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Word and Object
by Willard Van Orman Quine
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, MA and New York: The Technology Press (of MIT) and John Wiley & Sons, 1960. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A very solid copy of the 1960 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just a bit of light creasing along the spine. Octavo, "an inquiry into the linguistic mechanisms of objective reference"
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
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23004
- Title
- Word and Object
- Author
- Willard Van Orman Quine
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Technology Press (of MIT) and John Wiley & Sons
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA and New York
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- rare philosophy, rare Willard von Quine
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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- Fine
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