Foreword Willard Espy (7 results)

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.

Paul Degen (illustrator). 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.

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 compendium 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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.

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.

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).