About this title: This work explains the origins of the familiar and the unfamiliar in everyday speech and literature, including the colloquial and the proverbial. It embraces archaeology, history, religion, the arts, science, mythology and characters from fiction.
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Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Description: Very Good. Trade paperback. Very good condition; edges, corners, and covers of book show minor wear. No underlining; no highlighting; no internal markings. In sealed plastic protection. New Ed. 1999. Trade paperback. read more
Binding: Thick Softcover
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9781853263002ISBN:1853263001
Description: Very Good. Clean and tight, a very nice unmarked copy. 5 X 8" Good packing, prompt shipping. Member, Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9781853263002ISBN:1853263001
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 1200 p. Wordsworth Collection. Audience: General/trade. Clean & tight minor wear. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Date Published: 24/06/1993
ISBN-13:9781853263002ISBN:1853263001
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Date Published: 24/06/1993
ISBN-13:9781853263002ISBN:1853263001
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, San Diego, California, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9781853263002ISBN:1853263001
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo, 1175p. Surprisingly, this very thick softcover has only the beginnings of a binding problem. It remains good, with clean pages, colorful cover. Explains the origins of the familiar and the unfamiliar in everyday speech and literature, embracing archaeology, history, religion, the arts, science, mythology & characters from fiction. An invaluabale reference; literary criticism/reference. read more
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