Re: book copy

[José Ignacio Alcántara <jia10@xxxxxxxxx>]

Not to get too side/off tracked, but this reminds me of the time I  
made the mistake of asking an undergraduate if they really understood  
the field of psychoacoustics.  "Understand it?", she said, "I can't  
even spell the word!".

Jose
On 15 Apr 2009, at 16:13, Bob Carlyon wrote:

> I like the "minor edgewear & no tears" in the description.
>
> I have always thought that "psychoacoustics without tears" was a  
> distinct possibility, and now we have proof....
>
>
> Bob
>
> Tollin, Daniel wrote:
> > Douglas,
> >
> >  I am a used-book junkie, particularly classic books on audition,  
> > vision, perception, physiology, mathematics and experimental  
> > psychology.  I am particularly fond of books that are signed by the  
> > scientists that owned them.  Needless to say I was quite pleased  
> > when Harris' book arrived and it turned out to have been owned  
> > previously by Creelman.  I am saddened that this book appears to  
> > have been taken from you.  I'd be more than happy to return the  
> > book to you.
> >
> >  I always keep the receipts for my books.  Looks like I purchased  
> > Harris' book while I was a Post-doc at Wisconsin for $30 on August  
> > 16, 2000 from a Toronto bookseller "Dr. Hoff's Therapeutic  
> > Bibliotheca" http://www.drhoff.com/books.htm
> > Dr. Tory Hoff, Psychologist
> > 2 Carlton Street, Suite 1009, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1J3
> > (at College Street subway stop on Yonge)
> > phone: 416-429-9767
> > fax: 416-489-3351
> >
> > You might be able to follow up with Dr Hoff to see who sold him the  
> > book.
> >
> >
> > Here's the description from the bookseller at the time:
> >
> > "Harris, J. Donald (editor).: FORTY GERMINAL PAPERS IN HUMAN  
> > HEARING. A
> > SOURCE BOOK IN PSYCHOACOUSTICS; Groton, CT Journal of Auditory  
> > Research 1969 1st edition Size: 7x10 [xiv, 442p, references, index]  
> > psychology psychoacoustics audition sound loudness threshold  
> > binaural hearing Cream paperback with black lettering, minor  
> > edgewear & no tears, covers lightly soiled & creased, spine area  
> > lightly browned, owner signature in ink at top of front cover, page  
> > ends lightly soiled, internally very good, tight & clean copy, VERY  
> > GOOD 7901 psycogn . USD30."
> >
> > Daniel J. Tollin, PhD
> > Assistant Professor
> > University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
> > Department of Physiology and Biophysics/Mail Stop 8307
> > Research Complex 1-N, Rm 7120
> > 12800 East 19th Ave
> > PO Box 6511
> > Aurora, CO 80045
> > Tel:  303-724-0625
> > Fax: 303-724-4501
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AUDITORY - Research in Auditory Perception [mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > ] On Behalf Of Douglas Creelman
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 6:52 PM
> > To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: book copy
> >
> > Hello, Daniel -
> > I am glad someone appreciative has the copy of that book of  
> > readings edited by Haris that I lost years ago. It vanished when I  
> > left it out for students in a seminar, for them to read selections.  
> > I would be fascinated to know the provenance, the path it took to  
> > Denver.
> > Best wishes,
> > Doug Creelman
>
> --
> Dr. Bob Carlyon
> MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit
> 15 Chaucer Rd
> Cambridge CB2 7EF
> England
>
> Tel: +44 1223 355294
> Fax: +44 1223 359062
> www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/hearing

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