Gillian Edwards Uncumber & Pantaloon Words and similar items

UNCUMBER AND PANTALOON: Some Words With Stories By Gillian Edwards Illustrated by John Ward New York: E.P. Dutton Co., Inc., (1969). First American edition, first printing. Contains twenty-one full page pen-and-ink illustrations on brightly colored background sheets by John Ward. Edwards, an acclaimed novelist, uses her language skills in this fascinating collection of sixteen essays that describe her word origin research and discoveries of odd facts about words, usage and language. An attractive book with delightful illustrations. Fine in brown linen with deep-fuchsia titles and rules to a yellow panel to the spine, upper page edges bright deep-fuchsia, cream-yellow end-papers illustrated in red; in a very nearly fine dust jacket with a single tiny tear to the upper edge near the spine; original $5.95 price still intact to the front inner flap. Octavo; 174 pages; bibliography; index of words. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS! Created by Seller's Assistant Basic.