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I GIVE YOU MY WORD Factual
by IVOR BROWN
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
LONDON: JONATHAN CAPE, 1945 Cerise Cloth Boards with Black titles to spine and front board. 195 x 130 mm approx. 144 pp First Edition 1945. The third of the author's books in which he explores the verbal felicities in which the English language abounds. Previous titles being " A Word in your ear" and "Just another word". Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG/VG ( Book- no notable shelf wear or soiling, no previous owner name or insc. A little light foxing to edges of book block. Dust Jacket- minor rubbing and a couple of small tears - 5 mm approx. line crease to front panel and mild to moderate foxing to flap folds and white of rear panel. Non price clipped - cover 6s).
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- Bookseller
- booksonlinebrighton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 125315
- Title
- I GIVE YOU MY WORD Factual
- Author
- IVOR BROWN
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- JONATHAN CAPE
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- Ivor Brown , I Give You My Word , 1945 1st , 6/- H/b, Linguistics, English Language, Grammar, Reference books, Books on line Brighton,
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