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J.B. Lippincott, 1925. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1104 pages. Thick book. Light wear and soiling to the covers; a good sound binding; pages toned; very good shape otherwise. No jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literary Criticism & Essays; Inventory No: 208221. .

Gale / Cengage Learning, 1966. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Republished by Gale /Cengage Learning, Detroit, 1966. First Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1893. Hardcover Book without Dust Jacket. Retired School Library Book in Good Condition. Blue cloth binding, black title panel on spine with gilt titles.Clean with two very small whitish lines, corners sharp, solid and tight sewn binding, red/gold endbands. Front loose endpaper missing. Remainder marks on text block edges. Internals completely clean and unmarked--no underlining, no hjghlighting, no creasing. Nice solid, clean volume. Alphabetical list of unusual usage, expressions, idioms, aphorisms and explanation....'Straw that breaks the camel's back', 'Beauty is only skin-deep', 'The lion's share, 'A Pretty Kettle of Fish', 'Noblesse Oblige', 'Curiosities of Names', 'Eccentricities of Rhymes', and much more. 1104 pages. 8vo. Gale / Cengage Learning, 1966. ISBN10:… Read More

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1911. null Book Good Ex-Library Alphabetical list of unusual usage, expressions, idioms, aphorisms and explanation....'Beauty is only skin-deep', 'Beat the dog before the lion', 'a Pretty Kettle of Fish', 'Noblesse Oblige', 'Curiosities of Names', 'Eccentricities of Rhymes' and much more. Heavy 1104 pgs, brown cloth hardbound, approx. 5-1/2 x 7-3/4" and 2" thick. Some rubbing wear along edges, first flyleaf is missing, usual ex-library labels, numbers, stamps, but overall inside very good, clean and fascinating reading.. Hardcover. 3. Book.