Deskbook of Correct English: a Dictionary of Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar and Usage
by Michael West and P. F. Kimber
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Longmans, Green, and Co., 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1958. Second Impression. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Blue patterned cloth. Pages are mildly tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper and last page. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Moderate tanning to spine ends and board edges. Noticeable marks overall. Book has a slight forward lean.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1674643698ADA
- Title
- Deskbook of Correct English: a Dictionary of Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar and Usage
- Author
- Michael West and P. F. Kimber
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Date Published
- 1958
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...