Small (1/16-inch) puncture/cut to middle of spine, no other defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. Bound in green cloth with bright gilt titles to spine. This is the first edition, hardcover. It is NOT an ebook or print-on-demand product. . In this age of declining newspaper readership and dying newspapers, this book describes the many ways in which newspapers play vital and valuable roles in American communities. Or did play, in increasingly many cases. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 269 pages. S6