Notes Towards the Definition of Culture by Eliot T S, First Edition (57 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Second British printing, December 1948 (first printing was October 1948). With original clipped jacket. Jacket has faults - namely edge/shelf wear, patchy loss, few tears, few marks, patchy browning (including to spine), creasing/rubbing to edges, pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine, the odd spot of foxing, pushing/bumping to corners and is in only fair condition. Boards are very good with a little pushing/bumping to corners, little browning to spine, the odd small mark, odd minor bump/rub to edges and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Previous owner's name, location and date in pen inside front board. Pages bit tanned. Top of pages slightly dusty with the odd small mark/spot of foxing. Odd small mark/spot of foxing to page edges and bottoms. Occasional small mark/scattered foxing to pages. Inside boards/end-papers tanned with the odd small mark/minor foxing. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 128p black cloth fresh, text clean, binding tight, no names or stamps, a very nice copy of the first US edition Language: English.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1962 Faber Paperback 1st Edition 1st Impression. Very good clean tight binding with classic Faber cover design as shown.

First edition, first printing. Very good in blue cloth which is browned along the edges and has some foxing. Ex libris label of Edmund Neville Rolfe on the front paste down. Good dustjacket, with wear and some loss to the corners and spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First American Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 128 pages; 1949 Harcourt, Brace and Company. HC 1st American edition. Soundly bound in original black cloth, with gilt lettering at spine a little dulled. Prior ownership inked neatly to front pastedown, the Barnard Bulletin editor 1949/50. She has made a few fleeting marks to a few pages of the text. G+.

first edition 124pp very good (faded spine and upper edge of front board,foxing to end papers,sl bruised boards) lacks d/w.

First Edition. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Minor library marks remain. Boards sun-toned. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description: 124p. ; 23cm. Subjects: Cultural studies. Language and society. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Definition: No 1. The setting of bounds; limitation (rare)-1483, Oxford English Dictionary. Signed by the previous owner, dated 1948. Publication of 124 pages. The dust jacket is shelf rubbed and small creases. There is foxing on the early and last pages and on the block of the book. The boards are in good condition. The text is legible. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd impression published 2 months after 1st edition, December 1948. The wrapper is clean with closed tear to top out edge and 2cm open tear to head of spine.Very bright, mellowed. Bright and clean throughout. Scarce to find in wrapper. Not price clipped. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Third impression of the true first edition, published in February 1949. The book was originally published in October 1948, with a second impression in December of that year. ***Near fine in blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still perfectly bright. Cloth nice and clean and unmarked, having been protected by the dustwrapper. No bumps. Corners sharp. Spine tight. Internally also near fine, with none of the usual off-setting to the endpapers and no foxing. No splitting at the hinges. No inscriptions - pages clean, with no tears or creases. Nice quality paper used throughout. ***In a very good original dustwrapper, which retains the publisher's printed price of 10s. 6d. net. The dustwrapper is complete, with just some light edge wear and rubbing at the extremities. There are some light marks to the pale yellow dustwrapper, commensurate with age and handling. The spine of the dustwrapper is slightly darkened, but the red titles are only very slightly faded. ***124 pages. 227mm x 155mm. ***Contents: Introduction, I. The Three Senses of "Culture", II. The Class and the Elite, III. Unity and Diversity: The Region, IV. Unity and Diversity: Sect and Cult, V. A Note on Culture and Politics, VI. Notes on Education and Culture: and Conclusion, Appendix--The Unity of European Culture. ***'This book (only two chapters of which have, in earlier versions, been published in periodicals) is and attempt to call attention to the deterioration of language, by considering the meaning of one particular word which is very frequently used without anyone's stopping to examine its meaning. In trying to convey the meaning which he attaches to the word "culture", the author found himself led to consider some of the conditions, in the absence of which culture seems unlikely to flourish. Much of what he says has application to problems of the present time; but his chief aim is to persuade his readers to endeavour to decide upon a meaning for the word "culture" (and equally for the word "civilisation) before they use it'. (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A very nice copy of the third impression of the true first edition. Although not a particularly scarce book, copies in presentable and collectable condition in their original dustwrappers are quite hard to find now. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Condition: Very Good. 1949. Boards Have Light Edgewear, Rubbing. Hardcover. First American edition. Fine in good cloth covers, lacking dust wrapper. Covers showing some age and shelf wear. Extremely light pencil underscoring, lightly toned, text is crisp, remains a fine copy. First edition copy. . . .

