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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Laurel Leaf
Publication date
July 1, 1994
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780440216216
ISBN-10
0440216214
Dimensions
0.50 by 4.25 by 7.25 in.
Weight
0.25 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$5.99
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A delightfully intelligent and unabashedly arcane new volume of words that normally lie unseen among the small print in large dictionaries offers the perfect antidote to cliches and platitudes for know-it-all linguistic snobs everywhere. Reissue.
Editions
Editions for the work The Superior Person''s Second Book of Weird and Wondrous Words
Hardcover
from David R Godine Pub (June 1, 1992); titled "The Superior Person's Second Book of Weird and Wondrous Words"
9780879239282 | details & prices | 5.60 × 8.60 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $15.95
About: Gathers a wide range of definitions for precise but neglected words chosen to enrich one's vocabulary and insult one's adversaries
About: Gathers a wide range of definitions for precise but neglected words chosen to enrich one's vocabulary and insult one's adversaries
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
With Terry Collins, Mack Chater (other contributor) |
Reprint edition from Laurel Leaf (July 1, 1994); titled "The Superior Person's Second Book of Weird and Wondrous Words"
9780440216216 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $5.99
This edition also contains Buried in Rubble: True Stories of Surviving Earthquakes
About: A delightfully intelligent and unabashedly arcane new volume of words that normally lie unseen among the small print in large dictionaries offers the perfect antidote to cliches and platitudes for know-it-all linguistic snobs everywhere.
This edition also contains Buried in Rubble: True Stories of Surviving Earthquakes
About: A delightfully intelligent and unabashedly arcane new volume of words that normally lie unseen among the small print in large dictionaries offers the perfect antidote to cliches and platitudes for know-it-all linguistic snobs everywhere.
Editions for the work Buried in Rubble: True Stories of Surviving Earthquakes
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
With Terry Collins, Peter Bowler, Ron Bell (other contributor) |
Reprint edition from Laurel Leaf (July 1, 1994); titled "The Superior Person's Second Book of Weird and Wondrous Words"
9780440216216 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $5.99
This edition also contains The Superior Person''s Second Book of Weird and Wondrous Words
About: A delightfully intelligent and unabashedly arcane new volume of words that normally lie unseen among the small print in large dictionaries offers the perfect antidote to cliches and platitudes for know-it-all linguistic snobs everywhere.
This edition also contains The Superior Person''s Second Book of Weird and Wondrous Words
About: A delightfully intelligent and unabashedly arcane new volume of words that normally lie unseen among the small print in large dictionaries offers the perfect antidote to cliches and platitudes for know-it-all linguistic snobs everywhere.
Library
With Terry Collins |
from Graphic Library (August 1, 2015)
9781491465707 | details & prices | 32 pages | 7.50 × 9.50 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.55 lbs | List price $29.99
About: Plates crash to the floor and dressers topple over as the earth rumbles beneath you.
About: Plates crash to the floor and dressers topple over as the earth rumbles beneath you.
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