Word Play: What Happens When People Talk - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Farb, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0394486757
- ISBN 13
- 9780394486758
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1974. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0394486757 . A nice first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition, in alike lightly yellowed dust-jacket. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number and signature on front paste down; When people talk, they use words in all sorts of strange and unexpected ways. In Word Play, Farb shows us how to take advantage of this by playing with words ourselves. He starts by teaching us how to create new words out of familiar ones. Then he takes us on a journey through the history of language, showing us how words have evolved and how they can be used to create new meanings. Along the way, Farb teaches us how to use wordplay to get what we want, make people laugh, and even change the way we think.; 8vo; FSA .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21687
- Title
- Word Play: What Happens When People Talk - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Farb, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394486757
- ISBN 13
- 9780394486758
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Cons Betty Anderson, Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print
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