A Twister of of Twists, a Tangler of Tongues ; Tongue Twisters Collected by Alvin Schwartz
by Schwartz, Alvin
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0233965459
- ISBN 13
- 9780233965451
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Andre Deutsch, London, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Glen Rounds. 275 g.; VIII, 128 pages, last page blank, introduction by author, notes, sources and bibliography. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white drawings by Glen Rounds. Light blue coloured boards with silver titles to the backstrip. Bumping and fading to the backstrip edges and rubbing to the book corners. Shelf wear to the lower book edges and light brown into the text block edges. Light browning to the endpapers and very faint age toning to the internal text. Previous owner's name to the top edge of the free front end paper. Illustrated dustwrapper, with white background, with blue and back titles to the front panel and backstrip. A little rubbing and creasing to the dustwrapper edges, particularly the backstrip edges. Handling marks and slight yellowing of the dustwrapper panels. A collection of tongue twisters from Peter Piper, which dates back to 1674, up to new tongue twisters that have appeared today. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Glen Rounds. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Humour; Language; ISBN: 0233965459. ISBN/EAN: 9780233965451. Inventory No: 0106945. . 9780233965451
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0106945
- Title
- A Twister of of Twists, a Tangler of Tongues ; Tongue Twisters Collected by Alvin Schwartz
- Author
- Schwartz, Alvin
- Illustrator
- Glen Rounds
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0233965459
- ISBN 13
- 9780233965451
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Tongue Twisters -- Collection Poetry; Humour; Language; Glen Rounds Unbranded ISBN: 0233965459 EAN: 9780233965451 Schwartz, Alvin A Twister of of Twists, a Tangler of Tongues ; Tongue Twisters Collected by Alvin Schwartz
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humour; Language;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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