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They Have a Word for It : A Lighthearted Lexicon of Untranslatable Words and Phrases

They Have a Word for It : A Lighthearted Lexicon of Untranslatable Words and Phrases

They Have a Word for It : A Lighthearted Lexicon of Untranslatable Words and
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They Have a Word for It : A Lighthearted Lexicon of Untranslatable Words and Phrases

by Rheingold, Howard

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Fine condition/VG DJ (1 short closed tear)
ISBN 10
0874774640
ISBN 13
9780874774641
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Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc , 1988. Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket (1 short closed tear). Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. Book Club Edition (but First Hardcover edition). Previously published as a Paperback Original (PBO) with ISBN: 0874774640. But there is no ISBN identified in this Hardcover edition. Bibliography. Index. From the Dust Jacket: "THEY HAVE A WORD FOR IT takes you to the far corners of the globe to discover words and phrases for which there are no equivalents in English. From the North Pole to New Guinea, from Easter Island to Tibet, Howard Rheingold explores more than forty familiar and obscure languages to discover genuinely useful, rather than simply odd, words that can open up new ways of understanding and experiencing life.". First Hardcover Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/VG DJ (1 short closed tear). 8vo. 224pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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Title
They Have a Word for It : A Lighthearted Lexicon of Untranslatable Words and Phrases
Author
Rheingold, Howard
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine condition
Jacket Condition
VG DJ (1 short closed tear)
Edition
First Hardcover Edition
ISBN 10
0874774640
ISBN 13
9780874774641
Publisher
Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc
Place of Publication
Los Angeles
Date Published
1988
Size
8vo. 224pp

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