![A Desk-Book of Twenty-Five Thousand Words Frequently Mispronounced: Embracing English Words, Foreign Terms, Bible Names, Personal Names, Geographical ... 1732 to 1929](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/606/840/1375840606.0.m.jpg)
A Desk-Book of Twenty-Five Thousand Words Frequently Mispronounced: Embracing English Words, Foreign Terms, Bible Names, Personal Names, Geographical ... 1732 to 1929
by Frank H. Vizetelly
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Funk & Wagnalls, 1924. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1924. Third Edition.. 906 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Cracking to both hinges and slight dog-eared pages throughout with major tanning to text block edges. Interior is also very shaky. Boards have heavy sunning and rubbing with minor bumping to corners. Noticeable crushing to spine ends and distinctive sunning to spine as well.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1606482665TMB
- Title
- A Desk-Book of Twenty-Five Thousand Words Frequently Mispronounced: Embracing English Words, Foreign Terms, Bible Names, Personal Names, Geographical ... 1732 to 1929
- Author
- Frank H. Vizetelly
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Funk & Wagnalls
- Date Published
- 1924
Terms of Sale
World of Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
World of Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
About World of Rare Books
Wob sells rare and collectable books on behalf of charities. Our team of booksellers are happy to deal with any enquiries and aim to provide same-day dispatch for all orders.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...