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An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language (Fourth Edition)
by Skeat, Walter W
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- ISBN 10
- 0198631049
- ISBN 13
- 9780198631040
- Seller
-
Eynsham, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1879. Impression of 1978. Hardback. Very Good/Fair. Oxford University Press, Oxford, Impression of 1978 (First published 1879 - 1882). Large format, page size 275mm x 210mm, pp780. Book condition: very good. Minor wear only. Some spotting to text block edges, light spotting to endpapers. Dust jacket: fair. Generally rubbed and soiled with some spotting to spine/front and a circular stain to front. Edge wear and chipping to corners and extremities of spine. A few small closed tears. A heavy book but no extra shipping charges to UK destinations.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariadne Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1305133
- Title
- An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language (Fourth Edition)
- Author
- Skeat, Walter W
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Impression of 1978
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0198631049
- ISBN 13
- 9780198631040
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1879
- Keywords
- Miscellaneous,Dictionary,Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
- Bookseller catalogs
- Miscellaneous;
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About the Seller
Ariadne Books
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Eynsham, Oxfordshire
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- 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....