The Art of Useful Writing (in original dust jacket)

Published by Whitteley House/ McGraw Hill, New York, 1940

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Hardcover. ix+ 261 pp. with index. Fourth printing. Fine in very good dust jacket. One of Pitkin's classic "Art of" books (Art of Rapid Reading, Art of Learning) authored during his 38 years as a Columbia professor. It's aim was to ".help men and women train themselves to write up useful material so that it will be interesting and effective. It will serve best every serious person seeking to improve his newspaper writing, or feature article writing, or non-fiction in any form.The principles it sets forth are applicable to the preparation of a college catalogue or a radio script, an advertisement for canned tomatoes or a high technical scientific report.".

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Title
The Art of Useful Writing (in original dust jacket)
Author
Walter B. Pitkin
Publisher
Whitteley House/ McGraw Hill, New York
Publication year
1940
Condition
Fine
Dust jacket
very good
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Later printing.
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