The Story of English
by McCrum, Robert; Cran, William; MacNeil, Robert
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670804673
- ISBN 13
- 9780670804672
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Viking Press, 1986. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9. Viking Press, 1986. Hardcover Large Book in Fine Condition with a Very Good Jacket with clear archival protective cover. A companion to the PBS television series. Comprehensive overview of the English language, presenting the story of the English language with an excellent balance of its historical aspects and present use around the world. Blue cloth binding with silver bold titles on spine, very clean and unmarked. Tight and solid sewn binding, square with sharp corners. 156 full color illustrations and maps. Internals are very clean and unmarked. Jacket is clean and bright and unmarked, with minor wear upper edge, scuffing to spine head, and a one inch tear to rear edge of spine head. Notes and Sources; Table of Maps; Index. 384 pages. 8" x 10" tall. Viking Press, 1986.
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029880
- Title
- The Story of English
- Author
- McCrum, Robert; Cran, William; MacNeil, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0670804673
- ISBN 13
- 9780670804672
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- 4to - over 9
- Keywords
- ENGLISH LANGUAGE LANGUAGES HISTORY, GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND SCOTLAND SCOTS IRISH IRELAND WALES WELSH
- X weight
- 0 oz
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