A DICTIONARY OF SOUTH AFRICAN ENGLISH ON HISTORICAL PRINCIPLES

Silva, Penny (ed.) Nelson Mandela

ISBN 10: 019571475X / ISBN 13: 9780195714753

Published by Oxford University Press, NY, 1996

About this Item

First edition, limited issue of 100 numbered copies issued signed by Mandela on the title page. Copy #42. Published to benefit the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund. Edited with a Preface by Penny Silva. Dark blue full morocco, gilt lettering, satin pagemarker, limitation page. Issued without dustjacket. Cloth-covered slipcase. Slipcase with one corner with slight bump; otherwise, an unread copy in Fine condition. The first dictionary of South African English, mapping the development and changes of "that variety of English which is particular to South Africa.". Seller Inventory # 30853

Bibliographic Details

Title: A DICTIONARY OF SOUTH AFRICAN ENGLISH ON ...

Publisher: Oxford University Press, NY

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Hardcovers

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Not Issued

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition

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Synopsis:

Sumptuously bound in blue goatskin and individually numbered, this limited edition is signed by president Mandela. For each copy sold a R500.00 donation is made to the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund.