English Words and their Background

by George McKNIGHT

$75 · Offered by Lorne Bair Rare Books · No longer available

First edition

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1923. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21cm ; black cloth-covered boards, with titling stamped in gilt on spine and blind ruling to front board; 449pp. Pencilled note to front endpaper, light crack to front hinge with effect to crown, finger-soil to covers, and light tanning to edges of textblock; Good. Topics include words and culture history, euphemism

• Printing: first

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