The Cat's Pyjamas: Sayings and Customs and Where They Come From
by Brasch, R
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0207189706
- ISBN 13
- 9780207189708
- Seller
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King River, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1997. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. First impression. Size: 12mo Small. 290 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages lightly tanned throughout. Edges browned slightly. The book has been read and may carry some marks and creases. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Why do some people walk around as if they were the cat's pyjamas, blowing their own trumpets, while others suffer fates worse than death? And speaking of fate, who first spoke of the unlucky girl who was always a bridesmaid, never a bride? The Cat's Pyjamas, a sequel to Dr. Brasch's popular That Takes the Cake, reveals extra-ordinary tales behind all these sayings, and more. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Language & Linguistics; ISBN: 0207189706. ISBN/EAN: 9780207189708. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9451. . 9780207189708
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9451
- Title
- The Cat's Pyjamas: Sayings and Customs and Where They Come From
- Author
- Brasch, R
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0207189706
- ISBN 13
- 9780207189708
- Publisher
- Angus & Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- BZDB137 language, english, sayings, customs, Language & Linguistics; ISBN: 0207189706 EAN: 9780207189708 Brasch, R The Cat's Pyjamas: Sayings and Customs and Where They Come From
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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