THE STATE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE English Observed
by Howard,Philip
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0241113466
- ISBN 13
- 9780241113462
- Seller
-
Blockley, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton 1st first edition, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo boards spine gilt lettered in dust jacket (slightly creased to top margin) xii +180pp paper a little yellowed but no writing or tears, clean and tight.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Abbey Antiquarian Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A71742
- Title
- THE STATE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE English Observed
- Author
- Howard,Philip
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0241113466
- ISBN 13
- 9780241113462
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton 1st first edition
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- English language history dialects
- Bookseller catalogs
- General Non-Fiction;
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Abbey Antiquarian Books
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Blockley, Gloucestershire
About Abbey Antiquarian Books
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- Gilt
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