The Lonely Crowd: A Study of the Changing American Character

Riesman, David; Glazer, Nathan; Denney, Reuel; Gorey, Edward (Illustrator)

Published by Doubleday Anchor, Garden City, New York, 1953

About this Item

Another is the vast collection of Anchor paperback covers created by the late, great Edward Gorey, highly prized as tertiary collectibles in their own right! Orig. published in 1950, the work is also value as a sociopsychological treatise on the growing epidemic of loneliness & inner-directedness in American society at the midpoint of the 20th century, long before the same complaints would be raised in the 21st century social media era. This is the First Printing from 1953 of this First Mass Market Paperback Edition, in 359 pages with Index, abridged by the authors. Gorey's artwork is unattributed in book, but verified by Toledano (p53i). Condition is VG+: very bright & clean, binding strong & straight, spine uncreased. Mild-moderate rubbing to extremities & very slight soil to outside page edges; interior pages completely unmarked. Nicely protected in new mylar collector bag Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time) ship same day; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Lonely Crowd: A Study of the Changing American Character
• Publisher: Doubleday Anchor, Garden City, New York
• Publication Date: 1953
• Language: English
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Illustrator: Gorey, Edward
• Edition: First Mass Market Paperback Edition
• Condition: Very Good+
• Seller catalogs:
  • Vintage Paperbacks