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Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things
by Panati, Charles
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very good
- ISBN 10
- 0060550988
- ISBN 13
- 9780060550981
- Seller
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Arvada, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Row, 1987. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. No statement of edition but dust jacket flap has $19.95 price at top and 0987 at bottom so probably published in its first year. Entertaining stories of "over 500 everyday items, expressions and customs". Book is fine. Dust jacket has edgewear at corners and top and bottom of spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Algonquin Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17651
- Title
- Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things
- Author
- Panati, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0060550988
- ISBN 13
- 9780060550981
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- social science
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference;
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About the Seller
Old Algonquin Books
Biblio member since 2006
Arvada, Colorado
About Old Algonquin Books
Old Algonquin Books. owned by John and Helen Dunning, was an open store in Denver from 1984-1994. and has been an online business since then. Member: Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA).All books with dust jackets have removable mylar covers on the jackets unless otherwise noted. First edition also means first printing unless otherwise noted.
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