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Index and bibliography, illustrated. Companion volume to the eight part history channel series. The front cover is creased. The extremities are moderately worn. The first fourteen pages are soiled on the left side. The rest of the text is clean and unmarked.
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- Title The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language
- Author Melvyn Bragg
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 58026th
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Arcade Publishing, New York, NY
- Date 2011-04
- ISBN 9781611450071 / 1611450071
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 1.2 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 3.05 cm)
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- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects English language - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011001766
- Dewey Decimal Code 420.9
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