Brewer's Dictionary of 20th-Century Phrase and Fable
by Pickering, David; Isaacs, Alan & Martin, Elizabeth [Editors]
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0304349291
- ISBN 13
- 9780304349296
- Seller
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Clarence Gardens, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: Cassell. 1996. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition. Light reading creases to spine. ix, 662 pages. With a starting point of 1900, this new edition explores all aspects of modern life and culture via the origin and meaning of a vast range of words, phrases, stories and events. . 3rd Edition. Softcover.
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- Bookseller
- Adelaide Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB264613
- Title
- Brewer's Dictionary of 20th-Century Phrase and Fable
- Author
- Pickering, David; Isaacs, Alan & Martin, Elizabeth [Editors]
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0304349291
- ISBN 13
- 9780304349296
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1996
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Clarence Gardens, South Australia
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