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Some Observations on Synaesthesia

Some Observations on Synaesthesia

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Some Observations on Synaesthesia

by Taylor, Griffith P

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Chicago: [The Author], 1935. First edition. First edition. Signed by "Bill" Griffith P. Taylor on the front wrap, inscribed "With the compliments of the author, Griffith P. Taylor." 40 pp. printed on rectos only. Bound in original side stapled wraps. Very Good+ with light shelf wear and rubbing to wraps, small tear to front wrap at top staple. Subjects' names handwritten in ink on pages 6 & 8, presumably by Taylor. Truly scarce: no copies in OCLC and no reference to this text yet found.

A self-published treatise on the beguiling and still-controversial phenomenon of synthaesthesia, which is when a perceived sensation typically associated with one pathway such as taste, color, sound is experienced in another, i.e. "hearing colors." The author was "Bill" Griffith P. Taylor, famous for officially inventing the earliest known industrial robot in 1937, a crane-like machine called The Robot Gargantua. The designs were published in Meccano Magazine in March 1938. Given his pioneering work in robotics Taylor's thoughts on synaesthesia should hopefully prove enlightening to the curious reader. Also, his signature is quite scarce.

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Burnside Rare Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Some Observations on Synaesthesia
Author
Taylor, Griffith P
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
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Edition
First edition
Publisher
[The Author]
Place of Publication
Chicago
Date Published
1935
Keywords
robotics, The Robot Gargantua, cybernetics, machines, control, crane, sounds, hearing, psychology, inventor, inventors,

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