Words; Their Use and Abuse
by Mathews, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Plus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Owego, New York, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: S. C. Griggs and Company. Good Plus/No Jacket. 1876. ........ Hardcover. Covers slightly soiled. Spine is slightly rubbed and has fraying at the head and tail. Previous owner ink inscription on the half title page. Otherwise, contents clean and tight. Size: 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Riverow Bookshop, INC ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOOKS309204
- Title
- Words; Their Use and Abuse
- Author
- Mathews, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus/No Jacket
- Edition
- .......
- Publisher
- S. C. Griggs and Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1876
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Riverow Bookshop, INC ABAA
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Owego, New York
About Riverow Bookshop, INC ABAA
Member A.B.A.A Established 1976 Open shop hours Monday-Saturday 10:00am -6pm; Sunday 12-4.
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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...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...