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Origins and Meanings of Popular Phrases & Names: Including Those Which Came Into Use During the Great War
by Hargrave, Basil
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Lindon: T. Werner Laurie, Cobham House, 1929. - Brown cloth with gilt on boards, 376 pages, tight square and clean, edge wear mainly to head of spine, rubbing to boards, check out the scan, single small dot, 1/4", rear end papers, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo. 1st Reprint of Revised Edition 1925. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Nessa Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004728
- Title
- Origins and Meanings of Popular Phrases & Names: Including Those Which Came Into Use During the Great War
- Author
- Hargrave, Basil
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Reprint of Revised Edition 1925
- Publisher
- T. Werner Laurie, Cobham House
- Place of Publication
- Lindon
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Origins and Meanings of Popular Phrases & Names: Including Those Which Came Into Use During the Great War, Hargrave, Basil ,T. Werner Laurie, Cobham House
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Glossary
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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...
- Stock Photo
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- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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