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The Book of Jargon. First Printing, 1981
by Miller, Don Ethan
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0025849603
- ISBN 13
- 9780025849600
- Seller
-
Baldwinsville, New York, United States
Item Price
A$35.07A$31.56
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1981. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine book in Very Good jacket. See scans and description. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1981. First Printing of Don Ethan Miller's 'The Book of Jargon'. Tall octavo, jacket, cream and red boards with gilt spine imprinting, xiv + 347 pp. Near Fine book with demure 2% or so of spine lean, light dust on top and bottom page edges, small amount of spine bottom fade. Jacket is Very good, with moderate tatter along top edge, front and rear panels, and a small closed cut at bottom edge, front panel. See all scans. A fun, enlightening period first-printing about how our numerous demographics talk. Medicalese, legalese, computerese, TV Talk, Basic Jock, twenty more American varieties. For the collector of unusual (not to mention entertaining) reference tomes. LT24
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- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 61677
- Title
- The Book of Jargon. First Printing, 1981
- Author
- Miller, Don Ethan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0025849603
- ISBN 13
- 9780025849600
- Publisher
- Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Pages
- 361
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- General, Miscellaneous, English, Grammar, Linguistics, Vocabulary
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humor;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Singularity Rare & Fine
Biblio member since 2005
Baldwinsville, New York
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
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- Edges
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- Spine
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