I Hear America Talking: An Illustrated Treasury of American Words and Phrases
by Flexner, Stuart Berg
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Book G+ : boards bowed, mild shelf wear, stain on outer edge of text block, text clean, binding tight./DJ VG-: age toning, NOT clipped.
- ISBN 10
- 0442224133
- ISBN 13
- 9780442224134
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1976. first edition. hardcover. Book G+ : boards bowed, mild shelf wear, stain on outer edge of text block, text clean, binding tight./DJ VG-: age toning, NOT clipped.. 4to 505pp. from front flap: "In a fascinating, lively book destined to become a classic, Stuart Berg Flexner presents the American language through American history. Bringing together thousands of typically American words and expressions in their historical context, this acclaimed scholar offers a penetrating account of the words that made our history--and the history that made our words." #01432.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1368
- Title
- I Hear America Talking
- Author
- Flexner, Stuart Berg
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Book G+ : boards bowed, mild shelf wear, stain on outer edge of text block, text clean, binding tight.
- Jacket Condition
- DJ VG-: age toning, NOT clipped.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- ISBN 10
- 0442224133
- ISBN 13
- 9780442224134
- Publisher
- Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- phrases, reference, idiom, language, first edition, nonfiction
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About the Seller
Matthew's Books LLC
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
About Matthew's Books LLC
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Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- G+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good. Good is defined as "describes the average used and worn book...