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Poplollies and bellibones : a celebration of lost words / Susan Kelz Sperling ; drawings by George Moran ; foreword by Willard R. Espy.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sperling, Susan Kelz.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Obsolete words.
- English language.
- English language--Archaisms.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xii, 113 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : C.N. Potter : Distributed by Crown Publishers, [1977]
- Summary:
- Defines old, obsolete, and unfamiliar words, describing their histories and derivations, and calls for the revival of particularly interesting names and expressions.
- Contents:
- "Fifty illustrations drawn by George Moran"
- Cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page [114]).
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Sperling, Susan Kelz. Poplollies and bellibones.
- ISBN:
- 0517530791
- 9780517530795
- OCLC:
- 3204569
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