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Mother Tongue: The English Language By Bill Bryson

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Condition
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“Slight Creasing To Spine and Wear To Edges Of Pages”
ISBN
9780140143058

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A witty, irreverent but very useful account of the peculiarities of the English language. This book is designed to appeal to all lovers of language and history. The author also wrote The Lost Continent , Book of Blunders and Dictionary of Troublesome Words . Mother Tongue should appeal to all lovers of language and history and also those with a sense of humour.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13
9780140143058
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95544299

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Mother Tongue: the English Language
Publication Year
1991
Subject
History
Type
Textbook
Author
Bill Bryson
Format
Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
198 mm
Item Weight
194 g
Item Width
129 mm

Additional Product Features

Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Title_Author
Bill Bryson

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