An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
by SKEAT, Walter W
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- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1963. Reprint. Folio (28cm). Publisher's red-brown cloth, titled in gilt; plain endpapers; xliv,780pp. Bookplate and ownership inscription of noted zoologist and marine biologist James Glen Mead. Straight and sound, lightly rubbed, faded at spine and top edge of front, with minor spots to cloth and top edge: Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57669
- Title
- An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
- Author
- SKEAT, Walter W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1963
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Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....