The Machine in the Garden: Technology and the Pastoral Ideal in America

New York: Oxford University Press, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. 392 pages. First printing. Signed by the author. Hardcover. Book, in fine condition, is bound in green cloth with leaf outlines on the spine and front board; good jacket has several long creases on the front panel, two short closed tears and minor chipping along the edges. Item #850

Surprisingly uncommon first printing of this work of literary criticism, influential in American studies and examinations of the cultural implications of technology. Signed by the author in black ink on the front free endpaper, which also carries a 1964 Amherst, Mass., gift inscription, in pencil. Marx was a professor at Amherst College at the time of publication. Jacket enclosed in a clear, archival-quality, removable protective cover.

Price: $135.00

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