Words and Their Uses, Past and Present: A Study of the English Language
by Richard Grant White
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Tiffin, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Sheldon and Company, 1870. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Some fraying at extremeties, former owner's name in ink on first blank page (endpapers are dark brown, green cloth with gilt lettering on spine only. There is a nick in the lower spine and a corner of the rear panel has a dark stain.Text block is tight and secure. Overall just about very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cher Bibler (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001071
- Title
- Words and Their Uses, Past and Present: A Study of the English Language
- Author
- Richard Grant White
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Sheldon and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1870
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Cher Bibler
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Cher Bibler
Biblio member since 2019
Tiffin, Ohio
About Cher Bibler
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- 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....
- Gilt
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- Cloth
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