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Handy-Book of Literary Curiosities
by Walsh, William S
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- 3
- Seller
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West Newbury, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1911. null Book Good Ex-Library Alphabetical list of unusual usage, expressions, idioms, aphorisms and explanation....'Beauty is only skin-deep', 'Beat the dog before the lion', 'a Pretty Kettle of Fish', 'Noblesse Oblige', 'Curiosities of Names', 'Eccentricities of Rhymes' and much more. Heavy 1104 pgs, brown cloth hardbound, approx. 5-1/2 x 7-3/4" and 2" thick. Some rubbing wear along edges, first flyleaf is missing, usual ex-library labels, numbers, stamps, but overall inside very good, clean and fascinating reading.. Hardcover. 3. Book.
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- Seller
- International Bookshop
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1475
- Title
- Handy-Book of Literary Curiosities
- Author
- Walsh, William S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - 3
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippincott Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- Literature; Reference
Terms of Sale
International Bookshop
Full refund if buyer is dis-satisfied with purchase, notifies us within 2 days of receipt and returns the item promptly. Shipping charges not included.
About the Seller
International Bookshop
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West Newbury, Massachusetts
About International Bookshop
Based in USA, but specializing in foreign language (non-English) books, also informative, hard-to-find non-fiction
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