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The Totally Useless History Of The World
by Crofton, Ian
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 1847244033
- ISBN 13
- 9781847244031
- Seller
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
Quercus, London (2007), 2007. Hardcover. Good/Good. Octavo, hardcover, small "ding" on corner of cover else VG in yellow pictorial wraps. 361 pp. Second printing. Useless facts on ancient world, middle ages, 16th C., 17th C., 18th C, 19th C and up to 2007. A fun book to read! Example: in 1694 the women's petition against coffee condemned it as "a little base, black, thick, nasty, bitter, stinking, nauseous puddle of water" for which you should not waste your money. 362 pp.
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- Bookseller
- bookwitch
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 69046
- Title
- The Totally Useless History Of The World
- Author
- Crofton, Ian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1847244033
- ISBN 13
- 9781847244031
- Publisher
- Quercus, London (2007)
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2007
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Concord, California
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Pictorial Wraps
- Pictorial wraps are color illustrated covers for paperback books. Preceding mass-market paperbacks, this format brought popular...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...