London: Guild Publishing. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. Reprint. Hardcover. Black boards with bright silver gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket, which is not price-clipped. There is some light edge-wear, creasing and scratch marks to the dustjacket covers, otherwise there are NO inscriptions or other marks. (vii) + 472 pp. Illustrated with b/w line drawings, charts, maps and diagrams. Eight Appendices. Overall, apart from the minor 'faults', as detailed above, this is a Clean, Tight and Secure, 'Very Good Plus' copy. "Carefully developed to present an exceptionally wide range of information in a lively, readable and visually exciting way, this work provides the general reader with a succint, thematic account of language variety, history, structure and behaviour." Please note that this book is overweight and very heavy at 1. 75Kg and MAY require extra postage depending on your location. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

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Bookseller: Sue Lloyd-Davies Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 112249
Title: The Cambridge Encylcopedia of Language
Author: Crystal, David
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Guild Publishing
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1988
Keywords: The Cambridge Encylcopedia Of Language;, David Crystal; Language Studies; Linguistics;, Semiotics; Semantics; Syntax; Communication;
Bookseller catalogs: Foreign Literature/Lang;

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Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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