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Written on the Hills: The Making of the Akron Landscape.
by QUINE, Willard Van Orman - MCGOVERN, Frances
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Akron, Ohio: The University of Akron Press,, 1996. First edition, first printing, presentation copy to the American philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine, inscribed by the author on the half-title "For Van Quine from his admirer, Fran McGovern". Quine was born and grew up in Akron, Ohio, the history of which is charted in McGovern's book. Octavo. Original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Some soiling to edges and contents, still very good, in near-fine jacket, trivial peripheral creasing.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 150215
- Title
- Written on the Hills: The Making of the Akron Landscape.
- Author
- QUINE, Willard Van Orman - MCGOVERN, Frances
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Akron, Ohio: The University of Akron Press,
- Date Published
- 1996
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
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