About this title: This reference work contains more than 20,000 definitions of phrases and words most commonly and uncommonly used in literature and everyday speech. Entries explain the meaning and origin of phrases and their significance in religion, philosophy, literature, geography, mathematics, and the sciences.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
ISBN-13:9780517259214ISBN:0517259214
Description: Fair. Dust Cover Missing. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: New ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott company, Philadelphia
Date Published: 1923
Description: Fair. No dust jacket. Top & Bottom Edge Of Spine Badly Worn, Old Dealer Sticker, Po; s Name. 2 p. l., 1157, [1] p. 22 cm. Printed in Great Britain. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
ISBN-13:9780517259214ISBN:0517259214
Description: Very Good. 0517259214 NICE BOOK-DEDICATION INSIDE COVER-SOME TEARS ON DJ-NORMAL WEAR-DELIVERY CONFIRMATION INCLUDED DELIVERY CONFIRMATION INCLUDED. read more
Edition: 7th Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Avenel Books, New York
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780517259214ISBN:0517259214
Description: Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. I4-DJ has some tear, chipping and wrinkling on the top edge, discoloration and normal shelf wear otherwise good. Book has a dent on the spine, moderate discoloration and normal shelf wear otherwise good. Anyone who loves to play with words, who delights in finding out why we say the things we do, will place The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable in a prominent position on the bookshelf. Writers... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House Value Pub
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780517259214ISBN:0517259214
Description: Good. Hardback, No dustcover; Cover a bit worn and scuffed on corners and spine ends; Spine slightly creased; either a dedication or name and address in early pages; rest All in good condition; read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Avenel Books, New York
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780517259214ISBN:0517259214
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 6 x 9 hard cover book. Blue and purple lettering on the pink dust jacket spine with a blue and yellow cover. Comprehensive, informative, and livelier than an ordinary dictionary of myths and legends, The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable strikes a perfect balance between the educational and the entertaining, and, as claimed in the original edition, gives complete background on "Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words that have a Tale to Tell. 1, 324 pages. Tight ... read more
Edition: Classic Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Avenel Books, New York
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780517259214ISBN:0517259214
Description: Very Good in GOOD+ jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 1324 pages. Some edge wear to dustjacket, and tanning to edges of pages, otherwise in excellent, clean condition. Presentation plate on ffep. 'The Classic Reference for Writers, Speakers, and Students'. Heavy volume. Usually posted within one working day from UK. Full money-back guarantee. read more
Edition: Later
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York, Melbourne
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. Leather spine rebacked. Missing a couple of pieces. Green boards. Front boards have some spots but are complete. Contents are clean and tight. 1061 pages. Prior owner's stamp. 20th edition, revised and corrected to which is added a concise bibliography of english literature. read more
Edition: Hardcover Edition
Binding: Boards
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia & London
Description: Good+ No Jacket. Giving the derivation, source, or origin of common phrases, allusions and words that have a tale to tell. New edition, revised, corrected, and enlarged. To which is added a concise bibliography of English literature. 1440 pages. Some bookworn damage. Faux leather spine. Circa 1890. read more
Binding: Hardback with Dust Wrapper
Publisher: Blitz Editions
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9781856050555ISBN:1856050556
Description: Very Good in Worn jacket. Wrapper has edge wear and chipping. Probably the most useful reference book of them all, which has flourished in dozens, if not hundreds, of editions and revisions since first published in 1870. If you can't find it anywhere else, look it up in Brewer. read more
Edition: New Edition, Revised and Enlarged
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Blitz Editions, Leicester, England
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9781856050555ISBN:1856050556
Description: Very Good/Good. 1856050556 Used gilt lettering to spine, back of d/j has been heavily damaged and repaired with tape, small chips and tears to edges of d/j, previous owner's name on FEP, light yelowing to page edges, otherwise text clean and tight. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Blitz Editions
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9781856050555ISBN:1856050556
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Probably the most useful reference book of them all, which has flourished in dozens, if not hundreds, of editions and revisions since first published in 1870. No inscriptions, d/w rubbedcreased, untorn, 1324 pages Post Typically 1-2 days UK, 2-7 days Worldwide. read more
Description: Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. The nineteenth edition of the book giving the "derivation, source or origin of common phrases, allusions, and words that have a tale to tell...to which is added a concise bibliography of English Literature".1061pp in maroon cloth marked to the front cover. Tight clean interior. Undated but late Victorian. read more
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