The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language
by Melvyn Bragg
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0340829915
- ISBN 13
- 9780340829912
- Seller
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Ilminster, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London .UK: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2003. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this book, Melvyn Bragg shows us the remarkable story of the English language, from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language. The boards and binding are square and tight, the text block as minor spotting to the head and the dust jacket has minor creasing to the head . Book price includes 2nd class post in UK only. Book is photographed as proof against in- transit damage. .
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- Bookseller
- powellbooksofsomerset.co.uk (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10108
- Title
- The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language
- Author
- Melvyn Bragg
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0340829915
- ISBN 13
- 9780340829912
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London .UK
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Melvyn Bragg, The Adventure of English, Language. Social history
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- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.