HARDBACK, ?LARGE & HEAVY,? SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edn: 1st. Thus* Date of Pubn: 1989* Publisher: The Readers Digest Association.* Binding and cover condition: Text illustrated covers with plastic coated boards, black and white titles to spine & face on an orange, red and pink ground. No bumps or rubs, minimal shelf wear to upper & lower edges and to head and tail of spine. VG+* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Coloured end papers (mid blue). Top edge a little dusty. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, very slight marks to top & fore-edge, otherwise no visible faults. VG++.* Illustrations: A number of colour line drawings and diagrams within text throughout.* Pages: 767 pp. text. i pp., acknowledgements at rear.* Description: A dictionary to help the user find the word that are on the tip of their tongue. Elusive words, awkward words, impressive words, persuasive words, precise words, technical words. This dictionary overcomes the old saying ?If I don?t know how to spell it, how can I look it up in a dictionary??.* A NEAR VG++ copy of the 1st thus with some very slight age but no dust jacket (probably as issued).*

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Bookseller: Cocksparrow Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2696
Title: READER'S DIGEST REVERSE DICTIONARY.
Author: John (Editor). Kahn Ellison
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - VG+/VG/ND
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Thus.
Publisher: The Reader's Digest Association
Place of Publication: London UK 768
Date Published: 1989-01-01

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