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Word and Object
by Quine, Willard Van Orman
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good-
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Boston / New York & London: The Technology Press of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology / John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good-. Technology Press / John Wiley, 1960; no additional printings indicated; xv, 294pp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; light wear, light surface silverfishing to edges of pale green cloth boards, gilt/black titling remains bright and bold; very light, scattered pencil markings in text/margins of fewer than 20 pages, else text also very good; previous owner ink stamp and small pen inscriptionon front end page. Unclipped dust jacket is edge-worn with scotch tape "repair" over spine ends; a few small chips at edges; minor toning to jacket as well; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Synopsis
Word and Object is a 1960 book of epistemology by Willard Van Orman Quine. In it, Quine develops his thesis of the Indeterminacy of translation.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 292982
- Title
- Word and Object
- Author
- Quine, Willard Van Orman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Technology Press of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology / John Wiley & Sons, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Boston / New York & London
- Date Published
- 1960
- Weight
- 2.06 lbs
Terms of Sale
The Book House in Dinkytown
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About the Seller
The Book House in Dinkytown
Biblio member since 2015
Minneapolis, Minnesota
About The Book House in Dinkytown
Used books bought and sold, classics and collectibles in all fields. In Dinkytown since 1976.
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