A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order by Flanders, Judith - 2020-10-20

Basic Books, 2020. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Basic Books, 2020. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Basic Books, 2020-10-20. hardcover. Very Good. 6x1x9. Hardcover Book,

Basic Books. 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.

Basic Books, 2020-10-20. Hardcover. Very Good. First U.S. edition;" first printing; 319 p., clean and unmarked anywhere; ill., many in color; binding firm; boards very fine, perfectly protected by pictorial d.j. with little edge wear but a few faint smudges and cup marks.

New York, NY: Basic Books. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 2020. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 154167507X . Light scratches to DJ. Scuff mark (small) to exterior edge of pages. Very Good overall condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings.; 6.25 X 1.25 X 9.5 inches; 319 pages .

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Basic Books, 2020. Hardcover. New/New. New hardcover in like DJ. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes timeline, bibliography, index, and full color photo plates. 352 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. From a New York Times-bestselling historian comes the story of how the alphabet ordered our world. A Place for Everything is the first-ever history of alphabetization, from the Library of Alexandria to Wikipedia. The story of alphabetical order has been shaped by some of history's most compelling characters, such as industrious and enthusiastic early adopter Samuel Pepys and dedicated alphabet champion Denis Diderot. But though even George Washington was a proponent, many others stuck to older forms of classification -- Yale listed its students by their family's social status until 1886. And yet, while the order of the alphabet now rules -- libraries, phone books, reference books, even the order of entry for the teams at the Olympic Games -- it has… Read More

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UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.