first edition
(1976).
by ROSNOW, Ralph L. and Gary Alan Fine.
NY/Oxford/Amsterdam: Elsevier, (1976).. First edition.. viii + 166 pp w/references & index. Very near fine in fine dust jacket. Rather than just idle chatter, this study posits that, “Talk is not cheap: Rumor and Gossip are precious commodities in the marketplace of social exchange.” (Inventory #: 66721)