New York: Oxford University Press, 1956. Signed by sociologist C. Wright Mills on front free endpaper, inscribed to left-wing writer Ella Winter and dated 26 May '61. Both Mills and Winter were die-hard radicals and critics of American imperialism; Winter was married to both muckraking journalist Lincoln Steffens and humorist..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1951. First edition. (First printing with date of 1951 on title page. In correct dust jacket with "For the Thoughtful Reader" on back flap and no mention of The American Elite on rear panel.) xx, 378 pp. Publisher's black cloth with white lettering. A single..... More
New York: Bedminster Press, 1968. First edition. Complete in three volumes, each bound in publisher's black cloth with blue, red, and gilt stamping. Near Fine overall with light shelf wear; unmarked, bright contents. Lacking original slipcase. Uncommon. A posthumously-published magnum opus by the German polymath Max Weber, dubbed the single..... More