Language: Most Mysterious Human Artifact
by [James T. Jones] [Seattle Fine Printing] [Windowpane Press]
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GIG HARBOR, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Nicely executed letterpress broadside by James T. Jones, being a poem on the power of language. Only the first ten copies, A-J, contain the calligraphy by Linda Lundy. From the printer:
"After I finished my master's thesis in 1972, I kept the onionskin paper left over from the bound copies, which had double rules in red on all four margins. I dragged the leftover sheets around with me for forty years, and when I started learning letterpress printing, I realized why I had saved the paper. I wanted to use it to print my manifesto about the nature of language. To highlight this piece I asked Linda Lundy, a calligrapher who is also a friend, to create an illuminated letter L on the first ten copies. The remaining sixteen copies are printed with a large capital in red. The colophon is modeled on one printed by Aldus Manutius in the early sixteenth century. My mentor, the well-known letterpress printer, binder, and creator of art books, Bonnie Thompson Norman, prefers 'dry printing' with a light impression, and she always sets the highest standard for design and production, so I credit The Windowpane Press in the colophon of each piece I print."
OCLC locates only letter G at the University of Washington. .
Synopsis
Language: The Basics provides a concise introduction to the study of language. Written in an engaging and entertaining style, it encourages the reader to think about the way language works.New features in the second edition include:* a chapter on 'Language in Use' which introduces pragmatics, metaphor, speech and writing and discourse analysis* a section on sign language* a glossary of key terms* an expanded further reading section.Language: the Basics provides an accessible overview of a fascinating subject. It is an essential book for all students and anyone who's ever been accused of splitting an infinitive.
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 5829
- Title
- Language: Most Mysterious Human Artifact
- Author
- [James T. Jones] [Seattle Fine Printing] [Windowpane Press]
- Format/Binding
- Broadside, 28x21cm, onionskin paper ruled in red. Illuminated initial by calligrapher, Linda Lundy. Fine condition
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Letter h of twenty-six copies
- Publisher
- Printe by J[ames T.] Jones at the Windowpane Press
- Place of Publication
- [Seattle]
- Date Published
- 2011
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- Colophon
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