Word and Object

by Quine, Willard Van Orman

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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by Quine, Willard Van Orman

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1960
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Technology Press (MIT) / John Wiley & Sons, 1960 First Printing in dust jacket, no markings, NOT ex-lib, binding tight pages bright, jacket slightly toned & edge-chipped, a few large closed tears top panel edges, looks great in mylar protector, from the collection of Claremont McKenna philosophy professor Myra Moss, with her small neat name to endpaper (dj in mylar… Read more about this item
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New York: The Technology Press of The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,, 1960. First edition, first printing, inscribed by the author to his parents on the front free endpaper "To Mom & Dad with love. Van". "In 1941 Quine turned to the modalities, the notions of necessity and possibility, and argued that they… Read more about this item
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by Quine, Willard Van Orman [W.V.]

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1960
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Cambridge, MA: Technology Press and John Wiley, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition in dust jacket. Hardcover, very good (top front cover edge is bumped, a few erasable, pencil notes). In a good dust jacket, chipped at top edge with one larger 1/2 inch chip at top front, lightly edgeworn at bottom, now protected in mylar… Read more about this item
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by Willard Van Orman Quine

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1960
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The Technology Press of MIT/John Wiley & Sons, 1960. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. A very solid copy of the 1960 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting at the endsheets and pastedowns) in a crisp, VG dustjackjet, with light chipping along the top-edges and light soiling to the panels. Octavo, "an inquiry into the linguistic mechanisms of… Read more about this item
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1960
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Boston / New York: The Technology Press of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology / John Wiley & Sons, Inc. [1960], 1960. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. [8], ix-xv, [1], 1-294, [2] pp. Light green cloth with twin gold rules, black lettering, and publisher's device in blind on the front board, twin gold rules and both… Read more about this item
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Word and Object. - [THE INDETERMINACY OF TRANSLATION]

Word and Object. - [THE INDETERMINACY OF TRANSLATION]

by QUINE, WILLARD ORMAN VAN.

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1960. (N.Y., Wiley & Sons, 1960). 8vo. Orig. olive green full cloth w. gilt and black lettering and blindstamped seal to front board. A bit of soiling to spine and minor soiling to boards, and minor bumping to capitals and corners. Some underlinings and marginal notes, all in pencil. Cont owner's inscription to front free endpaper: "Eivind… Read more about this item
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by QUINE, Willard Van Orman

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1964
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Cambridge, Massachusetts: The M.I.T. Press, 1964. Softcover. Good. First M.I.T. Press paperback edition. xv, 294pp. Good only, some highlighting and pen underlining, the bottom of the front panel is torn where it meets the spine, the spine is toned and creased, slightly cocked, soiling and toning to the wrappers and edges, and bumping to the spine ends and… Read more about this item
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1960
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first edition first printing hardcover in dust jacket; no prior owner marks; minimal age tone; tight bind; clean cloth cover vivid titling; dj has edge tears, few small stains top back panel SoWllambib
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Word and Object. - [THE INDETERMINACY OF TRANSLATION - PRESENTATION-COPY OF QUINE'S MAIN WORK]
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by QUINE, WILLARD ORMAN VAN.

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1960. (N.Y., Wiley & Sons), 1960). 8vo. Orig. olive green full cloth w. gilt and black lettering and blindstamped seal to front board, and in orig. d.-j. Binding w. a bit of sunning and soiling to spine, and minor bumping to capitals and corners, otherwise nice and clean. With the rare original dust-jacket, in excellent condition, w.… Read more about this item
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1960
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Boston / New York & London: The Technology Press of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology / John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good-. Technology Press / John Wiley, 1960; no additional printings indicated; xv, 294pp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; light wear, light surface silverfishing to edges of pale green cloth boards,… Read more about this item
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Word and Object

by Willard Van Orman Quine

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1960
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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… Read more about this item
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1960
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Technology Press of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) / John Wiley & Sons, 1960. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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1960
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The Technology PRess of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology/John Wiley and Sons, 1960. Cloth. Fine/Poor. Large, heavy book, gray cloth with embossed design, very bright gilt borders at top front and spine, ink name at top of first front end paper, 294 lightly browned pages. DJ glossy white beneath mylar lightly browned overall, several tears to most… Read more about this item
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New York: The Technology Press of The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,, 1960. First edition, first printing, presentation copy from the author to his elder brother Robert Cloyd Quine and his wife Rosalie, inscribed on the front free endpaper "To Rosalie & Bob with love. Van". "In 1941 Quine turned to the modalities, the… Read more about this item
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Word & Object

by Quine, Willard Van Orman

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1960
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MIT Press. Very Good. 1960. Paperback. 0262670011 . Laminate card cover lightly age-toned, creased in top right corner of front panel and down spine, lightly sunned on spine; Pages lightly age-toned, minute spotting to edges, previous owner's signature on title page, degraded glue slightly visible at front and rear joints; Binding tight. ; Word And Object;… Read more about this item
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Word & Object

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1964
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MIT Press, 1964. PAPERBACK. Cover is stained, soiled and worn. Page ends are stained and soiled. Name written on the front end page. Text is unmarked. No creases in the spine.
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1960
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Technology Press of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) / John Wiley & Sons, 1960. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Word & Object

by Willard Van Orman Quine

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1973
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M.I.T. Press, 1973. 6th Edition or Higher. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Edges slightly foxed. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram.… Read more about this item
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1960
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Technology Press of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) / John Wiley & Sons, 1960. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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1960
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Technology Press of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) / John Wiley & Sons, 1960. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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