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Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Victoria, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Armstrong. 280 g; 48 pages, with small black-and-white illustrations as relevant to the facing poem. Illustrated dust jacket. The edges of the text block and the edges of the boards are browned, and foxed. The backstrip section of the dust jacket is very browned, and the rear panel/spine fold has a 2 in. split at the bottom. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Armstrong. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; dictionaries; Inventory No: 0210064. .
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an Australian Alphabet
by Medley, J. D. G
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A Dictionary of Gastronomy
by Simon, Andre L. & Howe, Robin
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Nelson, London, 1970. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. 1.125 kg.; (8) 9-400 pages, foreword by authors and list of coloured plates. Bright yellow coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white illustrations and full-page, full-colour photographs (some double page) throughout. Light blue coloured cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Pink coloured tint to the top text block edge. Bumping to the book corners and to the lower backstrip edges. Fading to the backstrip edges and to the lower book edges. Some rubs to the book panels. Light browning of the text block edges and light age toning of the internal text. Colour photographic dustwrapper with black titles to the front panel and backstrip. A little creasing to the dustwrapper edges and rubbing to the dustwrapper panels. There is a 0.5 " tear to the top left-hand corner of the front panel which arcs into the top backstrip edge, a previous owner has…
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The Doubter's Companion; A Dictionary of Aggressive Common Sense
by Saul, John Ralston
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Penguin, Ringwood, Victoria, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Acknowledgements and wordlist. Illustrated paperback binding with purple and black coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the back strip. Quoting from the rear panel blurb " ... Where the contemplating Competition, pondering the Super Bowl or ruminating on Mussolini, John Ralston Saul strips away the rhetoric and received wisdom of our language, leaving in his wake a new way of thinking that is frequently funny, often ironic and always provocative." Rubbing of the book edges and panels with tanning of the text block edges and pages. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (8), 344 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; dictionaries; ISBN: 0140237070. ISBN/EAN: 9780140237078. Inventory No: 0288384. . 9780140237078
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The Superior Person's Second Book of Words
by Bowler, Peter
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Bloomsbury, London, 2003. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 350 g; XII, 164 pages in original black papered boards, with illustrated dustjacket. The dustjacket is slightly faded on the spine section. Edges of the text block slightly yellowed, no other damage to describe. The 600 new words included in this are just as outlandish (and useful ) as the 500 in the previous volume. Regrettably, there are people out there who will want to buy this book for the worst possible reasons -- to inflate their self-esteem, to humiliate their friends and relatives, to complete their collection of Bowleriana. -- Front fold over blurb Second impression of the First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Language & Linguistics; dictionaries; Reference. ISBN: 0747561842. ISBN/EAN: 9780747561842. Inventory No: 0269897. . 9780747561842
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The Superior Person's Third Book of Words
by Bowler, Peter
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Bloomsbury, London, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Roderick Mills. X, 144,1, [5] pages in original black papered boards, with illustrated dustjacket. There is no damage to describe. The 500 new words included in this are just as outlandish (and useful ) as the 600 in the previous volume. "Regrettably, there are people out there who will want to buy this book for the worst possible reasons -- to inflate their self-esteem, to humiliate their friends and relatives, to complete their collection of Bowleriana." -- Front fold over blurb of the 2nd book of words. This is the 1st UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Roderick Mills. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Language & Linguistics; dictionaries; reference. ISBN: 0747569185. ISBN/EAN: 9780747569183. Inventory No: 0265861. . 9780747569183
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The Superior Person's Third Book of Words
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Bloomsbury, London, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Roderick Mills. X, 144,1, [5] pages in original black papered boards, with illustrated dustjacket. There is no damage to describe. The 500 new words included in this are just as outlandish (and useful ) as the 600 in the previous volume. "Regrettably, there are people out there who will want to buy this book for the worst possible reasons -- to inflate their self-esteem, to humiliate their friends and relatives, to complete their collection of Bowleriana." -- Front fold over blurb of the 2nd book of words. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Roderick Mills. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Language & Linguistics; dictionaries; reference. ISBN: 0747569185. ISBN/EAN: 9780747569183. Inventory No: 0246480. . 9780747569183
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Webster's Biographical Dictionary
by Various
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G. & C. Merriam Company, Publishers, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1976. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Poor. 2 kg.; [4], V-XXXVI, [1], 2-1697, (1) pages, preface, explanatory notes, guide to pronunciation, abbreviations used in this book, pronouncing list of pre-names, tables, United States and World. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with gilt embossed titles to the front panel and backstrip. Rubbing to the book corners and backstrip corners. There is a faint blue spatter to all text block edges. The dictionary has thumbnail imprints for the various letters. The first two pages of the book and last few pages of the book have been creased, running vertically. Previous owners ex libris plate is affixed to the free front end paper and then naming is also placed to the top right-hand corner of the same page. Plain text dustwrapper with blue and white coloured background with red and white titles to the front panel and white titles to the backstrip. The only good thing I can say…
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