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John J. Murphy
by The Book of Pidgin English
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Brisbane. Australia: W.R. Smith & Paterson, 1962. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Seventh Edition 1962 stated, great book printed in Australia, 164 pages, includes: 1. Grammar and Notes, 2. Outline of Pidgin English, 3. Pidgin-English Dictionary 4. English-Pidgin Dictionary. Also some great vintage black and white photos of south seas chiefs. Book is near Fine, green cloth boards with brown titles, tight and square, No previous owner bookplate or writing, jacket is Very Good Plus, light corner wear and some light rubbing. white jacket with green and black titles, black and white photo of Mt. Hagen Chieftain on front panel. A very clean and most presentable edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001790
- Title
- John J. Murphy
- Author
- The Book of Pidgin English
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- W.R. Smith & Paterson
- Place of Publication
- Brisbane. Australia
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- New Guinea, Language, Pidgin English
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
10 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
Biblio member since 2015
Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Bookplate
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
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