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Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
by Lynne Truss
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Gotham Books, 2004. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 7.5" by 5.5". None. A signed and excellent first edition copy of this popular book on grammar by former editor Lynn Truss. The first American edition, fourth impression. A brilliant book on punctuation and how to use it by Lynne Truss, former editor and host of BBC Radio 4's Cutting a Dash. With this volume, the author wants to remind our society of the importance of punctuation, often forgotten in this world of Internet, emails, and "txt msgs." A great success in the U.K., it was reprinted in America the following year in 2004. The dedication to this book reads "To the memory of the striking Bolshevik printers of St Petersburg who, in 1905, demanded to be paid the same rate for punctuation marks as for letters, and thereby directly precipitated the first Russian Revolution."With unclipped dustwrapper. In the original publisher's half cloth over white paper boards binding. Externally, lovely. Signed by author to title page. Dustwrapper is unclipped and excellent with only minor shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine
Synopsis
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation is a non-fiction book written by Lynne Truss, the former host of the BBC Radio 4's Cutting a Dash programme. In the book, published in 2003, Truss bemoans the state of punctuation in the United Kingdom and the United States, and describes how rules are being relaxed in today's society. Her goal is to remind readers of the importance of punctuation in the English language by mixing humour and instruction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 761A7
- Title
- Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
- Author
- Lynne Truss
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gotham Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- signed books language study books first US edition grammar
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Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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