A CHARM OF WORDS - ESSAYS AND PAPERS ON LANGUAGE
by Partridge, Eric
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1960. 190 pages. Pages good condition. Previous owner's name, date on ffep. Gift inscription card attached to back paste down endpaper. Red cloth, gilt title on spine. Grey dust jacket with pink and grey titles. Spine and foredges lightly soiled. Edges show light wear. VG+/VG. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- J. Wyatt Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039029
- Title
- A CHARM OF WORDS - ESSAYS AND PAPERS ON LANGUAGE
- Author
- Partridge, Eric
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st UK Edition
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- language Reference, English, Words
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference;
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J. Wyatt Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- VG+/VG
- A book in slightly better than Very Good Condition with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...