Semantography Publications
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Semantography (Blissymbolics) Third Enlarged Edition | 882 | I am not sure of the difference between the third and second editions. Perhaps it was a reprint. | |
Semantography (Blissymbolics) Second Enlarged Edition | 882 | ~62 pages added as an introduction to book 1. Includes a tribute to Claire and supporting documents from people like Aldus Huxley. Book 3 has material added at the end, including a catalogue of the Semantography Series, another tribute to Claire, and a dictionary index of symbolized meanings. |
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Semantography Book 1 First Edition | 90 | The original work, published in three volumes (the second and third editions combined all three volumes). To read about Charles' original symbols that predate this book see Semantography Series 103. |
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Semantography Book 2 First Edition | 324 | The second volume of the original work. | |
Semantography Book 3 First Edition | 286 | The third volume of the original work. Total number of pages for all three volumes: 700 |
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The Invention and Discovery that will change our Lives | 432 | Each page is a chapter. Charles really liked this book. | |
Book to the Film 'Mr. Symbol Man' | 192 | Book published as a companion to the joint National Film Board of Canada and Film Australia production 'Mr. Symbol Man'. | |
The Blissymbols Picture Book | ~500 | Charles' last publication. This is volume 2 and comprises the bulk of the picture book. The book is arranged according to the following groups:
The second and third images to the right are of pages 167 and 168. The odd-numbered page shows the symbol. You flip the page and you see how the symbol was derived. In this image you see the symbol for railway station, which is symbolized on page 167, with the explanation on page 168. These pages are from group 2: some things outside the house. |
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The Blissymbols Picture Book Volume 1 | 64 | Explanation of how the Picture Book is organized, along with acknowledgements. | |
The Blissymbols Picture Book Volume 3 | 64 | English-Symbol Dictionary |
Semantography Series Large Issues
Title | Pages | Comments | Image | |
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The Semantography Series - Semantography Series 1 - 100 | The first 100 issues of the Semantography Series have been hand mounted into this harcover book. There is also a second volume that covers the series 101 to 163. | |||
A Blissymbolics Primer - Semantography Series 186 | 80 | This publication has been scanned and can be viewed at A Blissymbolics Primer Part 1 | ||
Everyone's Simple Logic and Semantics - Semantography Series 203 | 249 | Contains excerpts from other publications and was assembled and written over a period of three years after the death of his wife, Claire. | ||
In Search of a Logical God - Semantography Series 202 | 146 | Another publication written in the bleak years following the death of his wife, Claire. | ||
The Invention and Discovery that will revolutionise the 21st Century - Semantography Series 218 | ~200 | This publication appears to have been assembled 'backwards.' Also, it was intended to include a large number of photographs, which are not in the publication I possess. Consequently, the actual number of pages is probably ~200. Includes a number of pages describing basic symbol elements. | ||
In Memory of Claire - Semantography Series 210 | 113 | Written in 1961, immediately following the death of Claire, and originally numbered 196. | ||
The Life Story of 'One Writing for One World' - Semantography Series 219 | 46 | Deals with the history of Semantography. | ||
Semantography and the Ultimate Meanings of Mankind - various Semantography Series | 152 | Report and Reflections on a Meeting of the Author with Julian Huxley. Bound edition of 12 Semantography Series. | ||
The Book of the Sincere Critiques - Semantography Series unknown | 298 | Details the conflict concerning Blissymbols. |