Australian Words and Their Origins Tapa dura - 1989

Oxford University Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover (17 x 24 cm), xv, 662 pages. ISBN: 019553087X. Cancelled Ex-Library copy. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Very Good condition. Full-bound green boards with gold lettering along spine. Bumped, rubbed. Rolled/creased at head & foot of spine. Clean textblock. There are library markings (e.g. stamps, stickers, barcode, etc) on the front endpaper, title page, copyright page, last page and along page fore edge. The dj is rubbed/scuffed. Lightly creased, chipped. There is tape residue ('ghosts') on inside of dj (not visible on outside). There are no library markings on the dj. The dj is covered in an archival book cover (removable). "Based on 'The Australian National Dictionary'. 'Australian Words and Their Origins' gives the meanings, origins and pronunciation of those words which were coined in Australia, which have a wider currency in Australia than elsewhere, or which have special significance… Leer más

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990 662 pages. The page edges are lightly foxed. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Oxford University Press, USA, 1990-05-24. Hardcover. Good.