BREWER'S BRITAIN AND IRELAND: The History, Culture, Folklore and Etymology of 7500 Places in These Islands
by Ayto, John; Crofton, Ian
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 030435385X
- ISBN 13
- 9780304353859
- Seller
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
London & Boston,: Weidenfeld & Nicolson;, 2005. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. red cloth, gilt spine, unpaginated, xxix, 900 + pages, a clean, bright copy, Every place has a story to tell but this is more than just a place-name dictionary. It also explores the cultural associations of the name and the place, whether historical,folkloric,linguistic,literary,musical,artistic or even gastronomic. Also a wealth of quotations and a whole host of quirks and curosities. A clean, bright copy Size: 4 to.
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 123582
- Title
- BREWER'S BRITAIN AND IRELAND: The History, Culture, Folklore and Etymology of 7500 Places in These Islands
- Author
- Ayto, John; Crofton, Ian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 030435385X
- ISBN 13
- 9780304353859
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson;
- Place of Publication
- London & Boston,
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- GREAT BRITAIN HISTORY IRELAND PLACE NAMES WALES REFERENCE FOLKLORE NAME DICTIONARY
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Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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Fredericton, New Brunswick
About Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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