What a Word!
by Herbert, A.P
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Good/Fair
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1935. 'Being an Account of the Principles and Progress of "The Word War" conducted in "Punch" to the great Improvement and Delight of the People, and the lasting Benefit of the King's English, with many Ingenious Exercises and Horrible Examples.' Dust jacket edgeworn, rubbed and stained in places, corners and spine ends bumped and chipped, spine and reading edges browned, cloth covered boards lightly bumped at corners and spine ends otherwise clean and tidy, some light foxing to endpapers, signed by author on title page, pp clean and bright, binding sound.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth Covered Boards. Good/Fair. 12mo.
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- Bookcase
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64617
- Title
- What a Word!
- Author
- Herbert, A.P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 12mo
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Carlisle, Cumbria
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A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
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