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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: Colloquialisms and Catch-phrases, Solecisms and Catachreses, Nicknames, Vulgarisms, and such Americanisms as have been Neutralized
by Eric Partridge
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good /No Jacket
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York : The Macmillan Company, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good /No Jacket. Hardcover. Ex-Library. Bound in blue buckram. Cover is plain. Gilt lettering on the spine. Content includes Colloquialisms and Catch-phrases, Solecisms and Catachreses, Nicknames, Vulgarisms, and such Americanisms as have been Neutralized. 1230pp.<br><br>CONDITION: Covers and spine heavily rubbed. Library stamps and labels on spine, inside cover, and flyleaf, and foredge. Pages are crisp and clean. Binding and text block are sound. Missing dustjacket. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Seller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 070868
- Title
- A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: Colloquialisms and Catch-phrases, Solecisms and Catachreses, Nicknames, Vulgarisms, and such Americanisms as have been Neutralized
- Author
- Eric Partridge
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Dictionary, Thesaurus, Solecism, Catachresis, Nicknames, Vulgarisms, Colloquialisms and Catch-phrases
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference;
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
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