Native Tongues
by Berlitz, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0246120428
- ISBN 13
- 9780246120427
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Granada, London, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. Preface by author, acknowledgements and index. The text is illustrated with black-and-white illustrations and drawings. Dark red coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with black and red coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A book about human speech and the written word. Quoting from the front fold over panel blurb, " ... The renowned author and linguist Charles Berlitz ranges down the ages and over the planet, delves into living and 'dead' languages, and dips into scripts lost and scripts found to bring you over thousand unusual, witty, and informative nuggets." Rubbing to the book edges with light age toning of the text block edges and pages. Some foxing to the top text edge. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and fading of the back strip and patchy fading of the rear panel some marks to the rear panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [7], VIII - XI, [1], 340 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; ISBN: 0246120428. ISBN/EAN: 9780246120427. Inventory No: 0286416. . 9780246120427
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0286416
- Title
- Native Tongues
- Author
- Berlitz, Charles
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0246120428
- ISBN 13
- 9780246120427
- Publisher
- Granada
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Languages, linguistics, survey, human speech, written word, history  communication Language & Linguistics; Illustrated Unbranded ISBN: 0246120428 EAN: 9780246120427 Berlitz, Charles Native Tongues
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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