The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English
by Jennifer Seidl, W. McMordie, H. W. Fowler, F. G. Fowler, John Bradbury Sykes
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0198611315
- ISBN 13
- 9780198611318
- Seller
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Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982. 3/4 bound morocco with raised bands and gilt ornaments. Published Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982, reprinted with corrections, 1983. 8vo., xx+1260pp. Bound in 3/4 morocco with marbled paper covered boards, marbled endpapers, top edge gilting. Near fine. . Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007749
- Title
- The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English
- Author
- Jennifer Seidl, W. McMordie, H. W. Fowler, F. G. Fowler, John Bradbury Sykes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0198611315
- ISBN 13
- 9780198611318
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1982
- Bookseller catalogs
- Language;
- Size
- 8vo
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Granville, New York
About The Wild Muse
Literary and modern first editions. Established 1985. Mail order only.
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- Morocco
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- Gilt
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