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Speech Acts; An Essay in the Philosophy of Language
by Searle, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo. [4], v-vi, [4], 3-203, [5] pp. Bound in black cloth with publisher's device and lettering in gilt blocked in pink on the spine, light grey topstain. Price of $7.50 on top corner of front jacket flap (UK price on bottom corner clipped). Slater 843. A nice copy of Searle's first book, a study of speech acts in the tradition of J. L Austin. Near Fine with a name on the free front endpaper in a somewhat-rubbed dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000012414
- Title
- Speech Acts; An Essay in the Philosophy of Language
- Author
- Searle, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1969
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy;
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