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The Loom of Language

by Bodmer, Frederick; Hogben, Lancelot (Ed.)

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New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1944. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾. Frontispiece: The Rosetta Stone. Editor's Foreword by Lancelot Hogben. foreword by aut5hor. Book divisions: Part one - The Natural History ofLlanguage, Part Two - Our Hybrid Heritage, Part Three - The World Language Problem, Part Four - Language Museum. 682 pp. plus Index. Red cloth covered boards have have black title box on spine with gilt text and decorations. Book is illustrated with 46 illustrations , mostly photographic b/w plates. Book is tight and square with minute scuffing at extremities, spine ends slightly rolled, fon ffep. Bookseller's Inventory # 224557.

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Bookseller
Lower Beverley Better Books CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
004557
Title
The Loom of Language
Author
Bodmer, Frederick; Hogben, Lancelot (Ed.)
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition 2nd Printing
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1944
Pages
692
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords
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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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FON
Former Owner's Name. Indicates that the previous owner of the book has written their name in the book.
Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
FFEP
A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Rolled
rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Cloth
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Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Jacket
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