The Doubter's Companion; A Dictionary of Aggressive Common Sense
by Saul, John Ralston
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0140237070
- ISBN 13
- 9780140237078
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Penguin, Ringwood, Victoria, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Acknowledgements and wordlist. Illustrated paperback binding with purple and black coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the back strip. Quoting from the rear panel blurb " ... Where the contemplating Competition, pondering the Super Bowl or ruminating on Mussolini, John Ralston Saul strips away the rhetoric and received wisdom of our language, leaving in his wake a new way of thinking that is frequently funny, often ironic and always provocative." Rubbing of the book edges and panels with tanning of the text block edges and pages. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (8), 344 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; dictionaries; ISBN: 0140237070. ISBN/EAN: 9780140237078. Inventory No: 0288384. . 9780140237078
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0288384
- Title
- The Doubter's Companion; A Dictionary of Aggressive Common Sense
- Author
- Saul, John Ralston
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140237070
- ISBN 13
- 9780140237078
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- Ringwood, Victoria
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- BZDB2 COMMON SENSE ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES Language & Linguistics; dictionaries; Unbranded ISBN: 0140237070 EAN: 9780140237078 Saul, John Ralston The Doubter's Companion; A Dictionary of Aggressive Common Sense
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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