Why You Say It: The Fascinating Stories Behind Over 600 Everyday Words and Phrases

Fine book (as noted) in Near Fine jacket. See scans and description. New York: MJF Books,1992. First Edition, Seventh Printing. Webb Garrison's 'Why You Say It. The Fascinating Stories Behind Over 600 Everyday Words and Phrases'. Octavo, illustrated jacket, red and white boards with metallic red spine imprinting, wraps, ix + 1 + 356 pp. Fine, flawless book, though with a rather appealing gift inscription at the ffep, in thin artful green; otherwise, impeccable. Near Fine, unclipped jacket has one closed 1/4" cut at spine top, is otherwise Fine. A fun collection of explicative trivia from Garrison. See scans. L12n