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Names: A Collector's Compendium of Rare and Unusual, Bold and Beautiful, Odd and Whimsical Names - Hardcover
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Lists unusual names of animals, apples, politicians, baseball players, cars, businesses, robots, actors, products, writers, and teams, and shares unusual facts about names and nicknames
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- PublisherDelacorte Pr
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 038529462X
- ISBN 13 9780385294621
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
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Names: A Collector's Compendium of Rare and Unusual, Bold and Beautiful, Odd and Whimsical Names
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Delacorte Press, New York, 1986
ISBN 10: 038529462X
ISBN 13: 9780385294621
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Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
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hardcover. Well-illustrated (illustrator). 1st. 8vo, 282 pp. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 111684
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Names: A Collector's Compendium of Rare and Unusual, Bold and Beautiful, Odd and Whimsical Names
Published by
Delacorte Press, New York, 1986
ISBN 10: 038529462X
ISBN 13: 9780385294621
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Seller: Foggy Mountain Books, Oakdale, TN, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Brown boards, quarter bound cloth with silver spine letters. 1st Printing stated, 1986. Light wear, bumped spine ends. Corners sharp. Solid binding. Unmarked text on bright pages. Dust wrapper has some wear at extremities and top edge. Small tear at top of back panel. A very nice copy in VG/VG condition. Seller Inventory # 002912
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Names: A Collector's Compendium of Rare and Unusual, Bold and Beautiful, Odd and Whimsical Names
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Delacorte (1986)., New York, 1986
ISBN 10: 038529462X
ISBN 13: 9780385294621
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Seller: Magic Carpet Books, Carson City, NV, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Cloth spine with silver lettering. xviii, 282 pp. Illustrated. Bibliography. Light edge wear to jacket. "Here are lists for the insomniac, the trivia buff, the lover of language, or anyone who just wants to laugh." - LJ. Seller Inventory # 002279
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Names: A Collector's Compendium of Rare and Unusual, Bols and Beautiful, Odd and Whimsical Names
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Delacorte Press, New York, 1986
ISBN 10: 038529462X
ISBN 13: 9780385294621
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. Dust jacket has normal wear; a very nice copy of book. 282 pages. Book. Seller Inventory # 056651
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Names; A Collector's Compendium of Rare and Unusual, Bold and Beautiful, Odd and Whimsical
Published by
Delacorte Press, New York, N.Y., 1986
ISBN 10: 038529462X
ISBN 13: 9780385294621
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Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Printing [Stated]. xviii, [2], 282, [2] pages. Introduction followed by 33 chapters. Illustrations. Bibliography. Biography. Signed by the author on the half-title page. Paul Dickson (born 1939 in Yonkers, New York) is a freelance writer of more than 65 non-fiction books, mostly on American English language and popular culture. He has written many articles on a wide variety of subjects, including baseball and the military. He is a founding member and former president of Washington Independent Writers and a member of the National Press Club. Dickson coined the term "word word". For his published work on baseball, The Washington Post has described Dickson as "baseball's answer to Noah Webster or, at the very least, William Safire." In May 1979, he appeared on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson to promote his book The Official Rules, which detailed the history of Murphy's Law and similar aphorisms. Carson and Dickson spent time sharing similar sayings that they enjoyed. Names includes lists of unusual names of animals, apples, politicians, baseball players, cars, businesses, robots, actors, products, writers, and teams, and shares unusual facts about names and nicknames. The author admits to a compulsive fascination with the vast wealth of names in English. In the course of his exhaustive research for this book, he collected tens of thousands of names, then for the delight and delectation of word and name lovers everywhere, he selected the oddest, most interesting and captivating names, dividing them into thirty-three categories from cars to trade names to apples. This big, rich book contains, in addition to assorted anagrams, palindromes, and aptronyms, the names and nicknames of such people, places, and things as trains, apes, boats, houses, extraterrestrials, actors, teams, games, food, towns, pool hustlers, gangsters, baseball players, nuclear power plants, hurricanes, and streets. Names often have curious stories connected to them or need brief explanations, and Paul Dickson has provided hundreds of explanations and stories that significantly enhance and enliven the book. Seller Inventory # 81218
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_407281698
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