The Game of Words
by Willard R. Espy
ISBN: 0517177846
ISBN-13: 9780517177846
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Random House Value Pub
Published date: 1994
Size: 6.5 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.15 pounds
Publisher's Notes
The author of An Almanac of Words at Play presents a collection of puns, tongue-twisters, and spoonerisms that are accompanied by humorous black-and-white line illustrations.
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The Game of Words (R)
Espy, Willard R
Random House Value Publishing. Hardcover. 0517177846 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket may have chips and close tears. Previous owners name inscribed inside front. 1994 Random House Value Publishing Hard Cover . Very Good. 1994. ( more information)
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The Game of Words (R)
Espy, Willard R
Random House Value Publishing. Hardcover. 0517177846 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. 1994 Random House Value Publishing Hard Cover . Very Good. 1994. ( more information)
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Espy, Willard R
Random House Value Publishing. Hardcover. 0517177846 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. 1994 Random House Value Publishing Hard Cover . Very Good. 1994. ( more information)
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Espy, Willard R
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Willard R. Espy
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Random House Value Publishing. Used - Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1994. Hardcover. Reprint. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. Cover has some wear on edges. Some rubbing on cover. Some discoloration/sunfade of cover/spine. Some aging/yellowing of text pages. Price or other sticker on dust jacket. ( more information)
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Random House Value Publishing. Used - Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1994. Hardcover. Reprint. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. BINDING IS HARDCOVER; Substantial aging/yellowing of text pages. Dust jacket: Acceptable. ( more information)
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The Game of Words (R)
Willard R. Espy
Random House Value Publishing, 1994-02-16. Hardcover. Acceptable. The dust jacket has slight tears. ( more information)
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The game of words
Willard R. Espy
Random House Value Publishing. Used - Very Good. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. ISBN:0517177846. Chipping/Nicking Light Jacket;Bookplate Small Inside Front Cover;Edgewear Very Light Cover; ( more information)
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The Game of Words
Willard R. Espy
FIRST EDITION (1972)with 279 pages has DJ with edge wear. Book has bright gilt lettering on spine and very litle edge wear. ( more information)
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WILLARD R. ESPY
Random House Value Publishing. Used - Acceptable. Binding is slanted and loose, but content is still intact." Dust Jacket Condition: ACCEPTABLE ( more information)
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Games of Words
Espy, Willard R
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bramhall House, 1972 a solid copy;. Reprint Edition. Cloth. Very Good+ Hardback/Very Good+ Dustjacket. 6 x 9". Price-clipped. ( more information)
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Espy, Willard R. -
Bramhall House, New York, 1972, Third Printing -. Hardcover - VG/dust jacket VG, 2" closed tear back bottom at spine - 272 pages including Index - ISBN 0517177846.. ( more information)
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The Game of Words
Espy, Willard R
Avenel, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Outlet, 1994. Clean, tight copy with no writings or markings. Not an ex-library book. Includes Introduction, and an Alphabetical Presentation of Words at Play.. Number Line J K L M N O P Q. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Measures: 6-1/4" x 9-1/4". 279 Pages. ( more information)
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The Game of Words (R)
Espy, Willard R
Random House Value Publishing. Hardcover. 0517177846 Hardcover,Very Good condition.With Dust Cover, some minor edgewear,could have initials, penciled or ink marks inside cover or the title page no marks on the reading pages, Good, tight readable copy with typical reading wear,May have Price sticker on cover . Very Good. ( more information)
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Games of Words
Espy, Willard R
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House Value Publishing, Incorporated, 1994 hardback w/jacket; good (dj rubbed to edges, else clean & strong); 279 pp; ref.. ( more information)
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The Game of Words
Espy, Willard R
Bramhall House, 1994. Tight Binding, Light cosmetic wear , square, edges and spine crisp , UNMarked Text, ** OLD RANCH BOOKS: A Family Operated Bookstore Online Since '99 **. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. ( more information)
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Games of Words
Espy, Willard R
New York, NY, U.S.A. : Random House Value Publishing, Incorporated, 1994. Very Good/Very Good. 0517177846 Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. ISBN: 0517177846. Has shelfwear, DJ has sunning and edges curling. Clean text. . ( more information)
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The Game of Words
Espy, Willard R
Avenel, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Outlet, 1994. Clean tight unmarked book with tiny nick at bottom jacket left edge.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information)
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The Game of Words
Espy, Willard R
Avenel, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Outlet, 1994 Tight and square with unmarked,undamaged pages.Jacket has edgewear and tears .We have placed it in a brodart cover.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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A Game of Words
Espy, Willard
NY: Wings. VG+ in VG+ DJ. 1972. Hardcover. Keywords: reference, 0-517-17784-6. ( more information)
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The Game of Words (R)
Espy, Willard R
Avenel, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Bramhall House, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information)
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The Game of Words
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Wallard R. Espy
N Y: Bramhall House, 1972. nice clean copy with brodart jacket cover.... Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information)
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THE GAME OF WORDS
ESPY, WILLARD R
NEW YORK: BRAMHALL HOUSE, 1971. Verses, Puns, Anagrams, Epigrams, Oxymorons. Very clean, tight, intact. No writing, no tears, firm binding, not heavily used. Available from stock.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good - Fading, Slight Chipping. ( more information)
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The Game of Words
Espy, Willard R
