What a word! Being an account of the principles and progress of 'The word war' conducted in 'Punch', to the great improvement and delight of the people, and the lasting benefit of the King's English, with many ingenious exercises and horrible examples
Sir Alan Patrick Herbert (1890-1971)
Category
Books
Date
1935
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Kent
NT 3211235
Summary
Bibliographic description
xi, 286, 8 p. ; 20 cm. Loosely inserted: publisher’s printed review copy slip, with date stamp: 17 Oct 1935. Pencil text marking, with rear endpaper annotation and page references. Provenance: pastedown inscribed: Harold Nicolson. Binding: grey publisher's cloth, green lettered spine.
Makers and roles
Sir Alan Patrick Herbert (1890-1971)