The Concise Usage and Abusage: A Modern Guide to Good English
by Eric Partridge
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Hamish Hamilton, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1954. First Published in GB. 219 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Staining to front panel. Wear marks and light tanning overall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1678969785TMB
- Title
- The Concise Usage and Abusage: A Modern Guide to Good English
- Author
- Eric Partridge
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Date Published
- 1954
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelf Wear
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...