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OUR MARVELOUS NATIVE TONGUE: The Life and Times of the English Language
by Claiborne, Robert
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0812910389
- ISBN 13
- 9780812910384
- Seller
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
Times Books, New York, NY, 1983., 1983. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Royal octavo, hardcover, near fine in VG beige dj with red lettering. 339 pp. including index. Text is clean and unmarked. traces the history of English from its roots in the Danube Valley 8000 years ago to its status to day as native tongue of some 300 million people. `informative and entertaining.
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- Bookseller
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58785
- Title
- OUR MARVELOUS NATIVE TONGUE: The Life and Times of the English Language
- Author
- Claiborne, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0812910389
- ISBN 13
- 9780812910384
- Publisher
- Times Books, New York, NY, 1983.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
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