The Doubter's Companion : A Dictionary of Aggressive Common Sense
by Saul, John Ralston (SIGNED)
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670855367
- ISBN 13
- 9780670855360
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto, ON, Canada: Penguin Group (Canada), 1994. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Doubter's Companion cuts through the confused landscape of our language to provide a powerful and practical weapon for change - a dictionary as argument. . . . John Ralston Saul strips away the rhetoric and received wisdom of our language, leaving in its wake a new way of thinking that is frequently funny, often ironic and always provocative. " (front flap) 321 pp. plus: Notes, Acknowledgments, Word List. Purple, textured, paper covered boards have gilt text on spine only. Unclipped ($28.99) DJ has little chip at bottom rear corner, bit of edge wear at tail of spine and light shelf wear. Book is from the collection of Toronto author/poet and frequently host at Harbourfront literary events, Greg Gatenby. His signature and the year of this book's acquisition can be found ffep. DEDICATION: " Dear Greg after a bad - as always - Oregon pinot noir in Toronto Yours [signature] 2 march /95 " SIGNED by Author. Bookseller's Inventory # 133203. Would be a great gift for your favorite 'word' person!
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003203
- Title
- The Doubter's Companion : A Dictionary of Aggressive Common Sense
- Author
- Saul, John Ralston (SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0670855367
- ISBN 13
- 9780670855360
- Publisher
- Penguin Group (Canada)
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- ENGLISH LANGUAGE - GLOSSARIES ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARIES PHILOSOPHY
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Lower Beverley Better Books
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Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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