Watching My Language: Adventures in the Word Trade
by Safire, William
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very good
- Seller
-
Kenmore, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Random House, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. signed by author. NY: Random House 1997, first edition, first printing. VG hardback in a VG+ unclipped dust jacket. 6.25 x 9.5 in., 317 pp. Essays & letters about language usage. Signed by Saphire on a bookplate affixed to the short title page.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Azarat Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5468
- Title
- Watching My Language: Adventures in the Word Trade
- Author
- Safire, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Date Published
- 1997
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- language, usage, words, Safire, idioms, jargon
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About the Seller
Azarat Books
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Kenmore, Washington
About Azarat Books
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