Dictionary of American Slang
by Wentworth, Harold; Flexner, Stuart Berg
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very mild rubbing to corners, extremely mild bumping to top corners, extremely gentle rubbing to rear corners, light spotting an
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Crowell, 1960. 6th printing. Hardcover. Very mild rubbing to corners, extremely mild bumping to top corners, extremely gentle rubbing to rear corners, light spotting and soiling to fore-edges, faint soiling to spine and front free endpaper, bright pages, binding is tight, sunned DJ spine, less than a quarter-inch clipped tear (comprised of few small tears) to DJ spine head and foot, almost one inch clipped tear to front DJ edge, less than quarter-inch torn DJ corners, very gentle rubbing to rear DJ-rear edge, two less than quarter-inch clipped tears to rear DJ-top edge, light soiling to DJ, else Very Good(+) in Good DJ.. Octavo in grey-red DJ, black-grey spine, xviii, 669 pages, 24 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. English language -- United States -- Slang -- Dictionaries.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 91531
- Title
- Dictionary of American Slang
- Author
- Wentworth, Harold; Flexner, Stuart Berg
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very mild rubbing to corners, extremely mild bumping to top corners, extremely gentle rubbing to rear corners, light spotting an
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 6th printing
- Publisher
- Crowell
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1960
- Bookseller catalogs
- Dictionaries;
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About the Seller
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Oakland, California
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...