First Edition. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Minor library marks remain. Boards sun-toned. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description: 124p. ; 23cm. Subjects: Cultural studies. Language and society. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First American edition. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket: very good, small chips and tears. Not price clipped. Previous owner s bookplate.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Assez bon. 1ère Édition. In-8 de 124 pp.; cartonné toile de l'éditeur (original cloth). Toile en partie insolée.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Octavo, hardcover, name on inside cover, back hinge starting, pages age-toned else VG in edgeworn beige dj. 124 pp. including appendix on the unity of European culture. An attempt to call attention to the deterioration of language and careless use of words without understanding the meaning of same, with "culture" as an example.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First American Edition printed on the copyright page in good condition. Black boards. Dust jacket, in protective cover, is in good condition with minor chipping along top and bottom. Wearing along the creases with a one inch tear above the spine along the crease of the jacket and rear page is browning. Flaps are in good condition with a price of $2.50. The issue date is one year after the Nobel Prize, 1948. From the front flap: "Surveying the contemporary scene, Mr. Eliot points out that our standards of culture are lower than they were fifty years ago, finds evidence of this decay in every department of human activity, and see no reason why the decay of culture should not proceed much further.".

Cloth. Condition: Good + to Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American Edition. Dust jacket is price clipped. First state / issue of dust jacket with 10 titles listed on back panel. Jacket has wear to spine ends now protected with paper backed plastic film. Book has penciled bookstore notes to end pages and minor corner wear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Ed.

Hardcover. 1st Edition. First American Edition. Octavo. Hardcover without dust jacket, original black cloth over boards with gilt lettering on spine. Very good, light stains on back cover, timetoned pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Stated First American Edition. No markings. $2.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Piece missing from the edges of the dust jacket, darkening to the back cover, in a protective cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. First American Edition. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Chips to jacket edges. Sunning to spine and upper edge of jacket cover. This is a stated first American edition of book of criticism.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Second impression of the true first edition, published in December 1948. The book was originally published in October 1948. ***Near fine in blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still perfectly bright. Cloth nice and clean and unmarked, having been protected by the dustwrapper. No bumps. Corners sharp. Spine tight. Internally also near fine, with none of the usual off-setting to the endpapers and no foxing. No splitting at the hinges. No inscriptions - pages clean, with no tears or creases. Nice quality paper used throughout. ***In a near fine original dustwrapper, which retains the publisher's printed price of 10s. 6d. net. The dustwrapper is complete, with just some light edge wear and rubbing at the extremities. No chips or tears. No major creases. The pale yellow dustwrapper is really clean and hardly marked at all. The spine of the dustwrapper is not browned or darkened, but the red titles are slightly faded. There is a small closed tear at the bottom edge of the front panel of the dustwrapper. ***124 pages. 227mm x 155mm. ***Contents: Introduction, I. The Three Senses of "Culture", II. The Class and the Elite, III. Unity and Diversity: The Region, IV. Unity and Diversity: Sect and Cult, V. A Note on Culture and Politics, VI. Notes on Education and Culture: and Conclusion, Appendix--The Unity of European Culture. ***'This book (only two chapters of which have, in earlier versions, been published in periodicals) is and attempt to call attention to the deterioration of language, by considering the meaning of one particular word which is very frequently used without anyone's stopping to examine its meaning. In trying to convey the meaning which he attaches to the word "culture", the author found himself led to consider some of the conditions, in the absence of which culture seems unlikely to flourish. Much of what he says has application to problems of the present time; but his chief aim is to persuade his readers to endeavour to decide upon a meaning for the word "culture" (and equally for the word "civilisation) before they use it'. (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A very nice copy of the second impression of the true first edition. Although not a particularly scarce book, copies in such presentable and collectable condition in their original dustwrappers are quite hard to find now. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

First edition. 8vo. 128 pp. Cloth binding, gilt lettering, no jacket, else good copy. (95079g).

Cloth Over Boards. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First American Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 128pp. First American Edition, stated. Black cloth with author, title and publisher on spine in gold lettering. Bumped and frayed spine end corners. Charcoal-grey dj with author, title and publisher in gold lettering on spine with minor chips to both ends.Front dj in charcoal-grey has title in off-white lettering with author name and Nobel Prize listing. in light blue .Front dj has minor chips and tears with1/2 inch tear on lower leftnear spine. Back cover has listing of books by author.with a minor chio and tear on top edge. Not price-clipped. No previous owner name.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Book is fine and unmarked. Jacket spine is tanned and has a 1/4" edge chip on each end not affecting text. Still presentable in its Mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Stated 1st American Edition, 1949. . Black cloth boards, sharp and clean, shelf wear to edges and spine ends; two white specks on front. No dust jacket. Book is firn in binding, crisp interior. Eliot weighs in on culture, politics, class structure, and European culture. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 128 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Original cloth, slight spine lean, but still a nice copy, in modestly worn and nicked DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First American Edition, 1st Printing. This is a first American edition of Eliot's classic study of literary theory. In protective overwrap. Stamped inside back cover.