10 edition of How to read a book found in the catalog.
Published
1972
by Simon and Schuster in New York
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Written in
Edition Notes
Bibliography: p. 347-362.
| Statement | by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles van Doren. |
| Contributions | Van Doren, Charles Lincoln, 1926- joint author. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | PN83 .A43 1972 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xiii, 426 p. |
| Number of Pages | 426 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL5300355M |
| ISBN 10 | 067121280X, 0671212095 |
| LC Control Number | 72081451 |
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