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The Stories of English
by Crystal, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1585676012
- ISBN 13
- 9781585676019
- Seller
-
Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Overlook Press / Allen Lane. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Printing. Hardcover. 1585676012 . Stiff square unmarked book in crisp dust jacket protected in mylar sleeve. ; 8.8 X 6.4 X 2.3 inches; 584 pages; "Simply the best introductory history of the English language family that w have. The pand of the book is ingenious, the writing lively, the exposition clear, and the scholarly standard uncompromisingly high." - J M Coetzee .
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Details
- Bookseller
- B-Line Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56041
- Title
- The Stories of English
- Author
- Crystal, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1585676012
- ISBN 13
- 9781585676019
- Publisher
- Overlook Press / Allen Lane
- Place of Publication
- Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- 1585676012
- Bookseller catalogs
- Language/Writing;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
B-Line Books
Biblio member since 2003
Amherst, Nova Scotia
About B-Line Books
B-Line Books is an internet business operating from my large home in Amherst, Nova Scotia. I am a retired English teacher with a lifetime of gathered books for sale. Presently, about 24,000 books in 90 categories are listed with an emphasis in the humanities. I look for books I am interested in myself, and feel that most of the inventory is of high quality. See for yourself.
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- Fine
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- Crisp
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- Jacket
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