Search Results: Etymology

256 pages. As New condition. Unread/unused. Pages are bright and clean with no writing or markings. Intact dust jacket in As New condition.

272 pages. BOMC edition. Good condition. Text pages are clean with no writing or markings; small check mark to front free end paper. Binding is strong; no leaning or shelf cocking to spine. Dust jacket is intact, not clipped, with minor edge wear, chipping, and small closed tears. Mild soiling to spine.

160 pages. Very good condition. Pages are clean with no writing or markings. Binding is tight. Dust jack in very good condition; intact, not price clipped.

336 pages. Stated first printing. Good condition. Green cloth with blind embossed illustration to front cover and gilt lettering to spine. Text pages are clean with no writing or markings. Previous owner's name in ink to inside front cover. Binding is strong; no leaning or shelf cocking to spine. Intact dust jacket with holes at the spine and flap folds. Chipping to top and bottom of jacket, especially at the spine.

192 pages. Ex-library copy with usual markings, including stamps, removed labels, and writing to preliminary pages. Text pages are clean with no writing or markings. Binding is strong. Dust jacket has damage from a removed at the base of the spine. Flaws shown in photos of this good reading copy.Pei's other book, The Story of Language, also available from this seller.

288 pages. Good condition. Pages are clean with no writing or markings. Binding is strong. Intact dust jacket, not price clipped. Some warping from moisture and a few spots of discoloration; some price sticker residue to back cover over UPC code.

288 pages. As New condition. Appears unread. Pages are bright and clean with no writing or markings. Binding is tight. As New dust jacket, intact, not price clipped, with no tears or creases.

368 pages. First edition. Near Fine condition. Appears unread. Pages are bright and clean with no writing or markings. Binding is tight; no leaning or shelf cocking to spine. Dust jacket is intact, not price clipped, in near fine condition.

NY: St. Martin's, 2003. First printing. 8vo, pp. xi, 194. Selected bibliography. Paper over boards. A nice copy in lightly scuffed dj.

NY: Clarkson N. Potter, 1980. First printing. Le-Tan, Pierre. Small 8vo, pp. 64. Illustrated by Pierre Le-Tan, with a foreword by Alan Pryce-Jones. A nice copy in dj.

New York: barnell loft, ltd, 1971. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good first edition Paperback. The book has light shelf rub of all cover edges and light soiling of covers. The text is clean. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Atlantic books, London, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. the book is second-hand. There is no damage to be described. The dustjackets, similarly has no damage. Some books, like murder mysteries, are meant to be read in one go, over a single afternoon while it's raining outside and you can sit curled up on your couch. This book is a bit different. If you read too much of it at one stretch, your public headache, much as you would if you did 20 crossword puzzles in a row. To my mind, the best way to enjoy the extensive etymological lore in The Lover's Tongue is to read one chapter, put it down, and come back to another chapter a day or 2 later. You can, if you want to, do the chapters of the order that I've arranged them, but I've also tried to make each chapter self-sufficient." Page 21 A history of language, as it relates to 6, reproduction, sexuality and politicians (the last chapter is on strumpets, whores, cheaters and bastards –… Read More

Charles Scribner's Sons. Good with no dustjacket. 1888. Hardcover. Covers have few stains and surface is damaged in spots. ; 8vo; 177 pages .

New York: Philosophical Library, 1957. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine/ fine dustwrapper (spine slightly faded). Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: Public Affairs. 2009. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. 264 pages. A revealing look at the subtext of American culture. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

HARDBACK, ?LARGE & HEAVY,? SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edn: 1st. Thus* Date of Pubn: 1989* Publisher: The Readers Digest Association.* Binding and cover condition: Text illustrated covers with plastic coated boards, black and white titles to spine & face on an orange, red and pink ground. No bumps or rubs, minimal shelf wear to upper & lower edges and to head and tail of spine. VG+* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Coloured end papers (mid blue). Top edge a little dusty. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, very slight marks to top & fore-edge, otherwise no visible faults. VG++.* Illustrations: A number of colour line drawings and diagrams within text throughout.* Pages: 767 pp. text. i pp., acknowledgements at rear.* Description: A dictionary to help the user find the word that are on the tip of their tongue. Elusive words, awkward words, impressive words, persuasive words, precise words, technical words. This… Read More

Jonathan Cape, 1950. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Unlaminated dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded with heavier tanning to the spine. Price Clipped. Light spotting to the blanks. Text complete, clean and tight otherwise. . First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (green boards with blue titling to the spine & upper board) Physically 7¾” x 5” (0.4 kg); 132pp; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #173349|| Condition:

HARDBACK, SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edn: 4th.* Imp: 5th.* Date of Publication: 1970 (1962).* Publisher: Longmans.* Binding and cover condition: Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Minimal bumps & rubs, minor shelf wear to boards. VG+* Jacket condition: ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with minimal reading wear, no marks to text, slight marks to all edges, otherwise no visible faults. VG+.* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 661 pp. text. 648 pp. index at rear.* Description: Roget's Thesaurus was first published in 1852 and updated by John Lewis Roget in 1879. A new edition was brought out by Samuel Romilly Roget in 1936. The edition presented here was completely revised and modernised by Robert A Dutch, was first published in 1962 and this is the fifth impression of that edition.* A NEAR VG++ text copy of the 5th/1st with some minor faults but no dust jacket.*

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 0521481600 . 386pp + 16 unnumbered pages. Diagrams, tables, index, bibliography. Book has green cloth cover with gold text on the spine. Slight bumping to head and tail, slight wear on corners. Owners name on front pastedown, otherwise text is clear and unmarked. ; 8.98 X 6.06 X 1.26 inches; 384 pages .

Taalfonds, 1999. SOFTCOVER . 142 p. (Oirg. band. Naam op schutblad in kleine letters. ALS NIEUW)