ISBN: 9780671689087 - the play of words: fun and games for language lovers (57 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Fair. Learn the origins of popular phrases in the English language through this exciting book of games perfect for language lovers. Do you know the connection between the expression A HAROWING EXPERIENCE and agriculture, between BY AND LARGE and sailing, between GET YOUR GOAT and horses, or between STEAL YOUR THUNDER and show business? You probably have heard the comparisons HAPY AS A CLAM, SMART AS A WHIP, PLEASED AS PUNCH, DEAD AS A DORNAIL--but have you ever wondered why a clam should be happy, a whip smart, punch pleased, and a doornail dead? Through the fifty games included in The Play of Words you'll discover the answers to these questions as well as hundreds of other semantic delights that repose in our marvelous English language.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Learn the origins of popular phrases in the English language through this exciting book of games perfect for language lovers. Do you know the connection between the expression A HAROWING EXPERIENCE and agriculture, between BY AND LARGE and sailing, between GET YOUR GOAT and horses, or between STEAL YOUR THUNDER and show business? You probably have heard the comparisons HAPY AS A CLAM, SMART AS A WHIP, PLEASED AS PUNCH, DEAD AS A DORNAIL--but have you ever wondered why a clam should be happy, a whip smart, punch pleased, and a doornail dead? Through the fifty games included in The Play of Words you'll discover the answers to these questions as well as hundreds of other semantic delights that repose in our marvelous English language.…

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

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

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Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Learn the origins of popular phrases in the English language through this exciting book of games perfect for language lovers. Do you know the connection between the expression A HAROWING EXPERIENCE and agriculture, between BY AND LARGE and sailing, between GET YOUR GOAT and horses, or between STEAL YOUR THUNDER and show business? You probably have heard the comparisons HAPY AS A CLAM, SMART AS A WHIP, PLEASED AS PUNCH, DEAD AS A DORNAIL--but have you ever wondered why a clam should be happy, a whip smart, punch pleased, and a doornail dead? Through the fifty games included in The Play of Words you'll discover the answers to these questions as well as hundreds of other semantic delights that repose in our marvelous English language.…

Hardback. Condizione: Fair. Learn the origins of popular phrases in the English language through this exciting book of games perfect for language lovers. Do you know the connection between the expression A HAROWING EXPERIENCE and agriculture, between BY AND LARGE and sailing, between GET YOUR GOAT and horses, or between STEAL YOUR THUNDER and show business? You probably have heard the comparisons HAPY AS A CLAM, SMART AS A WHIP, PLEASED AS PUNCH, DEAD AS A DORNAIL--but have you ever wondered why a clam should be happy, a whip smart, punch pleased, and a doornail dead? Through the fifty games included in The Play of Words you'll discover the answers to these questions as well as hundreds of other semantic delights that repose in our marvelous English language.…

1990 Lederer, Richard THE PLAY OF WORDS: FUN AND GAMES FOR LANGUAGE LOVERS NY: Pocket Books, c1990 first printing 274pp illustrated Bernie Cootner 8vo Fine hardcover in fine d/j.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition. Stated First Pocket Books Hardcover Printing (Complete Number Line With The One Present). Illustrated. The Jacket Is Price Clipped, Else Fine. A Literary Guild Alternate Selection. Cootner, Bernis (illustratore).

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Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Jacket has light edgewear. Boards have minor shelfwear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Cootner, Bernie (illustratore).