About this title: In this witty, informative look at the winners and losers in the great game of new-word creation, Metcalf shows how to spin syllabic straw into linguistic gold.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published: 10/2002
ISBN-13:9780618130061ISBN:0618130063
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 320 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Date Published: 2002-10-21
ISBN-13:9780618130061ISBN:0618130063
Description: Good. Ex-library copy in good condition with a mylar cover over the dust jacket, reading wear and some library stamps and stickers. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780618130085ISBN:061813008X
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Tight & Crisp Ex-Library Hardcover copy with usual markings and mylar-protected cover-Text is Perfect! read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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
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
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Date Published: 2002-10-21
ISBN-13:9780618130061ISBN:0618130063
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Date Published: 2004-07-14
ISBN-13:9780618130085ISBN:061813008X
Description: Very Good. Save some $$$. Perfectly Good Reading Copy. Shelfwear from storage in box with other books. Collectible 2002 Houghton Mifflin hardcover printing. Ex-library. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Date Published: 2002-10-21
ISBN-13:9780618130061ISBN:0618130063
Description: Very Good. Houghton Mifflin [Published date: 2002]. Hard cover, 206 pp. First printing, with full number line. Very good in very good dust jacket. Light and dark blue paper over boards with silver lettering on spine. Light rubbing along edges. Binding tight. Pages crisp clean and bright with no markings. Dust jacket has light bumping to edges and light overall rubbing. NOT price clipped. Now in an archival quality Brodart cover. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division, Boston, MA
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780618130061ISBN:0618130063
Description: 0618130063. Fine in a fine dustjacket.; 8vo. read more
Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
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