London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1928 From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. Provenance provided upon request. Condition notes: 448 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, ivory, tight; a.e. tanned, t.e. dusty, PO name and brief note inked to ffep, pencil marginalia, slightly cocked. Cover: red, blindstamped device front, gilt titles spine; modest shelfwear, extrems a bit worn, sunning to edges and spine, back bottom corner had bumped.

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Bookseller: Independent Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 035627
Title: Language : Its Nature Development and Origin
Author: Jespersen, Otto
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 4th Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: George Allen & Unwin Ltd
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1928
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: Linguistics

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Device: Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
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....
Cocked: Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Marginalia: Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...