The State of the Language: English Observed
by Howard, Philip
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0241113466
- ISBN 13
- 9780241113462
- Seller
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Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton , 1984. Grey cloth lettered in gilt on spine. 180pp. includes Bibliography & Index. Slight darkening to outer edge of text block o/w clean and firmly bound. DJ un-clipped, light shelfwear. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- All Booked
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005195
- Title
- The State of the Language: English Observed
- Author
- Howard, Philip
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0241113466
- ISBN 13
- 9780241113462
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- English Language Slang Jargon Dialect Cliche Euphemism Grammar Spelling Punctuation
- Bookseller catalogs
- Language Arts;
- Size
- 8vo
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- 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....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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