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A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms.
by Wilkes, G. A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0424000342
- ISBN 13
- 9780424000343
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney: Sydney University Press (SUP), 1978. 1st ed.. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), some bubbling of plastic coating jacket cover (minor edgewear & edge tears top edge, minor marks), pages lightly toned, top edge little foxed, minor edgewear boards, cover design differs from stock photo. 370 pp. First edition. The first comprehensive dictionary to record Australian colloquial English expressions, and to record their usage with citations, as well as their literary derivation. The author is Challis Professor of English Literature at University of Sydney. (A good and complete reading copy.).
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4635
- Title
- A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms.
- Author
- Wilkes, G. A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0424000342
- ISBN 13
- 9780424000343
- Publisher
- Sydney University Press (SUP)
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- reference, dictionaries, dictionary, communication, language, australian english, colloquialisms
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
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Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
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