Re: book copy (Bob Carlyon )


Subject: Re: book copy
From:    Bob Carlyon  <bob.carlyon@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:13:01 +0100
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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@xxxxxxxx On Behalf Of Douglas Creelman > Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 6:52 PM > To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx > 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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