The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations: Third Edition
by No Author
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- near Very Good/near Very Good
- Seller
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Montmorillon, France
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About This Item
London: Book Club Associates, 1981. Book Club. Hardcover. near Very Good/near Very Good. 8vo. Pp xx + 907. Blue cloth boards stamped in gilt on the spine. A clean, unmarked copy in a tight binding and unclipped dust jacket. The protected dust jacket has a small closed tear and shows a touch of shelf-ware. The upper board has small indentations centrally at the edges as if a piece of string has been tied too tightly.
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- Seller
- The Glass Key (FR)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 98237
- Title
- The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations: Third Edition
- Author
- No Author
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club
- Publisher
- Book Club Associates
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
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- Reference;
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About the Seller
The Glass Key
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About The Glass Key
A small general stock with a leaning to crime fiction, poetry and literature.
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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