1993

This linguistics reference book titled « An Exaltation of Larks: The Ultimate Edition » is a must-have for persons who are interested in improving their vocabulary, grammar, and punctuation. The book, written by James Lipton and published by Penguin Publishing Group in 1993, with illustrations and 336 pages of linguistic parodies and general information. The book is a Uk-B format paperback with a length of 9 inches, a width of 6 inches, and a height of 0.9 inches. It weighs 13 oz and has no signs of wear and tear, making it a perfect addition to your book collection. The book is suitable for anyone interested in language arts and disciplines, humor, and linguistics topics. For those who have wondered if the familiar “pride of lions” and “gaggle of geese” were merely the tip of a linguistic iceberg, James Lipton has provided a definitive answer: here are hundreds of equally pithy, often poetic terms he has unearthed and collected into one exhaustive volume. Over years of painstaking research, he embarked on an odyssey that has given us a “slouch of models,” a “shrivel of critics,” an “unction of undertakers,” a “blur of Impressionists,” a “score of bachelors,” a “pocket of quarterbacks,” and many more.A gifted name is written to the previous owner.Your book is tightly bound, plastic-wrapped & boxed for mailing. Thank you,safariland2013