New York, NY G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1906. Hardcover Fourth Edition (1906); Revised and Enlarged. Fourth Edition (1906); Revised and Enlarged. Very Good: shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to the panels; slight darkening to the backstrip (the titles remain legible, but are less so due to the darkening); dustdulling and sparse foxing at the top edge; faint overall soiling; the former owner's not unattractive bookplate at the front pastedown endpaper and the same owner's name and date inscribed in lovely florid hand and dated at the front free endpaper. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor flaws. Would make a handsome reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 16mo. (6.6 x 4.45 x 1.15 inches). 660 pages. Olive cloth over boards with black titles at the front panel and backstrip and red designs at the front panel. Language: English. Weight: 16.6 ounces. A revised and enlarged edition of "7000 Words Often Mispronounced," with a Supplement of 3000 additional words. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. A complete hand-book of difficulties in English pronunciation.

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Seller: Black Cat Hill Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 51413
Title: 10,000 Words Often Mispronounced.
Author: William Henry P. Phyfe
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Fourth Edition (1906); Revised and Enlarged.
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons,
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1906.
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