Bernstein's Reverse Dictionary
by BERNSTEIN, Theodore; WAGNER, Jane (collaborator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co.. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1976. Hardcover. Stated Fourth printing, 1976 on copyright page. In full blue cloth-covered boards with decorations and titling in gilt on cover and spine. Interior clean, bright and unmarked. Lacks a dust jacket. --- Author's unusual book is ideal for those who can't quite recall the right word in the right situation, e.g.: 'what's that term for clear, transparent, etc.?' Answer: limpid. ; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 276 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75149
- Title
- Bernstein's Reverse Dictionary
- Author
- BERNSTEIN, Theodore; WAGNER, Jane (collaborator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
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- >>Books About Books and Words;
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Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
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- Fine
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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...