Our Marvelous Native Tongue: The Life and Times of the English Language
by Robert Claiborne
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
Times Books, New York, 1983. Hardcover, evident First Edition. Bright gilt on red cloth and beige boards. History and useage of the English language. Very good to Fine condition throughout, including dustjacket.
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- Bookseller
- Ed Augusts Books & Readings
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3803
- Title
- Our Marvelous Native Tongue
- Author
- Robert Claiborne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Times Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Pages
- 339
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00
- Keywords
- The English language
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