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A Mouthful of Air: Language, Languages...Especially English
by Burgess, Anthony
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0688119352
- ISBN 13
- 9780688119355
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
William Morrow & Co, 1993-08-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Printing with full number line. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards and text also very good. Very minor wear, minor toning to edges of unclipped dust jacket. From a private collection (NOT ex-library). Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Synopsis
A Mouthful of Air: Language and Languages, Especially English is a work on the subject of linguistics by Anthony Burgess. It was first published in August 1993.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 272769
- Title
- A Mouthful of Air: Language, Languages...Especially English
- Author
- Burgess, Anthony
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0688119352
- ISBN 13
- 9780688119355
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993-08-01
- X weight
- 27 oz
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Book House in Dinkytown
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
About The Book House in Dinkytown
Used books bought and sold, classics and collectibles in all fields. In Dinkytown since 1976.
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