The Arcades Project Tapa dura - 1999

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Harvard University Press, 1999. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Harvard University Press, 1999-12-10. Hardcover. Very Good. 10x6x2. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press; Cambridge, 1999. Hardcover. Book is thick and heavy, additional shipping cost may apply. A Very Good, black and blue binding with blue metallic lettering on spine and b&w illustration on front board, binding firm, small dent bottom rear board edge, trace spine edge/board corner wear, some handling/smudge/scuff marks to text block edges else tidy, trace shelf wear, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]., 1073pp., notes, guide to names, indexed. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.

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Harvard University Press, 1999-12-10. hardcover. Like New. 7x2x10. Excellent condition. Pages are crisp and clean with no markings. Ships promptly.

Harvard University Press, 1999-12-10. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Brand: Harvard University Press, 1999-12-10. First Edition. hardcover. Used:Good.

Cambridge:: Harvard University Press,, 1999.. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine unread copy in a Near Fine dust jacket with a small nick to the top edge of the spine. Conceived in Paris in 1927 and still in progress when Benjamin fled the Occupation in 1940, The Arcades Project (in German, Das Passagen-Werk) is a monumental ruin, meticulously constructed over the course of thirteen years--"the theater," as Benjamin called it, "of all my struggles and all my ideas."Focusing on the arcades of nineteenth-century Paris-glass-roofed rows of shops that were early centers of consumerism--Benjamin presents a montage of quotations from, and reflections on, hundreds of published sources, arranging them in thirty-six categories with descriptive rubrics such as "Fashion," "Boredom," "Dream City," "Photography," "Catacombs," "Advertising," "Prostitution," "Baudelaire," and "Theory of Progress." His central preoccupation is what he calls the commodification of things--a process in which he locates the… Leer más

Harvard University Press, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 112x36x164. First US Edition. Harvard University Press, 1999; no additional printings indicated; xiv, 1073pp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards in VG condition, blue foil titling remains bright and bold; text also very good. Unclipped dust jacket in VG+ condition, arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping. Not available for domestic priority/expedited shipping. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.