The Treasure Of Our Tongue: : The Story of English from Its Obscure Beginnings to its Present Eminence as the Most Widely Spoken Language.
by Barnett, Lincoln
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Owner's bookplate to front pastedown, else fine in near fine, yellowed dust jacket with minor chipping along edges, in mylar cov
- Seller
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Denver, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. Hardcover, in dust jacket. Owner's bookplate to front pastedown, else fine in near fine, yellowed dust jacket with minor chipping along edges, in mylar cover..
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- Bookseller
- The Hermitage Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 223074
- Title
- The Treasure Of Our Tongue
- Author
- Barnett, Lincoln
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, in dust jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Owner's bookplate to front pastedown, else fine in near fine, yellowed dust jacket with minor chipping along edges, in mylar cov
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 112 PAGES
Terms of Sale
The Hermitage Bookshop
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About the Seller
The Hermitage Bookshop
Biblio member since 2006
Denver, Colorado
About The Hermitage Bookshop
The Hermitage Bookshop was established in 1973 and has been under one owner since its inception. We are a full service rare and used bookshop and our stock is limited to hardbacks in excellent condition. We have been a member of both the ABAA and ILAB since 1980.
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- 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...
- Bookplate
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...