Our Marvelous Native Tongue

Our Marvelous Native Tongue, The Life and Times of the English Language by Robert Claiborne. Published by Times Books, New York, NY, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Good in Chipped DJ. Some text underlined in red through page 132. Notes inside back cover in red ink. 337 Pgs. ISBN 0812910389. LCCN 82-40363. This book portrays the centuries-long, ever-changing pageant of English and the millions who have spoken and written it, whose adventures, discoveries, and irrepressible inventiveness have created the living language we use today. Description text copyright 2005 BooksForComfort. Item ID 8836.