-20,000 books on-site and available for browsing. Mr. Joyce was a founding partner of the former Chicago Rare Book Center, of Chicago and Evanston, Illinois. Proprietor Tom Joyce appeared regularly as the book appraiser on "The Appraisal Fair", seen on Home And Garden Television, HGTV. We still do appraisals on a wide variety of subjects, from literature to history, fine books, children's, presses, theology, law, medicine, maps, autographs. These topics are reflected in our inventory, and much more, including Sherlockiana. In addition to regional institutions nearby Chicago and Illinois, we have been able to place rare materials with the American Antiquarian Society, The Library of Congress, The Bodleian Library, Harvard and Yale Universities, the Presidential Libraries of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, et cetera. …
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Rare Books, Lakeside Classics, First Editions, Vintage Medicine, Vintage Law, Sherlockiana, Fine Printing, Americana, Illinois and local history, Chicago, World LiteratureSeller's business information
Thomas J. Joyce And Company
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Payment may be by cheques, most credit or debit cards. All items are guaranteed to be as described. That is a lifetime guarantee - my lifetime, that is. TJJ
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Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra fees are required by the package carrier.