Porcupine, Picayune, & Post: How Newspapers Get Their Names de Jim Bernhard - 2007-08-06

University of Missouri Press, 2007. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Missouri Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press, 2007. CM4 - An advance reading copy trade paperback book in near fine condition that has very light shelf wear. With the naming of nespapers fast becoming a lost art, Porcupine, Picayune, and Post tells what's behind the banners we see each day but probably never stop to think about. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

University of Missouri Press, 2007. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x0x9. 2007 edition. Dust jacket is very good. Burgundy cloth boards and binding are very good. Pages are crisp, clean, and unmarked. 216 pages. LO

Very Good. Inscribed by author to previous owner on title page Hardcover with good dust jacket

Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press, 2007. CL2 - A first edition (numberline starts with "1") hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners and light shelf wear. With the naming of newspapers fast becoming a lost art, Porcupine, Picayune, & Post tells what s behind the banners we see each day but probably never stop to think about. Thanks to Bernhard, we may never see them in the same way again. 9.5"x6.5", 216 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Why a Gazette? When one stops to think about it, Times or News is easy to understand, but why do some newspapers have strange names such as Jimplecute or Bazoo? And not to be picayune, but why Picayune? Word sleuth Jim Bernhard stopped to consider such questions and began a quest that resulted in the only book-length account of the history of newspaper titles.… Leer más

University of Missouri. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 2007. Hardcover. 0826217486 . 9.3 X 6.5 X 0.9 inches; 232 pages; Signed by Author .

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

Hardback. New. Explores the history and etymology of newspapers' names - names that, by their very peculiarity, cry out for explanation. This book explains why there are more Heralds, Journals, Posts, and Tribunes than you can shake a typestick at.

Univ of Missouri Pr, 2007. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 224 pages. 9.00x6.50x1.00 inches.