atw: Re: Book wanted
- From: Hedley Finger <hfinger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:17:14 +1100
Stephen:
And yes, the price of Quirk's grammatical and linguistic works seem to
be, how should I put it, almost beyond comprehension.
Even $160 for a work that has been out of print for ages seems high, but
I suppose it does have 1800 pages, if you like that sort of thing. In
any case, it has been superseded by another more recent work.
For excessive pricing, try looking up //Indexing, the art of// by
Gilfred Norman Knight. On some so-called used-books sites it has been
priced at around $400! Still, if the typography of a book has been
designed by a prime minister of England (Harold Macmillan), I suppose
you have to expect to pay.
Regards,
Hedley
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