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Language: history & general works
Hardcover. The first work dedicated solely to the subject of slang words and their meanings, this book is a lost gem originally intended to educate the polite London classes in the parlance of thieves and ruffians, should they be so unlucky as to wander into the 'wrong' parts of town. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; CBX; CFFD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 380. Fine copy in dustwrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Bodleian Library
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KKD0008974
- ISBN
- 9781851243488
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. For centuries English has assimilated words from other languages. This title provides an introduction to the subject of etymology, showing how the words we use hold the histories of human interaction and communication. Series: Shire Discovering. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 7. Weight in Grams: 178. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Shire Publications London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0008775
- ISBN
- 9780747807490
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. THE TIMES columnist Oliver Kamm takes on the pedants in this witty, authoritative and sometimes provocative guide to the use and abuse of the English language. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0000001
- ISBN
- 9781780227955
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ig Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632460172
- ISBN
- 9781632460172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.49
€ 24.99
€ 18.49
Hardcover. Did you know that the Japanese have a word to express the way sunlight filters through the leaves of trees? Or, that there's a Swedish word that means a traveller's particular sense of anticipation before a trip? This book includes a collection full of surprises that will make you savour the elusive, untranslatable words that make up a language. Num Pages: 112 pages, Full colour throughout. BIC Classification: CBX; CFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Square Peg
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780224100809
- ISBN
- 9780224100809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.30
€ 17.99
€ 13.30