A Charm Of Words

Hamish Hamilton, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. First Published in GB. 190 pages. Blue dust jacket over red cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with chips and creasing. Light tanning… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1960. First edition, 8vo, pp. 190pp.; fine copy in the dust jacket. Inscribed by Partridge: "Dear John, You'll find a few things new to you. As ever, Eric, 15 September 1960." Partridge has also noted underneath this presentation "Pp. 13-20 & 32-39: v. slight indeed. Could well be ignored by J. W. C." The John and… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1961. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The first U.S. edition of this commentary on the English language from Eric Partridge. First U.S. edition. A commentary on the English language, with chapters on the etymology of advertising, dictionaries, cliches, the language of witchcraft… Read more about this item

Hamish Hamilton, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. First Edition. 190 pages. Grey dust jacket over red boards with gilt lettering to spine. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Boards are bowed.… Read more about this item

NY:: Macmillan,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. First American edition. Very good in a very good (age toning and fading), price clipped dust jacket. .

New York: Macmillan. 1961. F First Edition Used. H Hardcover. Very Good. In jacket over blue cloth, 8vo, 190pp. (fading, staining and short tears to jacket extremities; flap price-cliped).

MacMillan Publishing Company, September 1961. Hardcover. Collectible Very Good. No marks or writing observed in text. Binding tight and square. Gently read. Small stain on edge of pages. Dust jacket is in good condition with some visible wear and discoloration. Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24 hours.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1960. 190 pages. Pages good condition. Previous owner's name, date on ffep. Gift inscription card attached to back paste down endpaper. Red cloth, gilt title on spine. Grey dust jacket with pink and grey titles. Spine and foredges lightly soiled. Edges show light wear. VG+/VG. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover.

New York: The Macmillan Company for Columbia University, 1961. 190 pages. Minor edgewear and spine is slightly sunned.. 1st U. S. Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

H. Hamilton. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Dust jacket price clipped. (english language, etymology, style) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Ayer Co Pub, 1977. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

H. Hamilton, 1960. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.