Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

Lynne Truss

Published by Gotham Books, New York, 2004

About this Item

A signed and excellent first edition copy of this popular book on grammar by former editor Lynn Truss. The first American edition, fourth impression. A brilliant book on punctuation and how to use it by Lynne Truss, former editor and host of BBC Radio 4'sCutting a Dash. With this volume, the author wants to remind our society of the importance of punctuation, often forgotten in this world of Internet, emails, and "txt msgs." A great success in the U.K., it was reprinted in America the following year in 2004.The dedication to this book reads "To the memory of the striking Bolshevik printers of St Petersburg who, in 1905, demanded to be paid the same rate for punctuation marks as for letters, and thereby directly precipitated the first Russian Revolution."With unclipped dustwrapper. In the original publisher's half cloth over white paper boards binding. Externally, lovely. Signed by author to title page. Dustwrapper is unclipped and excellent with only minor shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. Seller Inventory # 761A7

Bibliographic Details

Title: Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance ...

Publisher: Gotham Books, New York

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: None

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: signed by author

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book