A Crash of Rhinoceroses

A Crash of Rhinoceroses A Dictionary of Collective Nouns

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Some are common: "a pride of lions," "a gaggle of geese"; others are obscure ("a temperance of cooks" and "a blush of boys"). For each, the author provides a brief history of usage and cites texts where it can be found. Illustrated with appealing line drawings by Roderick Booth-Jones. Originally published by Bellew Publishing Company Ltd., UK (no d

Book information

ISBN: 9781559210966
Publisher: Moyer Bell
Imprint: Moyer Bell
Pub date:
DEWEY: 423.1
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 186
Weight: 362g
Height: 228mm
Width: 146mm
Spine width: 19mm