PEDIGREE: ESSAYS ON THE ETYMOLOGY OF WORDS FROM NATURE. By Stephen Potter and Laurens Sargent. New Naturalist No. 56.
1973 1st edition. 8vo (150 x 222mm). Pp322. Not illustrated. Green buckram, spine titled in gilt.
This is a scholarly, readable account of the origins of thousands of bird, plant and animal names in English, and their relationship to other languages.
This is a scholarly, readable account of the origins of thousands of bird, plant and animal names in English, and their relationship to other languages.
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52454
Author | Potter (Stephen) and Sargent (Laurens). |
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Book Code | 52454 |
ISBN | 000213179X / 000213179X. |
Book Description | Very good copy in very good unclipped dust-wrapper. |
Book Cover | Hardcover |
Published Date | 1973 |
Publisher | Collins. |
Place | New Naturalist. |