Language Made Plain.

£875 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

presentation copy First edition of Burgess' brief overview of the field of linguistics, inscribed by the author in blue ink to the front free endpaper, 'To Darye with fond regards from the author John Spring 1964'. First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author; 8vo; unmarked internally; publisher's stone cloth, purple lettering to spine, light stain to lower cover, spine and extremities slightly browned, lacking dust-jacket, else very good.

• Printing: first
• Binding: Hardcover

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