On Language
by Shaw, George Bernard (ed. Abraham Tauber; fw. Sir James Pitman)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, missing d/j, ex-library book (some markings), red clothbound boards (a little fading), black spine titli
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Philosophical Library, 1963. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition, missing d/j, ex-library book (some markings), red clothbound boards (a little fading), black spine titling (marking left by label); text block firm; pages crisp and unmarked (bar library stamps etc).. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Shaw was almost as prolific in his writing on politics, philosophy and linguistics as he was as a playwright. This posthumous anthology of his writing on language was published 13 years after his death in 1950.
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- Seller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- IYC132052
- Title
- On Language
- Author
- Shaw, George Bernard (ed. Abraham Tauber; fw. Sir James Pitman)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, missing d/j, ex-library book (some markings), red clothbound boards (a little fading), black spine titli
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Philosophical Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Pages
- 205
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, philosophy, linguistics, anthology, Shaw
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
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- 12mo
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- Spine
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....