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The Order of Things: An Archaeology of the Human Sciences (World of Man)
by Michel Foucault
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- FIRST / VG-/Good
- ISBN 10
- 039443952X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394439525
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Pantheon Books, January 1971. Hardcover. FIRST / VG-/Good. First American Edition as stated on the title page. Some fading to the spine and a number of very small tears at jacket points and edges and creasing on flaps. Some rubbing to board edges. There is some superficial damp staining on the top and fore edge of the text block, otherwise pages and binding are clean straight and tight. No other major flaws.
Synopsis
The Order of Things is a book written by Michel Foucault and was published in 1966. The full title of the book is: Les Mots et les choses: Une archéologie des sciences humaines.
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- Bookseller
- Magus Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1345704
- Title
- The Order of Things: An Archaeology of the Human Sciences (World of Man)
- Author
- Michel Foucault
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - FIRST / VG-
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 039443952X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394439525
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- January 1971
- Pages
- 387
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About the Seller
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
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