LOOSE CANNONS AND RED HERRINGS: A Book of Lost Metaphors

Claiborne, Robert

ISBN 10: 0393025780 / ISBN 13: 9780393025781

Published by W W Norton & Co Inc [1988], New York, 1988

About this Item

Book would be as new but for neat ownership signature on ffep. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 254 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: LOOSE CANNONS AND RED HERRINGS: A Book of Lost Metaphors
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc [1988], New York
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393025780
• ISBN 13: 9780393025781
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine+
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Synopsis

Exlains the origins and original meanings of common metaphors and expressions from ace in the hole to zero-sum

About the Author

The late Robert Claiborne was a longtime editor and writer and the author of a number of books on words and language.