Pan Books and Faber & Faber, London, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Burt Kitchen. prefaces and maps . The text is illustrated with drawings by Bert Kitchen. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper, again by Burt Kitchen, gilt coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. "The classic dictionary of words for which no words exist Â– completely revised, modernised and generally plumped up." -- from the rear panel blurb. Rubbing of the book edges with very light age toning of the text block edges and pages. Foxing to the top text edge. A little ruffling of the top dustwrapper edge with rubbing of the dustwrapper panels. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (6), VII-VIII, (22 Â– pages of maps) (1), 2-146 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Burt Kitchen. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; Dictionary; Humour. ISBN: 0330316060. ISBN/EAN: 9780330316064. Inventory No: 0290101. . 9780330316064

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Does the sensation of Tingrith(1) make you yelp? Do you bend sympathetically when you see someone Ahenny(2)? Can you deal with a Naugatuck(3) without causing a Toronto(4)? Will you suffer from Kettering(5) this summer? Probably. You are almost certainly familiar with all these experiences but just didn't know that there are words for them. Well, in fact, there aren't--or rather there weren't, until Douglas Adams and John Lloyd decided to plug these egregious linguistic lacunae(6). They quickly realized that just as there are an awful lot of experiences that no one has a name for, so there are an awful lot of names for places you will never need to go to. What a waste. As responsible citizens of a small and crowded world, we must all learn the virtues of recycling(7) and put old, worn-out but still serviceable names to exciting, vibrant, new uses. This is the book that does that for you: The Deeper Meaning of Liff--a whole new solution to the problem of Great Wakering(8)1--The feeling of aluminum foil against your fillings.2--The way people stand when examining other people's bookshelves.3--A plastic packet containing shampoo, mustard, etc., which is impossible to open except by biting off the corners.4--Generic term for anything that comes out in a gush, despite all your efforts to let it out carefully, e.g., flour into a white sauce, ketchup onto fish, a dog into the yard, and another naughty meaning that we can't put on the cover.5--The marks left on your bottom and thighs after you've been sitting sunbathing in a wicker chair.6--God knows what this means7--For instance, some of this book was first published in Britain twenty-six years ago.8--Look it up yourself.From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0290101
Title: The Deeper Meaning of Liff
Author: Adams, Douglas & Lloyd, John
Illustrator: Burt Kitchen
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0330316060
ISBN 13: 9780330316064
Publisher: Pan Books and Faber & Faber
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1990
Keywords: BZDB2 Dictionary, English, linguistics, made up words, humour, Bert Kitchen Â– Illustrator Language & Linguistics; Dictionary; Humour. Burt Kitchen Unbranded ISBN: 0330316060 EAN: 9780330316064 Adams, Douglas & Lloyd, John The Deeper
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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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