A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English from the Fifteenth Century to the Present Day
by Partridge, Eric
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
Macmillan Company, 1961. Hardcover. Good. Large, heavy hardcover. Faded dust jacket. Chipped with creased corners, rubbed and soiled on back of DJ. The fading to the spine is quite significant. The DJ is now protected with a mylar archival jacket. Lower corner edges of text block have thumbprint staining. Binding is in good shape. No twisting. Solid. Yellow paper cover boards with blue cloth spine have minor denting of corners, and spine ends. Gilt titling is a little rubbed, but gilt is still fairly bright.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quirky Used Books & More
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230523006
- Title
- A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English from the Fifteenth Century to the Present Day
- Author
- Partridge, Eric
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan Company
- Date Published
- 1961
- Weight
- 3.19 lbs
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Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
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