Click for full-size.
Handy-Book of Literary Curiosities
by William S. Walsh
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0810301628
- ISBN 13
- 9780810301627
- Seller
-
Newport, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Gale / Cengage Learning, 1966. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Republished by Gale /Cengage Learning, Detroit, 1966. First Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1893. Hardcover Book without Dust Jacket. Retired School Library Book in Good Condition. Blue cloth binding, black title panel on spine with gilt titles.Clean with two very small whitish lines, corners sharp, solid and tight sewn binding, red/gold endbands. Front loose endpaper missing. Remainder marks on text block edges. Internals completely clean and unmarked--no underlining, no hjghlighting, no creasing. Nice solid, clean volume. Alphabetical list of unusual usage, expressions, idioms, aphorisms and explanation....'Straw that breaks the camel's back', 'Beauty is only skin-deep', 'The lion's share, 'A Pretty Kettle of Fish', 'Noblesse Oblige', 'Curiosities of Names', 'Eccentricities of Rhymes', and much more. 1104 pages. 8vo. Gale / Cengage Learning, 1966. ISBN10: 0810301628, ISBN13: 9780810301627
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029835
- Title
- Handy-Book of Literary Curiosities
- Author
- William S. Walsh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0810301628
- ISBN 13
- 9780810301627
- Publisher
- Gale / Cengage Learning
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Keywords
- LITERATURE ODDITIES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- X weight
- 0 oz
Terms of Sale
The Parnassus BookShop
Shipment 5 days a week upon receipt of payment. If buyer wishes to return a book, buyer must notify us within 5 days of receipt of the item and return the item within 14 days of the date they notify us of the return. Refund will be made within 3 days of the receipt of the returned item.
About the Seller
The Parnassus BookShop
Biblio member since 2007
Newport, Washington
About The Parnassus BookShop
About The Parnassus BookShop: We love and cherish books, inside and out! The Parnassus BookShop is the online bookshop with the goal of providing you with just the book you want, in the best possible condition, with friendly, helpful service and professional, efficient handling of your book purchases. We specialize in history, literature, classics and modern classic fiction and non-fiction; mystery/British mystery; with a wide variety of general fiction, politics and government, nature/natural history, science, psychology, social sciences, the arts, music, children's books, etc. Please see our catalogs.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- 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....
This Book’s Categories
Collecting the Harlem Renaissance
One of the most influential - and certainly most iconic - cultural revolutions in American history, the Harlem Renaissance offers a compelling repertoire for both seasoned and novice book collectors. We’ve put together a beautiful gallery of high points to help start your collection here.
Collecting Miniature Books
Teeny, tiny, beautiful books...the world of miniature books is one that involves a lot of imagination and craftsmanship. Dive in and see!
