The Play Of Words: Fun And Games For Language Lovers (HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR)
by Lederer, Richard
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0671689088
- ISBN 13
- 9780671689087
- Seller
-
Margate, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York, U S A: Pocket Books, 1990. NrF/NrF. First edition, first printing in d/w price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication or inscription on front endpaper. Illustrated with line-drawings by Bernie Cootner. A useful and entertaining reference and history of the origins of words and phrases. Some spotting to edges; else a near fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of a first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Signed by Author. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Bernie Cootner.
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- Bookseller
- Greystone Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14060
- Title
- The Play Of Words: Fun And Games For Language Lovers (HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR)
- Author
- Lederer, Richard
- Illustrator
- Bernie Cootner
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0671689088
- ISBN 13
- 9780671689087
- Publisher
- Pocket Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, U S A
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Signed. Autographed. Words. Language. Linguistics. Etymology. History Of Words. Orogin Of Words. History. Social History. Reference. Education. Bernis Cootner.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Education; Reference;
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About the Seller
Greystone Books
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Margate
About Greystone Books
Greystone Books is situated in Kent, England. We have been selling on the internet since 1999. We sell collectable books and try to stock obscure and scare non-fiction titles.
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