On Pictures and The Words That Fail Them

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. First Edition. c.1998. Hardcover. Black cloth. 8vo. 326pp. Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Light sunning to dj spine.

Cambridge University Press, 1998. 8vo, 326pp. Black & white illustrations. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket.

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Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1998. 24.0 x 16.0cms, 326pp, b/w illusts, very good+ hardback & dustwrapper This book argues that words cannot adequately describe images because pictures possess a residue of 'meaningless' marks.

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Cambridge University Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

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Cambridge University Press. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback / softback. New. In this innovative, interdisciplinary 1998 study, James Elkins argues against the assumption that images can be adequately described in words. In his view, words must always fail because pictures possess a residue of 'meaningless' marks that cannot be apprehended as signs.

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paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.