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Published by Holt McDougal, 1977
ISBN 10: 0030897491ISBN 13: 9780030897498
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Published by Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 081391731XISBN 13: 9780813917313
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 412, [5] pages : illustrations ; 25 cm ; SBN: 081391731X 9780813917313 0813918154 9780813918150 ; LC: Z490 ; OCLC: 847439285 ; edited by David L. Vander Meulen. ; yellow cloth with white label with lettering in gold ; no dustjacket ; Contents: The Bibliographical Society Of The University Of Virginia: The First Fifty Years / David L. Vander Meulen -- Publications Of The Bibliographical Society Of The University Of Virginia, 1947-1997 / David L. Vander Meulen -- A History Of Studies In Bibliography: The First Fifty Volumes / G. Thomas Tanselle -- Author Index To Studies In Bibliography, Volumes 1-50 / David L. Gants And Elizabeth K. Lynch -- W. Bang Kaup, W.w. Greg, R.b. Mckerrow And The Edition Of Dramatic Works (1902-1914) / Marcel De Smedt -- Scribes, Compositors, And Annotators: The Nature Of The Copy For The First Folio Text Of Coriolanus / Lee Bliss -- More On Dr. Hoadly's 'poems Set To Music / Dr. Greene' / H. Diack Johnstone -- George Burrington, Sometime Governor Of North Carolina: The "Janus" Of Fielding's Champion / Frederick G. Ribble -- The Authorship Of Smollett's Don Quixote / Martin C. Battestin -- Attributions Of Authorship In The Gentleman's Magazine, 1849-68, And Addenda, 1733-1838: A Supplement To Kuist / Emily Lorraine De Montluzin -- The Foundation Of "Philosophical Criticism": William Taylor's Initial Connection With The Monthly Review, 1792-93 / David Chandler -- The Holy Pirates: Legal Enforcement In England Of The Patent In The Authorized Version Of The Bible Ca. 1800 / G.e. Bentley, Jr. -- Drawings And Withdrawings: The Vicissitudes Of Thomas Hardy's Wessex Poems / Pamela Dalziel -- Eliotiana / Arthur Sherbo -- Addendum: The Printing Of The Plays In The Jonson Folio Of 1616 / James A. Riddell -- Notes On Contributors -- Bibliographical Society Of The University Of Virginia -- Contributing Members For 1996 -- Available Publications -- Winners Of The 1996 Student Award In Book Collecting ; FINE. Book.
Published by Semantography Publications, Sydney, Australia, 1965
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. enlarged 2nd Edition. Mylar protector flaps on book taped to endpaper; DJ outside of the mylar has light wear.
Published by Semantography (Blissymbolic) Publications, Sydney, 1965
Seller: Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Second edition. Thick octavo. 882 pp. Custom full green morocco (signed in gilt on front turn-in in 2023 by K.M.M.), smooth spine with five panels elaborately gilt and one with gilt lettering, gilt turn-ins. Very faint (almost unnoticeable) and small stamp on copyright page. else a beautiful coy.Blissymbolics was conceived by Austro-Hungarian expatriate Charles K. Bliss (1897?1985), born Karl Kasiel Blitz to a Jewish family in the town of Czernowitz (now Chernivtsi in modern-day Ukraine). He was introduced to signs and symbols at an early age in the form of circuit diagrams ? his father?s many occupations included mechanic and electrician ? which he understood immediately as a ?logical language? Bliss (then Blitz) attended the Vienna University of Technology for chemical engineering and went on to become chief of the patent department at the German TV and radio company Telefunken, a career that was cut short in early 1938 when the Third Reich annexed Austria. Bliss was sent to Dachau concentration camp, and then to Buchenwald, before settling in Australia. At the age of 45, Bliss was inspired to develop a non-alphabetic writing system that could be mastered in a short period of time and read by anyone regardless of their spoken language. This work remained the focus of his lifeThe writing system ? originally named World Writing in 1942, then Semantography in 1947, and finally Blissymoblics in the 1960s ? contains several hundred basic geometric symbols (?Bliss-characters?) that can be combined in different ways to represent more complex concepts. It is still in limited use today. Since 1971 Blissymbolics have been used mainly as a communication aid for people with communication, language and learning difficulties. Such people have limited or no ability to use ordinary spoken and/or written language but manage to learn Blissymbolics.
