New York: Arcade, 2011. First Edition. Cloth Spine and Boards. Near Fine/Fine. Colourful History of the development of the English Language, from earliest times and including it's fate in America. Green Quarter cloth and White Paper-Covered Boards. Gilt Lettering to spine. 322 Pages, 560g, 9 3/8" Tall. No inscriptons. Very faint small mark on some fore page edges. Jacket not clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall

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Bookseller: Cornish Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 014871
Title: THE ADVENTURE OF ENGLISH : The Biography of a Language
Author: Bragg, Melvyn
Format/Binding: Cloth Spine and Boards
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Arcade
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2011
Keywords: LANGUAGE STUDY/ENGLISH
Bookseller catalogs: Language Study;

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