Portraits of linguists. A biographical source book for the history of western linguistics 1746-1963

by Thomas Sebeok

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First edition

Bloomington & London: Indiana University Press, 1966 . First edition, 8vo, 2 vols., pp. xvi, 2 , 580; vii, 3 , 605, 1 ; very good in original red cloth stamped in black and gilt on spines. Without dust jackets, as issued. A necessary reference work, reprinted as recently as 2002. Most biographies are in English, however some appear in German, French, or Russian, befitting the nationality of the scholar presenting the text. Item #41878

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