Language In Action

Madison, WI: College Typing Company, 1939. First Edition. First edition, first draft privately mimeographed before the trade edition. Presentation copy from the Institute of General Semantics signed by Alfred Korzybski on a bookplate mounted to the verso of the front wrap. This book was instrumental in popularizing Korzybski's work. [ii] 100 pp. printed on rectos only. Spiral bound stiff… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1941. Early printing. HC, no DJ. MV VG+. Black cloth, yellow paper spine label dulled, light wear and dulling, FO plate to FFEP, FO embossed stamp to half-title & title pages, BOMC ephemera glued to rear endpaper w glue stain, unmarked, binding sound. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact… Read more about this item

First Edition of Hayakawa's landmark work on language and clear thinking. Previous owner's signature and dateon front flyleaf. Else a fine copy in an unclipped jacket with minor edgewear and toning. Book#v5b139. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company 1941. (Hardcover) 345pp. Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. Illustrations, diagrams, notes, bibliography, index. Lightly edgeworn and the dust jacket is rubbed with light edgewear and a few closed tears. "How to tell the truth when you see it or hear it - and how… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1941. Very Good. Very good. Book has foxing on fine edges and some on rear end page, front end page has a bookplate and light brown marks. Cover (cont'd); Cont'd: has foxing, is faded on spine and wearing around edges and spine. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from… Read more about this item

Chicago: Institute of General Semantics, 1940. Soft cover. Good. Very rare and unique book. This is the second draft of what would eventually become his bestseller, "Language in Thought and Action." This draft is spiral bound was he used it in his college classes. There are a couple of pages with writing on it. One page is in… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1940. Hardcover. A work in the field of semantics by academic S. I. Hayakawa in which he explores the importance of the precise use of language. The topics in this work were expanded upon in the author's later work "Language in Thought and Action." ---… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1941. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good or better in an about Very good dustwrapper. Book has foxing on fine edges, shadow mark on rear end page, and hinges are weakened. Dustwrapper is rubbed and tearing along edges and spine. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt, Brace And Co, 1941. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Later. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Book is lightly rubbed at lower corners, pages lightly browned at edges. Dustwrapper is rubbed at spine ends and corners, white portions soiled. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt, 1941. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good hardcover. Pages light brown. Corners bent. Spine brown on black cloth cover. Edges of spine bumped. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: Harcourt, 1941. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good hardcover. Pages light brown, clean text. Spine faded to a brown. Edges of spine bumped. Solid book. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: Harcourt, 1940. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Later. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Browned. Dustwrapper rubbed, browning, some creasing on corners. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1940. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with paper spine label, dust jacket. xiii, 345pp. Near fine/very good. Probable book club edition, tight and handsome.

very good: mild shelf wear to boards, toning to endpapers, stamp on FFEP, text clean, binding tight/DJ good: chipping and rubbing, corner wear, NOT clipped ($2.00). 8vo 345pp. from front flap: "How to tell the truth when you see it or hear it--and how to tell a lie when you read it or hear it--is of vital importance… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1941. Very Good. Very good plus. Book has writing inside front cover, fine edges are slightly dirtied, and cover is wearing along spine and edges. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition… Read more about this item

Harcourt, Brace and Co. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Book Good. No dust jacket. Writing inside.

Harcourt, 1940. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harcourt, 1940. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: "Harcourt, Brace And Company", 1939. Book Club. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Black cloth covers;white endpapers; front left corner of fixed front endpaper shows signs of moissture staining; book interior is clean and bright but book edges are soiled; previous owner's signature on free fornt endpaper; 8vo; 345 pages; dustjacket is protected by a mylar wrapper and is… Read more about this item

Harcourt, Brace. Good. HB, 1948. Ships next day. Book is in good shape, no tears, scribbles, highlighting or underlining, has a little fading on the spine, pages have a little tanning, a little general wear, from a smoke-free environment.