Bloomers Biros and Wellington Boots How - Hardcover

Sholl, Andrew

9781854796424: Bloomers Biros and Wellington Boots How
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ISBN 10: 1854796429 ISBN 13: 9781854796424
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books, 1996
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Behind so many words we use without thinking are real people with a story to tell. This compendium contains the most familiar and the more unusual eponyms as well as the stories that surround them, from the hoover and sandwich to the yale and balaclava.

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  • PublisherMichael O'Mara Books
  • Publication date1996
  • ISBN 10 1854796429
  • ISBN 13 9781854796424
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages176
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