Loose Cannons and Red Herrings: A Book of Lost Metaphors Mass market paperbound - 1989

Random House Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Random House Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Random House Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Random House Publishing Group, 1989. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Random House Publishing Group, 1989. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

This is the softcover stated Ballantine First Edition from October 1989. Other than a back cover crease, both the cover and the book are in excellent condition. The pages and binding are tight (see photo). **Note: All books listed as FIRST EDITIONS are stated by the publisher in words or number lines--or--only stated editions that include only the publisher and publication date. Check my feedback to see that I sell exactly as I describe.Like New

Mild toning, else content appears as new, unopened, unread and unblemished with fine wraps displaying minimal surface/edge wear, as shown. You can feel the tightness of NEW.
A colorful compendium of everyday words and phrases and where they originated.
The English language is a treasury of splendid mysteries, among them the many words and phrases whose origins we no longer know. Often the original meaning was literal, pertaining to forgotten objects or activities―such as "aftermath," which once meant the grass that sprang up after a farmer had mowed a field. With the informal scholarship and good-humored wit that are his trademarks, Robert Claiborne reveals the wonders buried in our speech, vivid images of people and customs of the past. As the reader soon discovers, they are "a sort of hidden poetry that can heighten the colors and sharpen the meanings of words and phrases that we read or write daily."
The English language is a treasury of splendid mysteries, among them the many words and phrases… Leer más

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Ballantine Books, 1989-09-13. Mass Market Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!