Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. New York: Harper & Row, 1948. First edition, 1948. History and origins of well and lesser known expressions, meticulously researched by a member of the family that founded Funk & Wagnalls. Small black and white illustrations throughout. Green cloth with dustjacket. 214 pages. Very good condition with light rubbing to the spine ends, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [5.95] and is also very good with a few short closed edge tears and minor chipping to the spine ends. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Verlag: Harper & Row New York
Anbieter: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. DJ shows light edgewear, and previous owner's name marked out at top of front cover; DJ is housed in protective mylar jacket for preservation; Binding is sound; Previous owner name again written and marked out on front free page; Light bumping to upper page corners; Secure packaging for safe delivery.