The Adventure of English
by Bragg, Melvyn
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine /Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0340829915
- ISBN 13
- 9780340829912
- Seller
-
HINDHEAD, Surrey, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton. First printing of the first edition, signed and inscribed by the author "To Maggie, Best Wishes" The biography of a language, 500AD to 2000. "Brag at his best" (The Times). 354pp. The original dust jacket is price clipped, protected by a clear, removable cover. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 2003.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Weysprings Books, IOBA, PBFA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008400
- Title
- The Adventure of English
- Author
- Bragg, Melvyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0340829915
- ISBN 13
- 9780340829912
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions; Signed by the Author;
Terms of Sale
Weysprings Books, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Weysprings Books, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2010
HINDHEAD, Surrey
About Weysprings Books, IOBA, PBFA
Weysprings Books is an independent bookseller based in Surrey, UK, exclusively selling on the internet. We specialise in modern first editions. We use internationally accepted terms to describe our books and endeavour to reflect their true condition in our descriptions. We regret that, due to compliance regulations, we are unable to fulfil orders to Germany and France.
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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