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Old Words and Modern Meanings: Being a Collection of Examples from Ancient and Modern English Authors Illustrating Some Changes in the Use of Language
by Greene, T. Whitcombe (Editor)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans and Co, 1876. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 175mm Tall, 12mo. 314 pages. Plus 32 pages of New Works published by Longmans and Index. Brown cloth covers, gilt vignette of head on front cover, black ruling, gilt title on spine. Small chip to fore-edge of back cover. A little wear to cover extremities..
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- Bookseller
- Andmeister Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005245
- Title
- Old Words and Modern Meanings: Being a Collection of Examples from Ancient and Modern English Authors Illustrating Some Changes in the Use of Language
- Author
- Greene, T. Whitcombe (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1876
- Size
- 175mm Tall, 12mo
- Keywords
- Words,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Languages;
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Andmeister Books
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London, Middlesex
About Andmeister Books
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- First Edition
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- New
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
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