1949 1st DJ A J LIEBLING Mink and Red Herring Communism Journalism New Yorker

Description: Title: Mink and Red Herring The Wayward Pressman's Casebook Author: A.J. Liebling Publisher: Doubleday (1949) Description:An A.J. Liebling masterpiece of prose. The foibles of the press as Liebling explores the accuracy of journalism in his own unique way. Among the stories - Communism was threatening the USA and Liebling shows how the press either fanned the flames or kept things quiet depending upon the news outlet / situation. From the DJ flap:A.J. LIEBLING is known, wherever he or The New Yorker goes, as the formulator of Liebling’s Law: If a man is smart enough, he can kick himself in the seat of the pants, grab himself by the collar, and throw himself out on the sidewalk. As such, he is uniquely qualified to point up the spectacular and amusing foibles of the American press. In this new book he affectionately satirizes newspapers that are better at conducting “boxing tournaments, cracker-box derbies, beauty contests, and football games" than at reporting the news of the day. He also manages, not so innocently, to aim his humorous barbs at such diversesubjects and personalities as— The House Committee on Un-American Activities Westbrook Pegler The Russians Sports reporters Caribbean journalism “Re-de-secretization” The defenders of English rookeries Headline writers The Tatt-Hartlev Act and its sponsors Time, Inc. Mr. Liebling’s favorite author said, early in 1948: “The American press makes me think of a gigantic, super-modern fish cannery, a hundred floors high, capitalized at eleven billion dollars, and with tens of thousands of workers standing ready at the canning machines, but relying for its rawmaterial on an inadequate number of fishermen in leaky rowboats. Mink and Red Herring offers you an unusually fine, guided tour of this cannery and an opportunity to meet some of the extraordinary fishermen who keep it running. Condition: Book - Near very good. Yellow cloth clovers clean. one small bum on top edge of rear board. Corners very good as well as spine. Hinges tight. Light wear to pages and text block is well attached. See all photos. Dust Jacket is fair to good with wear, some losses and staining. Now covered in a clear protective sleeve Details: hardcover- approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" 251 pages 1949 stated First Printing Doubleday & Co. TermsU.S. bidders only Paymentebay managed paymentsPlease pay within 48 hours. ShippingShipping will be $4.95 and will be shipped USPS media mail with tracking. Will be shipped within 4 business days after payment (usually faster). Please note postal rates increased AGAIN on January 21, 2024. That's SEVEN price hikes in a little over 3 years. Also the USPS can be slow, it could take up to 3 weeks for delivery based on their delays. Please take that into account when leaving feedback that I will ship quickly, but the USPS takes a long time to deliver and I have no control over delivery time. Sales Tax: if your state has one is collected by eBay and then paid to your state tax authority. I do not make money from this but am charged a percentage by ebay on the total sale including tax - gotta love corporate America right? ReturnsNo returns. We describe all items conservatively. If there is any problem, email us before contacting eBay or initiating a return or leaving feedback and we will work it out. We want satisfied customers. Feedback:After you receive your item and are satisfied, please leave positive feedback and we will do the same. QuestionsPlease ask any and all questions before bidding. AboutIn the used and rare book business for over 35 years and on eBay for over 25 years.

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