Avenel, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Outlet, 1994. 279pp. Extremities book & Dj rubbed; Dj faded; one page corner creased. Index.. Hb. VG-/VG-. ( more information)
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The Game of Words (R)
Espy, Willard R
Avenel, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Random House Value Publishing. Hardcover. 0517177846 Very Good ...Experience, Quality, Value.... . Very Good. 1994. ( more information)
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The Game of Words
Espy, Willard R
Very good + copy in faded boards, no dust jacket. 279pp. Games Wings Books NY: [1994] Hard Cover ( more information)
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The Game of Words
Espy, Willard R
Avenel, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Bramhall House, 1987. 279 pages, indexed. "Containin infinitely varied examples of the agony, ecstasu, freakishness, and fun of the English language to warm the hearts and prick the minds of rhymsters, punsters, scholarsm slangers, scrabblers, wallflowers, wits and wordgamers of every kind." A little shelf soiled, now mylar protected.. ISBN: 0517177846. Reprint. Hard Bound. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. PLAY WORDS WORD GAMES HUMOR. ( more information)
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The Game of Words
Espy, Willard R
New York: Bramhall House, 1972 1972 hardcover. Good+ (text block is cracked near middle; visible shelfwear) in Good+ dj.. Hard Cover. Good+/Good+. About 9 Inches. ( more information)
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Game of Words, The
Espy, Willard R
New York, New York: Wings Books,US, 1995 Some light edgewear to the dust jacket, otherwise very fine.. Very Fine/Fine/very Fine. Hardcover. ( more information)
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The Game of Words
Espy, Willard R
Avenel, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Bramhall House, 1972. (4th) Large book, dark blue shiny boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 279 browned pages. DJ glossy light brown background, spine lightly faded, lettering in black and red. DJ has very tiny tear at bottom front tip, light wear to top front tip, nick at spine bottom edge. Near Very Good DJ/Near Very Fine book.. Hard Cover. Near Very Fine/Near Very Good. ( more information)
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THE GAME OF WORDS
WILLARD R. ESPY
NEW Y ORK: BRAMHALL HOUSE, 1972. Hard bound in dust cover both in very good condition. Cover and page edging are slightly soiled. Leaves are clean. Has 279 page's.. Hard Back. VERY GOOD/Very Good. ( more information)
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The Game of Words
Espy, Willard R
NY: Bramhall House, 1972. ("i" printing). Hardbound. FINE/Very Good. As new except for slight page yellowing. Unclipped DJ has 1 small rip, 2 chips and 1 small crease on edges and sale price written over original price on flap. "for those who take pleasure in the irrelevant, the useless uses to which words may be put, in the games that may be played - with verse, puns, anagrams, acrostics - The Game of Words will prove immensely satisfying." ISBN: 0517177846. ( more information)
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Game of Words, The
Espy, Willard R
New York, New York: Bramhall House. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0517177846 . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author has compiled numerous word puns, games, riddles, euphemisms and English language fun. Infinitely vaired exapmples of theagony, ecstasy, freakishnes s and fun of the English language. In dandy shape but for 1" tear top of frt. cover. In Brodart.; 41245; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . ( more information)
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The Game of Words
Espy, Willard R
Avenel, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Bramhall House, 1972. Shiny black boards, very bright gilt lettering and logo on spine, 279 lightly browned pages. DJ glossy yellow background, spine very slightly faded, tiny tear and microtear at spine top edge. Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.. Hard Cover. Very Fine/Very Good. ( more information)
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The Game of Words (R)
Espy, Willard R
Random House Value Publishing. Hardcover. 0517177846 Excellent condition, hardback 1973, no marks, good cover, readit . Very Good. ( more information)
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Games of Words
Espy, Willard R
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Wings Books, 1994. Later printing.. ISBN: 0517177846. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. PLAY WORDS WORD GAMES HUMOR GENERAL. ( more information)
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THE GAME OF WORDS
Espy, Willard R
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House Value Publishing, 1994. 279 pages, Over 200 different games and puzzles including tongue twisters, spoonerisms, puns and many more fun and frivolous facts and games.. Hard Back. Very Good/Good. ( more information)
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Games of Words
Espy, Willard R
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House Value Publishing, Incorporated, 1994. This 6.5"x9.5" hard cover book has a blue dj with colored lettering on the front and spine. 279 indexed pages.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. ( more information)
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Game of Words
Espy, Willard R
NY: Bramhall House, 1972. 279 pages with index of quoted sources; dj few marks; binding starting to split few places.. ISBN: 0517177846. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. word games, puzzles, acrostics, malapropisms, euphemisms pidgin english. ( more information)
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The Game of Words
ESPY, Willard D
New York: Bramhall House, 1972. VERY GOOD to FINE book condition/VERY GOOD dust jacket. Black cover with gilt lettering on spine. Miniscule corner bumping to lower front & front tail of spine, tail of spine slightly turned under due to shelf life, 1/8" x 3/8" tan dot on lower back edge. Glossy cover with only slight edge rubs & dents & minor sun discoloration to inner flaps. Photograph of author & short biography on back flap. "If you have ever found a parlor wordgame amusing; if you catch yourself marveling at univocalics, lipograms, or shaped verse; if even once you have tried your hand at an anagram, palindrome, or word square; if you can stand tall against a raging Irish buss or quickly equate a jam of tarts with a flourish of strumpets -- you will find The Game of Words fascinating." 279pp with index. Very tight, clean book. Picture is provided by the seller & is of actual book you will receive. . Unstated. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Game of Words, the
Espy, Willard R
Wings Books, 1972 Illus. by BA-05. Hard Cover. Fine. Fine in Fine jacket Fine in Fine jacket Fine in Fine jacket Fine in Fine jacket Fine in Fine jacket Fine in Fine jacket Fine in Fine jacket As New in As New jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.. ( more information)
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