Language in Thought and Action by S. I. Hayakawa (1949) hardcover book

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S. I. Hayakawa - Language in Thought and Action

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1949 (first published in 1939). Hardcover 8vo. Blue boards with gold lettering. 307pp., excluding the bibliography and the index. Fair condition. Minor separation of the text-block from the spine. Faint (previously erased) pencil markings to the upper edge of the front endpaper. Creasing, toning, scratching, smudging, and discoloration to the outer/inner boards, endpapers, pages of the text, and the text-block edge. The dust jacket is price clipped and is in poor condition. Significant rumpling and creasing to all faces of the dust jacket. Closed verticle tears to the dust jacket spine. Light sun-fading to the spine. Edge-wear to the perimeter of the dust jacket. Creasing, toning, scratching, smudging, and discoloration to all faces of the dust jacket.

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