Words And Idioms: Studies In English Language. de Logan Pearsall Smith - 1948

Constable and Company Ltd, 1943. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1943. 5th Edition. 299 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Very slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to spine. Wear marks and foxing overall.

Constable & Company Ltd., 1943. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1943. Fifth Edition. 300 pages. Pink dust jacket over green cloth with gilt lettering. Loss to jacket spine end. Pages are lightly tanned with moderate foxing to endpapers, pastedowns and text block edges. Minor dog-eared corners. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout, with a few small nicks along text block edge. Boards have light shelf-wear with slight corner bumping. Faint tanning to spine and edges. Book has a minor forward lean. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear, with chips, tears and creasing to edges and corners. Slight loss to upper spine end, and water drop on rear panel. Moderately tanned and foxed overall.

London: Constable, 1943. Hardcover. Good Condition. No dust jacket. Cover slightly rubbed and bumped. Text unmarked and uncreased. Firm bindings; spine intact. Overall, in very good used condition. xi, 299 pp. Category: English language--Semantics; English language--Idioms; English language--Errors of usage; English language; 99; Add. Inventory No: 220504SHX006060. .