Published by Semantography (Blissymbolic) Publications, Sydney, 1965
Seller: Grandmahawk's Eyrie, Mansfield Center, CT, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. HB, glossy pictorial boards in like DJ, unpaged, 882pp. Unclipped DJ has been laminated to boards with contact PVC, minimizing wear, nut still chippping to head of spine. Book has general rubbing to edges, with small chips to head of spine, inside has tanning to page edges, foxing to epp, several brown stainto top edge, else square, clean & tight. "A simple system of 100 logical pictorial symbols, which can be operated and read like 1 + 2 = 3 in all languages. It can be typed and printed, and used in international communication and commerce, industry and science. It contains also a simple semantics, logic, and ethics, which even children can learn to use in their problems." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Semantography (Blissymbolics) Publications, Sydney, Australia, 1965
Seller: Rareeclectic, Pound ridge, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Stated 'Second enlarged Edition.' The first edition was published in 1949 in three volumes. The title page of the first edition is on page 63 in this edition. It was titled International Semantography. Both editions are very rare. This book stands alone as the Only signed copy for sale on the Internet. The inscription is on the first front end paper. It reads: 'To you my good friends Gisa and Joseph in Gratitude for your kind help and interest and in the hope that you might persuade Jewish people in the U.S.A. to donate this book to libraries in Israel, from your old friend Karl Bliss--'. After his signature he wrote a few Hebrew letters, presumably his Hebrew name (see 2nd photo). No other copy of either the first or second edition or of anything else he published is signed. Happily, the book is in very solid shape. The only flaw of any significance is the color change on the spine and on both of the front cover which were exposed to the sun. The rear cover has a little of the same off its top edge. There are also three dark spots on the front cover. The gilt lettering on the front is nicely bright and surprisingly, despite the color change, it is fairly bright on the spine as well. The edges and corners are in excellent shape. There is no rubbing on any of the edges or corners. The two top edges are more of an olive green. The middle and bottom page edges have retained their original green color. The page edges are in very good shape, no conspicuous soiling. Importantly, this 882 page book is very solidly bound from cover to cover with nicely tight pages throughout (without exception) and nicely tight covers as well. The interior of the book is in exceptional condition. Scrolling through, I'm not finding any instances of soiling, and there is no foxing. I'm not finding any conspicuous creasing, no turned-down corners or placeholder creases. A group of pages in the middle of the book have a vague little crinkle down a little ways from their top corners, visible on only one side, nothing much of anything. There are no markings in the book. There are no attachments of any kind. This is NOT an ex-library book. And with the exception of the author's signed inscription, no one has written their name or anything else anywhere. The book has a great many illustrations. C.K. Bliss' work was met with skepticism from many quarters. His persistence was encouraged by both Julian Huxley and Bertrand Russell. Their comments can be seen on the page facing the title page. Russell writes in 1950: 'Supporting Bliss' work means performing an important service to mankind. If schools throughout the world would clarify the use of words calculated to promote passion, the existing hatred between nations, creeds, and political parties would very rapidly diminish, and the preservation of peace throughout the world would become an easy matter.' Huxley, in 1954, added: 'Bliss' work provides something of real importance.' After much struggle 'The world copyright for use of his symbols with handicapped children was licensed to the Blissymbolics Communication Foundation in Canada. In 1976 Bliss was made a Member of the Order of Australia (A.M.) for 'services to the community, particularly to handicapped children.' And in recognition of 'the innovative nature of his work, Bliss was appointed an Honorary Fellow in Linguistics at the Australian National University.' In 1974 Bliss was the subject of the film Mr Symbol Man, a co-production of Film Australia and the National Film Board of Canada.' From the title page: 'A simple system of 100 logical pictorial symbols, which can be operated and read like 1+2=3 in all languages. It can be typed and printed, and used in international communication and commerce, industry and science. It contains also a simple semantics, logic, and ethics, which even children can learn to use in their problems.'. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by The Institute for Semantography, Australia, 1949
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Charles Bliss [1897-1985] was a chemical engineer until WWII forced him and his wife to flee Europe. In 1946 they landed in Australia where he directed his full effort to developing what would come to be known as semantography, an easy-to-learn ideographic writing system which would enable people of different languages to communicate. - Wikipedia. Upon its publication in 1949, Bliss wrote to 6,000 educators around the world, seeking to encourage interest in his work, but very little was expressed, although he did hear back from a few, including Bertrand Russell and Julian Huxley. They gave him the courage to carry on. - film "Mr. Symbol Man" xxii, 1-37, XXVIII, 38-90; [28], 91-414; [10], 415-670 pp. Index. Occasional paperclip marks. Four lines of the acknowledgements section stroked out in ballpoint pen, presumably by publisher. Similar corrections to pages 82 and 665. Respectful wear to original blue cloth which is sunned at spines, although all backstrip text remains boldly legible. Narrow openings along each hinge of Volumes I and II. Both hinges of Volume II open. "Should this manuscript find no publisher [which turned out to be the case] I shall supply the greatest libraries with a duplicated copy, in the hope that a future researcher may come across and use it. I inform him that I shall deposit all my former manuscripts and notebooks with the library of Columbia University, New York. And I wish him luck." - page 663. Decades later, semantography, subsequently renamed Blissymbolics, has proven helpful in allowing the disabled to communicate. A rare first edition copy of this most unique and fascinating treatise.; 4to.