Edited by J O Urmson (14 results)

Condition: Good. 1989. Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear, edge wear to cover but remains good. A good clean copy. . . . .

Condition: Good. 1989. Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear, edge wear to cover but remains good. A good clean copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition/ 3rd Printing. 169 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Stains on back cover.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No d/j as Published. Second Impression. Type: Book N.B. Rubbing to edges and corners of covers and spine.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. New and Revised Edition. xii,332pp, owner name, else near fine Size: 8vo.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+. Very Good -. First Edition Thrird Printing in gilt-stamped Oxbridge navy boards and price-clipped light blue dust wrapper, no markings, NOT ex-lib, binding tight pages bright & unfoxed, boards show minor wear with crease rear panel, unlaminated jacket shows even soiling with sunning to spine (titles clear & legible) and chipping to spine ends with a little loss, else Fine (dj in mylar protector); 8vo; (8) 242pp indexed.…

Softcover. Clarendon Press. ix, 288 pp. Softcover. LCC: 9216508 Good condition; touches of wear on covers; light color fading on spine.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 166 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Owl Studio (Cover Design) (illustrator).

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Printing in gilt-stamped Oxbridge navy boards and light blue price-intact dust wrapper, no markings, NOT ex-lib, binding tight pages bright & unfoxed, slight shelf wear only to bright boards, unlaminated jacket shows a little even soiling with slight fade to spine, very slight chipping to spine end regions, else Fine (dj in mylar protector); 8vo; (8) 242pp indexed.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Philosophical Papers, published shortly after his untimely death in 1960, collects Austin's published (and three previously unpublished) works; Austin was an influential British philosopher noted for his advocacy of ordinary language philosophy and his theory of speech acts. First British edition, first printing, noting no later printings. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Light wear, minor bumps to spine ends; vulnerable jacket with light tanning & faint stains to spine, small stains/minor foxing to upper edge of front panel, couple of short tears, 25s price remains; minor spots to top edge. Text clean; [8], 242 pages + colophon; index. Size: Octavo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Printed in Great Britain. Date on the title page. First Printing. Editor's Preface, Footnotes, Appendix; [x], 166 pages, plus Index and colophon [2]. The dark blue cloth is excellent, with gilt lettering clear on the spine. The interior is creamy-bright, fresh and crisp; however, please NOTE: My father, who taught philosophy for nearly half a century, left pale penciling on about a dozen pages. The original dust jacket is unclipped ($4.25), with a lightly-sunned spine and a few tiny chips; no text affected. [Please see my seven images of the actual book.] "This book sets out Austin's conclusions in the field to which he directed his main efforts for at least the last ten years of his life. Starting from an exhaustive examination of his already well-known distinction of performative utterances from statements, Austin here finally abandons that distinction, replacing it by a more general Theory of 'illocutionary forces' of utterances which has important bearings on a wide variety of philosophical problems."---(from the flap) As with every book from my father's collection, tipped-in at the front is the small, attractive, acid-free bookplate pictured on my homepage. All books are wrapped with special care and are shipped promptly with tracking; international sales sent via global priority, also with tracking.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American Edition. Important book introducing Austin's notion of 'performative utterances', prepared by Urmson from Austin's "very complete" notes for the William James Lectures delivered at Harvard in 1955, published shortly after his untimely death in 1960. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured; the first American edition, (first printing), listing no later printings. Light wear to book, lower corners lightly bumped; jacket edgeworn & chipped with small stains, lightly sunned spine; foxing/spotting to top page edge. Text clean; [10], [167] pages + colophon; brief appendix, briefer index. Size: Duodecimo.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Important book with a notable association. Prepared from Austin's "very complete" notes for the William James Lectures delivered at Harvard in 1955, published shortly after his untimely death in 1960, this influential text introduces Austin's concept of 'performative utterances'. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured; the first British edition, (first printing), listing no later printings. Light wear to book, lower corners bumped; ink name & date on the free endsheet (philosopher David Braybrooke, 1962); jacket edgeworn & chipped with small stains, faded spine. Text clean; [10], [167] pages + colophon; brief appendix, briefer index. Size: Duodecimo.…

Condition: Good. Tears, wear, creasing at edges/corners of dust jacket.Marks, scratches, fading and discolouration to dust jacket. Wear at edges/corners of hard board. Marks and fading to hard board. Foxing to text blocks. Text good but does have pencil notetaking.