Foreword Willard Espy (10 results)
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Seller: GuthrieBooks, Spring Branch, TX, U.S.A.GuthrieBooks
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight. A bit of wear at corners.
Poplollies and Bellibones: A Celebration of Lost Words
Sperling, Susan Kelz w/illus. by George Moran & foreword by Willard R. Espy
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Seller: Auldfarran Books, IOBA, Decatur, GA, U.S.A.Auldfarran Books, IOBA
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 4th Edition. 1978 4th ptg. 114pp. illus. green cloth 8vo: near Fine in a Good+ dj. An entertaining look at antiquarian words in which a "poop-noddy" is a fool and "snawky" is nauseating. George Moran supplies 50 humorous illustrations.
O THOU IMPROPE,THOU UNCOMMON NAME - An Etymology of Words That Were Once Names
Espy, Willard R.; illus by Paul Degen; foreword by Heywood Brown
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- First Edition
Seller: Ed Buryn Books, Nevada City, CA, U.S.A.Ed Buryn Books
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Not stated, presumed 1st edition. "A bobtailed, generally chronological listing of proper names that have become improper and uncommonly common; togther with a smattering of proper names commonly used.and certain other diversions." Bright clrean tight PB copy. 7 x 10, 366 pp, index, b/w dwgs. VeryGood+ unmarked, no spine creases…. Oversize Trade PB in glossy color-illus wraps. Paul Degen (illustrator).
- Hardcover
Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.Strand Book Store, ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Two delightful excursions into the English language; the former is a rollicking entertainment reflecting the author's longtime passion collecting forgotten gems thatshe then displays in context, staging them in short stories, rounds, verses, and dialogues; the latter title is an absolute delight - a c…ompendium of some one hundred words and phrases incorporating the various parts of the human body, arranged from head to toe, and peppered with fascinating allusions. Bibliography. 266p.
Language: English
Published by New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. 1978, 1978
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Dallas
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Published by Washington State University Press, Washington, 2007
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- First Edition
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Seller: Tangible Tales, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.Tangible Tales
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Paperback. Condition: Good. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Ann - Somehow I feel that because "my" house is now yours, my family now is partly yours too! So, I hope you will enjoy meeting all the folks in this book. Love, Sydney." Square quarto paperback, first edition. A good copy but…with wear to the cover edges, some scuffing, and a light crease spineward to the front cover. The interior is much better, clean, bright and unmarked with black and white photos throughout. 168 pp., indexed, a history of the Espy family in Oysterville, Washington, including some genealogical information and portraits. A nice piece of Pacific Northwest local history.
- Hardcover
Seller: biblion2, Obersulm, Germanybiblion2
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Condition: Very Good. Zustandsangabe altersgemäß. Sofortversand aus Deutschland. Buch wiegt maximal 500g. 113 Seiten. in englischer Schrift, mit Schutzeinband dieser verfärbt, Vorsatz beschriftet, Seiten und Schnitt leicht verfärbt.
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Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, IrelandKennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd.
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Condition: New. 2007. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . .
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Seller: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, U.S.A.Kennys Bookstore
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Condition: New. 2007. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
Published by Oysterville, Washington: Surfsong Press, 1988
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- First Edition
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Seller: Time Tested Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.Time Tested Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Presumed first edition. No additional date, edition or printing indicated. Near fine plus, if not fine hardback. No dust jacket. Only trivial signs of age/wear/previous use. Appears to be signed by author on front free endpaper: With Best Wishes Edith Olson August 14, 1988… 84 yrs old". Signed by Author(s).
