About this title: This is an updated encyclopedia that explores the origins of thousands of words and phrases.The most comprehensive single-volume reference of its kind, "The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Fourth Edition" has been completely updated and expanded and now contains definitions and origins of more than 15,000 words and expressions. This encyclopedia features anecdotes and information on the development of a wide range of words, including slang, proverbs, animal and plant names, place names, nicknames, historical expressions, foreign language expressions, and phrases from ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. 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: Book Club Edition. 3rd ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Facts on File
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780816048137ISBN:0816048134
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. . Audience: General/trade. book like new/ price written in pencil on insdie page easily erased/fast mail/ informationstation read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Facts on File
Date Published: 1997-06
ISBN-13:9780816032662ISBN:0816032661
Description: Good. Tight and bright, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, cracked, corners and edge bumped, scratch on back cover, an ex-reference library copy with usual library markings. 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
Edition: Third Edition; First Printing
Binding: SOFTCOVER
Publisher: Checkmark Books
Date Published: c2004
Description: Near Fine with no dust jacket. Definitions and Origins of More Than 12, 500 Words and Expressions. Clean and bright, a nice solid copy.; 11x8-1/2" read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Checkmark Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780816069675ISBN:0816069670
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Checkmark Books
Date Published: 2008-09-30
ISBN-13:9780816069675ISBN:0816069670
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780816069675. read more
Description: Like New. Oversize Hardcover with DJ. Like new; no internal markings; has lost its "Brand New" shine but no obvious defects. DJ is Very Good. Remainder line or spot on bottom edge. In sealed plastic protection. 1987. Oversize Hardcover with DJ. read more
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