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Explorations in Language and Meaning: Towards a Semantic Anthropology
by Crick, Malcolm
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine (-)/Good (+)
- ISBN 10
- 0470151447
- ISBN 13
- 9780470151440
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1976 From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people, his stamp to ffep. Provenance provided upon request. 212 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight. Cover: black, gilt titles spine; no shelfwear. DJ: unclipped, gold, black titles/text all surfaces; modest edge/shelfwear, spine mildly sunned, several med-large closed tears, price stickers back. "Semantic anthropology", the study of human beings as "meaning makers".
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- Bookseller
- Independent Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035105
- Title
- Explorations in Language and Meaning: Towards a Semantic Anthropology
- Author
- Crick, Malcolm
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine (-)
- Jacket Condition
- Good (+)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Apparent First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0470151447
- ISBN 13
- 9780470151440
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Anthrolpology, Linguistics
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Independent Books deals in used, antiquarian, and rare collectible volumes. Our books are in great condition -- we provide value to you by offering the book in the best condition for the best price, and we frequently have one-of-a-kind collectibles in extraordinary shape. A tremendous resource for the discriminating collector/connoisseur. Service and client satisfaction are our hallmarks. We are glad to conduct research or locate a difficult-to-find title. Our book rating standards are as follows; nearly all of our stock is VG or better: As New (AN)-just as states, clean, bright, tight, no defects. Fine-AN, but not as bright, minor marks or other minor defects. Very Good (VG)-small to modest tears, chips, marks, cocked etc. Good (G)-not so much, with larger tears or chips, possibly soiled, cocked, etc. Fair-ugly, with pages or large areas of DJ missing or other major defects. Poor(P)-truly ugly, disbound or requiring other major rehabilitation. We stabilize most minor defects with archival quality materials, and with few exceptions, these stabilizations are reversible
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...